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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
DWP
7-9 77.34
83.28
 
VS
proj
Brute Squad
76.77 6-10
57.85

Brute Squad outperform expectations but lose to DWP in 77.34-76.77 battle

DWP fell short of projections while Brute Squad brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as DWP came from behind to earn a 77.34-76.77 victory. Trailing 76.77-52.13 heading into Sunday night, DWP charged back behind Patrick Mahomes (251 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Mark Andrews (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Miles Sanders (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 77 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Brute Squad in the loss. This marks the second time this season DWP have beaten Brute Squad, after winning 89.34-59.27 in their last matchup. DWP end the season at 7-9, while Brute Squad finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  DWP   Brute Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Washington racked up 106 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Raiders beat the Chargers 24-17. In doing so, he put up 13.07 points to scored 81.5% higher than his 7.2-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on DWP this week.
DeAndre Washington

Top Player Comparison

DWP
Points
% of total points 77.34
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.21
22.26
32.6%
2
DeAndre Washington
RB
13.07
7.2
16.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
8.2
7.35
10.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
7
10.19
9.1%
Brute Squad
Points
% of total points 76.77
1
Mark Andrews
TE
18.2
6.62
23.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
16.4
7.84
21.4%
3
Zane Gonzalez
K
10
8.13
13%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
8.93
5.71
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Brute Squad, while Sam Darnold had a 23-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 43.84-36.06 lead for Brute Squad.
Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 41-yard catch for Brute Squad, contributing to a 76.77-52.13 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  DWP   Brute Squad
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.
DWP
DWP completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 70.91 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
24-25 FG, 51 long, 55-57 XP
Jared Cook
Best Acquisition
41 Rec, 661 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Brute Squad
Brute Squad finished the season with the league's 8th-highest points average (66.37 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Chris Godwin
MVP
86 Rec, 1333 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
2499 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Sam Darnold
Best Acquisition
2825 Pass Yds, 18 Pass TDs

Game Notes

DWP won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Brute Squad lost despite six of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points.
Brute Squad can partially blame the loss on Chris Godwin, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
DWP won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Brute Squad outscored their projection.
Brute Squad ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while DWP ranked 3rd.
DWP managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 25.43-point projected margin of victory.
DWP moves to (2-1) in close games this season, while Brute Squad falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Mark Andrews (18.2 points) officially put up the second-highest score for a TE this year.