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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Supa Men
6-11 103
88.87
 
VS
proj
Cincy Fire
70 10-7
81.35

Supa Men knock off Cincy Fire in 103-70 rout

Supa Men rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 103-70 victory over Cincy Fire, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Supa Men nabbed a 43-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Kirk Cousins (37 points) and Blake Martinez (10). Ryan Tannehill (216 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 38 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Aaron Jones (42 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 43 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Cincy Fire in defeat. This marks the first time this season Supa Men have gotten the best of Cincy Fire, after falling 77-75 in their last matchup. Supa Men improve to 6-11 for the season, while Cincy Fire fall to 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Supa Men   Cincy Fire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins (405 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 37 points in a 37-35 win over the Lions in Week 17. His scoring output was 66.1% more than his 22.28-point projection and was much higher than his 22-point season scoring average.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Supa Men
Points
% of total points 103
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
37
22.28
35.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
6.77
17.5%
3
David Johnson
RB
13
9.3
12.6%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
10
7.27
9.7%
Cincy Fire
Points
% of total points 70
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
27
21.34
38.6%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
10
11.1
14.3%
3
Neville Hewitt
LB
7
5.25
10%
4
Mason Crosby
K
5
7.98
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Supa Men who emerged with the lead, 61-18. For Supa Men, Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass. Rashard Higgins made the highlight reel for Cincy Fire with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Ryan Tannehill had a 52-yard pass for Cincy Fire, who trailed 101-70 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Supa Men   Cincy Fire
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Supa Men
Supa Men completed the season with the league's 8th-most points average (86 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Drafted
2688 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 142 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
4265 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Cincy Fire
Cincy Fire finished the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 86 points per game, 8th-most in the league.
Important Players
Ryan Tannehill
MVP
3819 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 266 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Acquisition
45 Rec, 483 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Supa Men scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cincy Fire had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Supa Men put up more points than their season scoring average (85.88) while Cincy Fire fell short of theirs (85.88).
Supa Men recorded more points than their projected total, while Cincy Fire failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Supa Men get the W, but they also easily covered the 7.52-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Supa Men moves to (4-4), while Cincy Fire falls to (2-5).
In a losing effort, Ryan Tannehill put up 27 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.