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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dome Patrollers
10-5 120.2
126.47
 
VS
proj
Purple Mountain
109.35 8-7
137.09

Purple Mountain succumb to Dome Patrollers, 120.20-109.35

Purple Mountain failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Dome Patrollers secured a 120.20-109.35 win. Dome Patrollers never trailed in this one after taking a 10.3-point lead on Saturday behind Robbie Gould (10 points) and O.J. Howard (7.6). Alvin Kamara (80 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 30 Rec Yds) and Terry McLaurin (7 Rec, 86 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Purple Mountain in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dome Patrollers have knocked off Purple Mountain, after falling 159-118.95 in their last matchup. Dome Patrollers end the season at 10-5, while Purple Mountain finish the campaign at 8-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dome Patrollers   Purple Mountain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mack ran for 95 yards and a touchdown as the Colts beat the Panthers 38-6. In doing so, he put up 18.1 points to scored 45.1% higher than his 12.47-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dome Patrollers this week.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

Dome Patrollers
Points
% of total points 120.2
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.3
25.76
26.9%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
18.1
12.47
15.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
15.3
14.25
12.7%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
13.9
21.49
11.6%
Purple Mountain
Points
% of total points 109.35
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
29
18.35
26.5%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.6
13.33
14.3%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
15.2
12.16
13.9%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.5
17.37
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Dome Patrollers owned a 99.90-96.70 lead. A.J. Brown had a 49-yard touchdown run for Dome Patrollers, while Chris Conley had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Purple Mountain with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Dome Patrollers to contribute to a 120.20-109.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dome Patrollers   Purple Mountain
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Dome Patrollers
Dome Patrollers finished the season with the league's 6th-most points average (116.36 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1361 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 933 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Drafted
75 Rec, 1097 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Chris Conley
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 737 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain finished the season averaging 125.54 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
3877 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1165 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Acquisition
58 Rec, 919 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. Purple Mountain has left more points on the bench this season (1,005.85) than Dome Patrollers (652.2).
Dome Patrollers are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than Purple Mountain (2).
Dome Patrollers are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Purple Mountain (0 vs 2).
Dome Patrollers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Purple Mountain (6 vs 4).
By position, Dome Patrollers have outscored Purple Mountain at RB this season.
Dome Patrollers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Dome Patrollers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Purple Mountain (1).
Hey Purple Mountain, maybe you'll have better luck next year!