Championship: The Dogs of War Win Stunner over Defending Champion Arrogant Americans

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Arrogant Americans: 139.00





Arrogant Americans
vs.
The Dogs of War
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Dogs of War: 151.45

    • The Dogs of War pulled off a 151.45 - 139.00 upset over the Arrogant Americans behind Peyton Manning, whose 44.00 points were the highest score this week. The projected spread for the matchup had been 24.31 points. The Dogs of War had been coming up strong regularly after winning their last four matchups in a row. This is a repeat performance for The Dogs of War over the Arrogant Americans, after a 203.75 - 203.25 nailbiter in Week 4. The Arrogant Americans concluded the regular season in fifth place with a record of 7-6. But they were better than their record indicated: they ranked first in the league in points per game with 159.66. They played two playoff games before the OIL Bowl. In their last game, Arrogant Americans defeated their arch-rival, the Hangovers, 196.75 - 175.60. The week before, they crushed SoonerJack, 184.55 - 100.40.

Top Players

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  • A.J. Green: WR  - 28.70 PTS
  • Demaryius Thomas: WR - 26.30 PTS
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Box Score

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Smooth Moves by Dogs of War
  • Peyton Manning had the 20th-most points in the league this season with 44.00, leading the league in points for the week.
  • The 13.50 points scored by Martellus Bennett was the fourth-highest point total among TEs in the league this week.
  • The Buffalo Bills Defense overachieved by 91.6%, scoring 21.00 points against a projected 10.96.
  • The Dogs of War won despite having only 4 of their 11 starters exceed their scoring projection.
  • The Dogs of War won even though all four of their WRs scored below their projected points.
Toyota Missed Opportunities by Arrogant Americans
  • Picked up Dennis Johnson, who scored 6.10 points against his projected 15.25.
  • It was a beating at QB for Arrogant Americans, as they were outscored 44.00 - 14.60 by The Dogs of War.
  • 8 of the starters on Arrogant Americans scored less than their projected points.
  • Adrian Peterson could not reach his projected point total, scoring only 28.7% of his 19.85-point projection with 5.70 points.
  • All three of the starting RBs scored below their projected points.
What If?
  • If The Dogs of War played Arrogant Americans every week, they would be 9-7 this season.
  • Besides Arrogant Americans, The Dogs of War would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Arrogant Americans, The Dogs of War would be 10-4.
  • If The Dogs of War had played every team in the league each week, they would be 124-69-1.
  • In addition to The Dogs of War, Arrogant Americans would have lost to just one other team this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, The Dogs of War would have lost to Arrogant Americans 196.75 - 153.65.
  • Arrogant Americans would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule as The Dogs of War.
  • If they played every team every week, Arrogant Americans would be 127-67.
Game Notes
  • The Dogs of War beat their scoring projection for the ninth time this season by scoring 151.45 points against a projected 149.36. They have now overachieved four weeks in a row.
  • The Dogs of War won again and is on a four-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
  • In the loss, A.J. Green ranked fifth in the league in scoring with 28.70 points against a projected 21.00 and has now overachieved in four straight games.
  • The WRs on The Dogs of War collectively had their worst week of the season with only 41.05 points.
  • The Dogs of War improves to 1-2 in upset games this season.
  • The highest-scoring group of WRs in the league this week was on Arrogant Americans, which got 81.50 points from the position.
  • The drafted players on The Dogs of War put up 78.5% of the team's points this week.
  • With a margin of victory of 12.45 points, The Dogs of War had the third-highest margin in the league this week.