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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Cockeyed's Crusaders
10-6 114.82
128.83
 
VS
proj
The Grundles
100.16 11-4
140.36

Cockeyed's Crusaders manage to knock off The Grundles 114.82-100.16

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Cockeyed's Crusaders did enough to knock off The Grundles, emerging victorious with a 114.82-100.16 win. Cockeyed's Crusaders grabbed an early 12.24-point lead on Saturday behind Cooper Kupp (13.1 points) and Raheem Mostert (11.3). The Grundles came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Michael Thomas (34.6 points) and Austin Hooper (15.2). Not to be deterred, Cockeyed's Crusaders got it going later that afternoon, as Kenyan Drake (36.4 points) and Zach Ertz (6.8) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the first time this season Cockeyed's Crusaders have beaten The Grundles, after falling 138.96-132.28 in their last matchup. Cockeyed's Crusaders end the season at 10-6, while The Grundles finish the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Cockeyed's Crusaders   The Grundles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 184 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Drake tallied 36.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.86-point projection and was much higher than his 12.87-point season scoring average.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Cockeyed's Crusaders
Points
% of total points 114.82
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
36.4
15.86
31.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
32.82
26.04
28.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
13.1
13.78
11.4%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
11.3
12.28
9.8%
The Grundles
Points
% of total points 100.16
1
Michael Thomas
WR
34.6
22.77
34.5%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
15.2
12.16
15.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.9
16.76
11.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9.3
16.34
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Cooper Kupp had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cockeyed's Crusaders to contribute to a 24.40-12.16 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Cockeyed's Crusaders, while Joey Slye had a 50-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 76.26-65.22 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had an 80-yard touchdown run for Cockeyed's Crusaders, helping the team to a 114.62-100.16 lead.

Points By Position

  Cockeyed's Crusaders   The Grundles
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
Cockeyed's Crusaders
Cockeyed's Crusaders completed the season averaging 131.72 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
3127 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 1206 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
87 Rec, 1062 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Raheem Mostert
Best Acquisition
715 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 164 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
The Grundles
The Grundles ended the season with the league's best points average (137.53 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
145 Rec, 1688 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Tyler Higbee
Best Acquisition
61 Rec, 650 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Cockeyed's Crusaders would have beaten five other teams besides The Grundles this week.
The Grundles would have lost to four other teams besides Cockeyed's Crusaders this week.
Cockeyed's Crusaders would be 7-8 if they played The Grundles every week.
Cockeyed's Crusaders would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Grundles.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cockeyed's Crusaders, The Grundles would be 9-4.
If Cockeyed's Crusaders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 113-55.
If they played every team every week, The Grundles would be 118-43.