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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Raiders Hell Hounds
8-8 64.25
80.78
 
VS
proj
Bloodlust
53.9 7-8
83.53

Raiders Hell Hounds manage to defeat Bloodlust 64.25-53.90

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Raiders Hell Hounds did enough to knock off Bloodlust, emerging victorious with a 64.25-53.90 win. Bloodlust took a 16.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Kirk Cousins (10.1 points) and Cordarrelle Patterson (6.65). But Raiders Hell Hounds held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns for 22.3 points, and Brandon McManus, who made 2 of his 3 FG attempts (11 points). This marks the second time this season Raiders Hell Hounds have beaten Bloodlust, after winning 76.07-74.52 in their last matchup. Raiders Hell Hounds improve to 8-8 for the season, while Bloodlust fall to 7-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Raiders Hell Hounds   Bloodlust

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bears in Week 16, Everett caught 4 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 9.4 points to more-than-double his 3.4-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Raiders Hell Hounds this week. Next week, Everett will go up against the Lions.
Gerald Everett

Top Player Comparison

Raiders Hell Hounds
Points
% of total points 64.25
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.3
20.89
34.7%
2
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.98
17.1%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.2
8.33
15.9%
4
Gerald Everett
TE
9.4
3.4
14.6%
Bloodlust
Points
% of total points 53.9
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
10.1
14.71
18.7%
2
Hunter Renfrow
WR
8
4.8
14.8%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
10.1
14.8%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
6.65
7.4
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass for Raiders Hell Hounds, while Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal, helping Raiders Hell Hounds to a 61.00-44.45 lead.

Points By Position

  Raiders Hell Hounds   Bloodlust

What If

Raiders Hell Hounds would have beaten only three other teams besides Bloodlust this week.
Bloodlust would have lost to eight other teams besides Raiders Hell Hounds this week.
If they played Bloodlust every week, Raiders Hell Hounds would be 7-8 this season.
Raiders Hell Hounds would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bloodlust.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Raiders Hell Hounds, Bloodlust would be 7-6.
If Raiders Hell Hounds had played every team in the league each week, they would be 116-112.
If they played every team every week, Bloodlust would be 112-109.

Coach Talk

Raiders Hell Hounds
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar display by Patrick Mahomes, we doubled up Bloodlust at the quarterback position this past week (22.3 points to 10.1). Mahomes went 23-for-30 for 258 yards and three TDs in a 36-10 triumph over the Steelers.
Bloodlust
Wow, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for Bloodlust collectively registered only two receptions on four measly targets this past week.