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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
2 Browns R a Crowder
12-4 160.72
117.97
 
VS
proj
Sleepin with Cousins
122.12 12-3
121.28

2 Browns R a Crowder defy projections, defeat Sleepin with Cousins in 160.72-122.12 rout

2 Browns R a Crowder exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 160.72-122.12 win over Sleepin with Cousins. Sleepin with Cousins took the first lead in the matchup on Sunday afternoon, but 2 Browns R a Crowder held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Alvin Kamara (58.7 points) and Lamar Jackson (21.32). Jonathan Taylor (74 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Calvin Ridley (5 Rec, 130 Rec Yds) did their part for Sleepin with Cousins in the loss. 2 Browns R a Crowder end the season at 12-4, while Sleepin with Cousins finish the campaign at 12-3.

Matchup Timeline

  2 Browns R a Crowder   Sleepin with Cousins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 16, Kamara scored 58.7 points to more-than-triple his 19.38-point projection. He racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for 6 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

2 Browns R a Crowder
Points
% of total points 160.72
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
58.7
19.38
36.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.32
22.51
13.3%
3
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
20.3
5.57
12.6%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
11.32
12.5%
Sleepin with Cousins
Points
% of total points 122.12
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.4
14.05
15.9%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
18.8
16.02
15.4%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
17.7
13.39
14.5%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
14.72
20.24
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which 2 Browns R a Crowder had a 60.32-60.20 lead. For 2 Browns R a Crowder, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Calvin Ridley had a 54-yard catch for Sleepin with Cousins, while Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  2 Browns R a Crowder   Sleepin with Cousins
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 dig into this season one final time.
2 Browns R a Crowder
2 Browns R a Crowder ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 126.07 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
84 Rec, 1388 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
2644 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 908 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Sleepin with Cousins
Sleepin with Cousins ended the season with the league's 4th-best points average (114.45 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4034 Pass Yds, 28 Pass TDs, 225 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Calvin Ridley
Best Drafted
82 Rec, 1322 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Sea Defense
Best Acquisition
23.2 Avg Pts Allowed, 384.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 21 Turnovers

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on 2 Browns R a Crowder scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their projected points, Sleepin with Cousins lost.
2 Browns R a Crowder had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Sleepin with Cousins.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
This matchup featured the two highest scores of the week.
The matchup's 38.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a streak of five consecutive wins for Sleepin with Cousins.
In blowout games this season, 2 Browns R a Crowder moves to (10-2), while Sleepin with Cousins falls to (6-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Jonathan Taylor (19.4 points) recorded the second-best score for a RB this week.