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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
River City Rage
6-10 259.91
258.83
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Glads
188.56 7-8
202.14

River City Rage knock off Cleveland Glads, 259.91-188.56

Despite similar records, Cleveland Glads held a substantial season point advantage over River City Rage coming into this one (3,067-2,394). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with River City Rage emerging victorious with a 259.91-188.56 win. River City Rage jumped out to a 56.5-point lead on Saturday behind standout showings from Fred Warner (14 Tackles) and Budda Baker (18.5) and never looked back. Brandin Cooks (7 Rec, 141 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Russell Wilson (225 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for Cleveland Glads in the loss. This marks the second time this season River City Rage have beaten Cleveland Glads, after winning 186.2-161.84 in their last matchup. River City Rage end the season with a record of 6-10, while Cleveland Glads finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  River City Rage   Cleveland Glads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 24.6 points against his 14.75-point projection. During a 28-24 win over the Colts, he caught 9 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

River City Rage
Points
% of total points 259.91
1
Fred Warner
LB
38
16.63
14.6%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.6
14.75
9.5%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
24.57
31.3
9.5%
4
T.J. Watt
LB
22
17.09
8.5%
Cleveland Glads
Points
% of total points 188.56
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
32.1
15.79
17%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
21.9
26.53
11.6%
3
Malcolm Jenkins
S
21.25
14.67
11.3%
4
Tyrell Adams
LB
16.75
12.73
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was River City Rage who owned the lead, 180.52-92.15. For River City Rage, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Cleveland Glads with a 25-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 45-yard pass for Cleveland Glads, who trailed 225.52-154.81 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  River City Rage   Cleveland Glads
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
River City Rage
River City Rage finished the regular season 11th in the standings after averaging 193.60 points per game, 8th-most in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
T.J. Watt
Best Drafted
53 Tackles, 15 Sacks, 1 Int
Patrick Queen
Best Acquisition
102 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 Int
Cleveland Glads
Cleveland Glads ended the season averaging 230.97 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Tyrell Adams
Best Acquisition
116 Tackles, 2 Sacks

Game Notes

River City Rage emerged victorious despite the fact that only eight of their 17 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cleveland Glads had only six of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as River City Rage had one starter score zero points, while Cleveland Glads had two.
River City Rage put up more points than their season scoring average (193.6) while Cleveland Glads fell short of theirs (230.97).
River City Rage put up more points than their projected total, while Cleveland Glads fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 71.35-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of three straight defeats for River City Rage.
Not only did River City Rage win, but they also covered the 56.69-point projected margin of victory.
For Cleveland Glads, Brandin Cooks recorded 32.1 points, the fifth-best score for a wideout this week.