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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Sparty Stafford
3-12 126.04
124.93
 
VS
proj
Maximum Tryhard
85.56 5-10
128.13

Maximum Tryhard fall short of predictions, succumb to Sparty Stafford, 126.04-85.56

There's no way around it, Maximum Tryhard didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Sparty Stafford came out on top with a 126.04-85.56 win. Maximum Tryhard nabbed a 4.2-point lead on Saturday behind DeAndre Hopkins (7.3 points), but Sparty Stafford held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kenyan Drake (166 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (251 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Carson Wentz (20.96 points) and Damien Williams (18.2) led the way for Maximum Tryhard in the loss. This marks the first time this season Sparty Stafford have beaten Maximum Tryhard, after falling 163.28-104.2 in their last matchup. Sparty Stafford end the season at 3-12, while Maximum Tryhard finish the campaign at 5-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Sparty Stafford   Maximum Tryhard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 15.86 points, Drake more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 39.4 points as the Cardinals beat the Seahawks 27-13. He racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Sparty Stafford this week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Sparty Stafford
Points
% of total points 126.04
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
39.4
15.86
31.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.44
28.16
23.4%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.7
15.89
18%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.6
12.28
14.8%
Maximum Tryhard
Points
% of total points 85.56
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20.96
23.02
24.5%
2
Damien Williams
RB
18.2
8.79
21.3%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14.4
11.88
16.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
7.3
21.78
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Sparty Stafford, helping the team to a 92.80-60.46 lead.

Points By Position

  Sparty Stafford   Maximum Tryhard
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Sparty Stafford
Sparty Stafford finished the regular season in last place after averaging 112.92 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
3857 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 197 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Kenny Golladay
Best Drafted
62 Rec, 1118 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Will Fuller V
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 670 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Maximum Tryhard
Maximum Tryhard finished the regular season 9th in the standings after averaging 127.18 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Amari Cooper
MVP
75 Rec, 1097 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
104 Rec, 1165 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Greg Olsen
Best Acquisition
50 Rec, 585 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Maximum Tryhard has left more points on the bench this season (798.56) than Sparty Stafford (592.24).
Sparty Stafford see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Maximum Tryhard (0).
Sparty Stafford are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Maximum Tryhard (0 vs 1).
Sparty Stafford should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Maximum Tryhard (7 vs 4).
By position, Sparty Stafford have outscored Maximum Tryhard at RB this season.
The starters for Sparty Stafford had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Maximum Tryhard (0).
Hey Maximum Tryhard, maybe you'll have better luck next year!