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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Winged Helmets 5
10-6 211.62
219.34
 
VS
proj
The Madcows
132.53 13-3
186.75

The Madcows come up short of projections, succumb to Winged Helmets 5 in 211.62-132.53 romp

There's no sugarcoating it, The Madcows dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Winged Helmets 5 cruised to a 211.62-132.53 win. The Madcows took an 8.28-point lead on Thursday, but Winged Helmets 5 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Dallas Cowboys defense, who allowed 14 points, surrendered 257 yards, and intercepted 2 passes for 33.01 points, and Nick Chubb, who racked up 184 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (28.9 points). Ryan Tannehill (209 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 22 Rush Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (21 Pts Allowed, 288 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the leaders for The Madcows in the loss. This marks the first time this season Winged Helmets 5 have beaten The Madcows, after falling 158.39-151.1 in their last matchup. Winged Helmets 5 will look to keep the streak alive in the Championship next week, while The Madcows seek to rebound and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Winged Helmets 5   The Madcows

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Football Team in Week 16, the Cowboys defense allowed 14 points, surrendered 257 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, they put up 33.01 points to more-than-double their 15.99-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Winged Helmets 5 this week. The Cowboys will go up against the Cardinals next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Winged Helmets 5
Points
% of total points 211.62
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
33.01
15.99
15.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
28.9
13.71
13.7%
3
Zach Wilson
QB
25.93
19.2
12.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.2
15.5
8.1%
The Madcows
Points
% of total points 132.53
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
15.71
20.12
11.9%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
11.04
11.88
8.3%
3
Budda Baker
S
10.25
4.95
7.7%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
10.1
11.08
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, after which The Madcows had a 25.91-17.63 lead. For Winged Helmets 5, Jimmy Garoppolo had a 56-yard pass. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for The Madcows with a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Zach Wilson had a 52-yard touchdown run for Winged Helmets 5 to contribute to a 140.51-98.78 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jerry Jeudy had a 40-yard catch for The Madcows, who trailed 146.91-130.28 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Winged Helmets 5   The Madcows

Game Notes

Only eight of the 24 starters on Winged Helmets 5 exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Madcows had only three of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
Winged Helmets 5 had five players score more points than the leading scorer for The Madcows.
Winged Helmets 5 put up more points than their season scoring average (180.56) while The Madcows fell short of theirs (190.13).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The defeat concludes a streak of two straight wins for The Madcows.
Not only did Winged Helmets 5 win, but they also easily covered the 32.59-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Winged Helmets 5 moves to (3-0), while The Madcows falls to (6-1).

Coach Talk

Winged Helmets 5
Good job assembling a lineup that won by over 79 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we had to do.
The Madcows
Just one make on three field goal attempts? Sounds like Matt Prater might be kicking himself to the waiver wire after this effort.