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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sorry Eiferted
14-2 171.14
196.03
 
VS
proj
Cooking with Defense
164 11-4
167.59

Sorry Eiferted defeat Cooking with Defense for 10th straight win, 171.14-164.00

Sorry Eiferted extended their win streak to 10 games with a hard-fought victory over Cooking with Defense, securing a 171.14-164.00 win. Sorry Eiferted took an early 16.62-point lead on Saturday behind Jimmy Garoppolo (14.42 points) and Breshad Perriman (11.2). Cooking with Defense bounced back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Carson Wentz (41.96 points) and Bobby Wagner (11). Unphased, Sorry Eiferted got it going later that night, as Travis Kelce (13.4 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Sorry Eiferted have knocked off Cooking with Defense, after winning 214.48-172.55 in their last matchup. Sorry Eiferted will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Cooking with Defense attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Sorry Eiferted   Cooking with Defense

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lee made 17 tackles as the Cowboys lost to the Eagles 17-9. In doing so, he put up 13 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any LB in the league this season. Lee will face the Redskins next week.
Sean Lee

Top Player Comparison

Sorry Eiferted
Points
% of total points 171.14
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.34
30.21
11.3%
2
DeVante Parker
WR
18.1
10.03
10.6%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
14.42
37.01
8.4%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.4
9.83
7.8%
Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 164
1
Carson Wentz
QB
41.96
31.44
25.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.6
13.64
10.7%
3
Fred Warner
LB
16.5
8.16
10.1%
4
Gardner Minshew II
QB
11.84
24.79
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 46-yard pass for Sorry Eiferted, contributing to a 42.12-25.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Sorry Eiferted became the proud owner of a 106.12-70.24 lead. For Sorry Eiferted, DeVante Parker had a 51-yard catch. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Cooking with Defense with a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Cooking with Defense.

Points By Position

  Sorry Eiferted   Cooking with Defense

Game Notes

10 of the 19 starting players on Sorry Eiferted exceeded their projected point totals.
Cooking with Defense had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cooking with Defense could have used points from Jordan Howard and Chris Godwin, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 7.14-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a six-match winning streak for Cooking with Defense.
Sorry Eiferted managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 28.44-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Carson Wentz scored 41.96 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Sorry Eiferted
Good job deploying a starting crew that posted over 171 points this past week. We deem that to be a job well done.
Cooking with Defense
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Cooking with Defense collectively recorded just four targets this past week.