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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Finkle & Einhorn
13-3 137.29
153.84
 
VS
proj
Strait Outta Bounds
100.58 8-8
113.54

Finkle & Einhorn come up short of projections, find way to defeat Strait Outta Bounds in 137.29-100.58 rout

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Finkle & Einhorn did enough to get the best of Strait Outta Bounds, cruising to a 137.29-100.58 win. Finkle & Einhorn never trailed in this one after grabbing a 10-point lead on Saturday behind Jerome Baker (12.5 points). Jamison Crowder (24.17 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (16.9) led the charge for Strait Outta Bounds in the loss. Finkle & Einhorn (13-3) will look to build on their success against The Apes, while Strait Outta Bounds (8-8) meet FriendsOfDonCherry in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Finkle & Einhorn   Strait Outta Bounds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cunningham scored 11.5 points in a 37-31 loss to the Bengals to beat his 9.88-point projection. He made 14 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Finkle & Einhorn this week. Next week, Cunningham will face the Titans.
Zach Cunningham

Top Player Comparison

Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 137.29
1
Russell Wilson
QB
16.9
20.31
12.3%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14
12.51
10.2%
3
Jerome Baker
LB
12.5
8.47
9.1%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
11.5
9.88
8.4%
Strait Outta Bounds
Points
% of total points 100.58
1
Jamison Crowder
WR
24.17
8.6
24%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.9
10.4
16.8%
3
Jared Goff
QB
9.06
0.74
9%
4
Danny Trevathan
LB
9
10.21
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Strait Outta Bounds, who trailed 80.34-53.12 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for Finkle & Einhorn, helping the team to a 120.54-98.13 lead.

Points By Position

  Finkle & Einhorn   Strait Outta Bounds

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Finkle & Einhorn scored less in this one (137.29) than their season average of 160.96.
We heard scoring helps you win. Finkle & Einhorn are doing a better job of that, averaging 160.96 versus Strait Outta Bounds's 127.31.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Finkle & Einhorn (13-3) have a better record than Strait Outta Bounds (8-8).
Even the machines think Finkle & Einhorn have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (150.23) than Strait Outta Bounds (133.04).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Strait Outta Bounds has left more points on the bench this season (496.36) than Finkle & Einhorn (342.48).
Once Finkle & Einhorn put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Strait Outta Bounds (6 vs 1).
Finkle & Einhorn have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Strait Outta Bounds (1 vs 0).
Finkle & Einhorn should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Strait Outta Bounds (8 vs 7).
By position, Finkle & Einhorn have outscored Strait Outta Bounds at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Finkle & Einhorn don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, second-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Strait Outta Bounds this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Finkle & Einhorn
Finkle & Einhorn (13-3) go up against The Apes (7-9) in Week 17. Through 16 weeks of action, Finkle & Einhorn are ranked second in points scored, while The Apes have put up the league's 10th-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, Finkle & Einhorn has scored 142.01 points per game, while The Apes has averaged just 105.03 per contest.
Strait Outta Bounds
Up ahead next week, ninth-place Strait Outta Bounds (8-8) will try to bounce back against 17th-place FriendsOfDonCherry (5-11). 16 weeks into the 2020 campaign, Strait Outta Bounds have put up the 14th-most points in the league while FriendsOfDonCherry (119.51 PPG) are ranked 16th.