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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Rocky Mountain Bears
8-7 106.42
128.22
 
VS
proj
Minnesota Madness
98.95 6-10
95.59

Rocky Mountain Bears come back to hand Minnesota Madness sixth straight loss, 106.42-98.95

Rocky Mountain Bears came from behind for a 106.42-98.95 win to hand Minnesota Madness their sixth straight loss. Rocky Mountain Bears trailed 93.35-98.42 heading into Monday night, but the squad rallied behind the Buffalo Bills defense (8 points). Matt Ryan (25.95 points) and Brandin Cooks (20.55) were the leaders for Minnesota Madness in defeat. This marks the second time this season Rocky Mountain Bears have taken down Minnesota Madness, after winning 110.33-98.63 in their last matchup. Rocky Mountain Bears end the season with a record of 8-7, while Minnesota Madness finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Rocky Mountain Bears   Minnesota Madness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown against the Colts, Johnson put up 13.85 points this week. His scoring output was 38.4% more than his 10.01-point projection and was much higher than his 8.71-point season scoring average.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Rocky Mountain Bears
Points
% of total points 106.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21.32
29.43
20%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
14.4
12.45
13.5%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
13.85
10.01
13%
4
David Montgomery
RB
13.05
11.59
12.3%
Minnesota Madness
Points
% of total points 98.95
1
Matt Ryan
QB
25.95
19.9
26.2%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
20.55
8.49
20.8%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13.95
7.2
14.1%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
10.9
11.25
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Rocky Mountain Bears emerged with an 82.42-78.00 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Rocky Mountain Bears, while Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Brandin Cooks had a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Minnesota Madness, while Matt Ryan had a 54-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 59-yard run for Rocky Mountain Bears, helping the team to a 98.42-93.35 lead.

Points By Position

  Rocky Mountain Bears   Minnesota Madness
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 reflect back on this season one last time.
Rocky Mountain Bears
Rocky Mountain Bears ended the season averaging 115.95 points per game, best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Mike Gesicki
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 671 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Minnesota Madness
Minnesota Madness ended the season averaging 98.60 points per game, 6th-highest in the league, placing them 11th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4316 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
155 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 900 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
T.Y. Hilton
Best Acquisition
53 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

What If

Rocky Mountain Bears would have beaten only two other teams besides Minnesota Madness this week.
Minnesota Madness would have lost to four other teams besides Rocky Mountain Bears this week.
Rocky Mountain Bears would be 11-4 if they played Minnesota Madness every week.
Rocky Mountain Bears would be 8-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minnesota Madness.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rocky Mountain Bears, Minnesota Madness would be 2-10.
If Rocky Mountain Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 105-56.
If they played every team every week, Minnesota Madness would be 67-101.