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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Lambda Lambda Lambda
8-8 105
96.61
 
VS
proj
Purple People Eaters
63 8-8
85.85

Purple People Eaters come up short of projections, succumb to Lambda Lambda Lambda in 105-63 rout

Purple People Eaters were unable to bring their A game, as Lambda Lambda Lambda cruised to a 105-63 win. Purple People Eaters took a 14-point lead on Saturday behind standout efforts from Chris Godwin, who caught 5 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown for 14 points, and Daniel Carlson, who made all 4 of his FG attempts (13 points). But Lambda Lambda Lambda held the lead the rest of the way, powered by the Carolina Panthers defense (21 points) and Travis Kelce (15). Lambda Lambda Lambda finish the season with a record of 8-8, while Purple People Eaters end the campaign at 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Lambda Lambda Lambda   Purple People Eaters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 13 points, surrendering 386 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Football Team, the Panthers defense tallied 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 6.02-point projection and was much higher than their 9.33-point season scoring average.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

Lambda Lambda Lambda
Points
% of total points 105
1
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
21
6.02
20%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
15
12.62
14.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
15
23.82
14.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13
9.56
12.4%
Purple People Eaters
Points
% of total points 63
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
17
19.36
27%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
14
9.8
22.2%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
7.75
20.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
7
11.05
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time moments Saturday, but it was Purple People Eaters who took the lead, 29-15. For Lambda Lambda Lambda, Kyler Murray had a 45-yard pass. Chris Godwin made the highlight reel for Purple People Eaters with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Diontae Johnson had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Lambda Lambda Lambda, contributing to a 61-33 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Ryan Tannehill had a 45-yard touchdown run for Purple People Eaters, who trailed 105-63 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Lambda Lambda Lambda   Purple People Eaters
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?
Lambda Lambda Lambda
Lambda Lambda Lambda finished the season averaging 98 points per game, 3rd-most in the league, placing them 7th 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
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
105 Rec, 1416 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Rodrigo Blankenship
Best Acquisition
30-33 FG, 53 long, 41-43 XP
Purple People Eaters
Purple People Eaters finished the season averaging 92 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
James Robinson
MVP
1118 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 366 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
60 Rec, 707 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
3603 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 228 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

What If

Lambda Lambda Lambda would have beaten only three other teams besides Purple People Eaters this week.
Purple People Eaters would have lost to six other teams besides Lambda Lambda Lambda this week.
If Lambda Lambda Lambda played Purple People Eaters every week this season, they'd be 12-4.
Lambda Lambda Lambda would be 9-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple People Eaters.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lambda Lambda Lambda, Purple People Eaters would be 5-10.
If Lambda Lambda Lambda had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-61-3.
If they played every team every week, Purple People Eaters would be 72-91-1.