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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
BOOM Shakalaka
9-7 125.76
104.32
 
VS
proj
Drill'erThen-Spiller
115.72 7-9
117.75

BOOM Shakalaka defy projections, defeat Drill'erThen-Spiller, 125.76-115.72

BOOM Shakalaka stepped up, earning a 125.76-115.72 win over Drill'erThen-Spiller, who fell short of projections. BOOM Shakalaka never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Kirk Cousins, who passed for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns for 23.64 points, and Jamison Crowder, who racked up 149 yards of total offense and scored 2 touchdowns (22.32 points). David Montgomery (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 26 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 26 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Drill'erThen-Spiller in the loss. This marks the first time this season BOOM Shakalaka have knocked off Drill'erThen-Spiller, after falling 164.42-104.58 in their last matchup. BOOM Shakalaka finish the season with a record of 9-7, while Drill'erThen-Spiller end the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  BOOM Shakalaka   Drill'erThen-Spiller

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (4-4 FG, 44 long, 2-2 XP) scored 15 points in a 26-25 win over the Raiders in Week 16. His scoring output was 74.2% more than his 8.61-point projection and was higher than his 10.38-point season scoring average.
Jason Sanders

Top Player Comparison

BOOM Shakalaka
Points
% of total points 125.76
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.64
18
18.8%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
22.32
7.29
17.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.7
9.8
12.5%
4
Jason Sanders
K
15
8.61
11.9%
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Points
% of total points 115.72
1
David Montgomery
RB
18.1
14.59
15.6%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.72
21.45
14.4%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.43
11.2%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
12.6
15.81
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Drill'erThen-Spiller had a 72.00-50.32 lead. For BOOM Shakalaka, Jamison Crowder had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 30-yard touchdown catch. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for Drill'erThen-Spiller with a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  BOOM Shakalaka   Drill'erThen-Spiller
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
BOOM Shakalaka
BOOM Shakalaka ended the season averaging 109.67 points per game, 7th-best in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
1777 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
70 Rec, 868 Rec Yds, 14 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
3860 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 155 Rush Yds
Drill'erThen-Spiller
Drill'erThen-Spiller ended the season averaging 122.94 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings 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
J.D. McKissic
Best Acquisition
365 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 559 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

BOOM Shakalaka had nine of their 14 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Drill'erThen-Spiller had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as BOOM Shakalaka had three starters score zero points, while Drill'erThen-Spiller had one.
BOOM Shakalaka put up more points than their season scoring average (109.67) while Drill'erThen-Spiller fell short of theirs (122.94).
BOOM Shakalaka recorded more points than their projected total, while Drill'erThen-Spiller failed to reach their projection.
BOOM Shakalaka moves to (2-0) in upset games this year, while Drill'erThen-Spiller falls to (0-3).
Despite the loss, David Montgomery put up 18.1 points, the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.