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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Necessary Roughness
11-7 122.43
109.3
 
VS
proj
Sweet Pugs
113.87 11-7
114.04

Necessary Roughness defy projections, come back to knock off Sweet Pugs, 122.43-113.87

Necessary Roughness rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, staging an impressive comeback for a 122.43-113.87 win over Sweet Pugs, who fell short of projections. Necessary Roughness trailed 108.67-106.33 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came back behind Hunter Renfrow, who caught 4 passes for 13 yards and 2 touchdowns for 16.1 points. Russell Wilson (31.4 points) and Brandon Bolden (19.6) did everything they could for Sweet Pugs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Necessary Roughness have beaten Sweet Pugs, after winning 117.65-80.57 in their last matchup. Necessary Roughness end the season at 11-7, while Sweet Pugs finish the campaign at 11-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Necessary Roughness   Sweet Pugs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee caught 6 passes for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Rams lost to the 49ers 27-24. In doing so, he put up 17.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Necessary Roughness this week.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Necessary Roughness
Points
% of total points 122.43
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
17.5
7.25
14.3%
2
Chris Boswell
K
16.93
11.67
13.8%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.2
15.38
13.2%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
16.1
9.88
13.2%
Sweet Pugs
Points
% of total points 113.87
1
Russell Wilson
QB
31.4
25.59
27.6%
2
Brandon Bolden
RB
19.6
5.98
17.2%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
13.5
7.27
11.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
11.67
12.83
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jarvis Landry had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Sweet Pugs, who trailed 39.83-32.67 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Sweet Pugs, helping the team to a 108.67-106.33 lead.

Points By Position

  Necessary Roughness   Sweet Pugs
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness ended the season averaging 118.61 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
898 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 439 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Rashaad Penny
Best Acquisition
749 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Sweet Pugs
Sweet Pugs ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 128.39 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4115 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 101 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
35-37 FG, 66 long, 32-32 XP
Taylor Heinicke
Best Acquisition
3419 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 313 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Necessary Roughness has left fewer points on the bench this season (644.84) than Sweet Pugs (735.77).
Once Necessary Roughness put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Sweet Pugs (7 vs 5).
Necessary Roughness are clutch masters, with more close wins than Sweet Pugs (1 vs 0).
By position, Necessary Roughness have outscored Sweet Pugs at WR and IDP this season.
Hey Sweet Pugs, maybe you'll have better luck next year!