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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
PurpleCobras
7-9 81.78
99.84
 
VS
proj
Wentzsylvania
71 7-8
82.38

PurpleCobras come up short of predictions, find way to beat Wentzsylvania, 81.78-71.00

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but PurpleCobras did enough to beat Wentzsylvania, securing an 81.78-71.00 win. PurpleCobras never trailed in this one after grabbing an 8.58-point lead on Saturday behind Kyler Murray (16.38 points) and Matt Prater (1). Ezekiel Elliott (15.9 points) and Allen Robinson II (15.3) carried the flag for Wentzsylvania in the loss. This marks the first time this season PurpleCobras have beaten Wentzsylvania, after falling 107.3-86.06 in their last matchup. PurpleCobras end the season at 7-9, while Wentzsylvania finish the campaign at 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  PurpleCobras   Wentzsylvania

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Packers defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 260 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in a 40-14 win over the Titans. In doing so, they put up 7 points to scored 24.0% higher than their 5.65-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on PurpleCobras this week.
The Green Bay Packers defense

Top Player Comparison

PurpleCobras
Points
% of total points 81.78
1
Kyler Murray
QB
16.38
24.69
20%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
14.3
15.66
17.5%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
13.7
11.11
16.8%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
13.4
11.2
16.4%
Wentzsylvania
Points
% of total points 71
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.9
10.82
22.4%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
15.3
13.81
21.5%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
10.6
12.35
14.9%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
9
6.11
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass for PurpleCobras, helping the team to a 17.38-8.80 lead.
Sunday Early
Harrison Butker had a 53-yard field goal for Wentzsylvania, who trailed 47.08-44.50 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  PurpleCobras   Wentzsylvania
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.
PurpleCobras
PurpleCobras ended the season averaging 91.26 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3884 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 816 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Best Drafted
803 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 297 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Robby Anderson
Best Acquisition
92 Rec, 1056 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Wentzsylvania
Wentzsylvania ended the season averaging 90.93 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
2620 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 276 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
111 Rec, 1372 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

PurpleCobras would have beaten only two other teams besides Wentzsylvania this week.
Wentzsylvania would have lost to six other teams besides PurpleCobras this week.
PurpleCobras would be 8-7 if they played Wentzsylvania every week.
PurpleCobras would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wentzsylvania.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PurpleCobras, Wentzsylvania would be 2-10.
If PurpleCobras had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-108.
If they played every team every week, Wentzsylvania would be 52-109.