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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Dogs
11-4 177.4
152.76
 
VS
proj
Blue Falcons
111.7 11-4
143.12

Dirty Dogs defy predictions, defeat Blue Falcons in 177.40-111.70 rout

Dirty Dogs outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 177.40-111.70 win over Blue Falcons, who fell short of projections. Dirty Dogs leapt out to a 45.35-point lead on Saturday behind outstanding performances from Myles Gaskin (33.9 points) and Kyler Murray (247 Pass Yds, 75 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Jalen Hurts (342 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 69 Rush Yds) and J.D. McKissic (15 Rush Yds, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Blue Falcons in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dirty Dogs have beaten Blue Falcons, after falling 157.55-149.9 in their last matchup. Dirty Dogs end the season at 11-4, while Blue Falcons finish the campaign at 11-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Dogs   Blue Falcons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gaskin scored 33.9 points against the Raiders in Week 16 to more-than-triple his 10.22-point projection. He racked up 169 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dirty Dogs this week.
Myles Gaskin

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Dogs
Points
% of total points 177.4
1
Myles Gaskin
RB
33.9
10.22
19.1%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
31.75
12.53
17.9%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
17.85
30.25
10.1%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
17.3
19.39
9.8%
Blue Falcons
Points
% of total points 111.7
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
24
25.32
21.5%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
23.2
11.57
20.8%
3
George Kittle
TE
13.2
13.03
11.8%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
11.9
15.97
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Myles Gaskin had a 59-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Dogs, while Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass to contribute to a 67.55-22.20 lead for Dirty Dogs.
Sunday Early
Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Dogs, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 162.90-35.30 lead for Dirty Dogs.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had an 81-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for Blue Falcons, who trailed 162.90-109.00 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Dirty Dogs   Blue Falcons
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
Dirty Dogs
Dirty Dogs finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 150.17 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Blue Falcons
Blue Falcons finished the season averaging 143.53 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4391 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs, 489 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
989 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 323 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Dirty Dogs had six of their 11 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Blue Falcons had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dirty Dogs put up more points than their season scoring average (150.17) while Blue Falcons fell short of theirs (143.53).
Dirty Dogs recorded more points than their projected total, while Blue Falcons fell short of their projection.
Not only did Dirty Dogs earn the W, but they also easily covered the 9.64-point projected margin of victory.
Dirty Dogs moves to (2-2) in blowout games this season, while Blue Falcons falls to (6-2).
For Blue Falcons, Jalen Hurts (24 points) posted the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.