New York's Finest are Larkspur Bowl Champions

New York made the 2009 Larkspur Bowl, but lost to the Orgrimmar Horde. They then spent half a decade trying to avenge their loss. And now they have, soundly defeating the Phoenix Uprising and capturing their first league championship.

#3 New York's Finest (179.49)
defeated
#1 Phoenix Uprising (146.47)
RECAP

Week 16

• New York's Finest
• 9-4
• Weekly Grade: B
• 179.49

• Phoenix Uprising
• 10-3
• Weekly Grade: C
• 146.47

Marshawn Lynch put up 22.30 points and Randall Cobb scored 19.15 as New York's Finest got past Phoenix Uprising, 179.49 to 146.47. New York's Finest has been a powerhouse and has now won five straight. This makes it two in a row for New York's Finest against Phoenix Uprising. Their last matchup was a 194.91 to 166.48 win in Week 12. Phoenix Uprising concluded the regular season in first place with a record of 10-3. They also ranked first in the league with 187.69 points per game. In their only other postseason game of the season, Phoenix Uprising defeated Margaritaville PH, 203.40 to 190.88.

Top Players

• • Marshawn Lynch
  • 22.30
 
• • Arian Foster
  • 19.20
 
• • Randall Cobb
  • 19.15
 
• • Jason Witten
  • 18.50

Smooth Moves by New York's Finest

• Marshawn Lynch led the matchup in scoring with 22.30 points against a projected 13.97 and has now overachieved in three straight games.
• You see what happens when you keep the laces out? Shaun Suisham scored 8.00 points, the highest K score in the league this week.
• Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's just Randall Cobb posterizing opponents. He had the sixth-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 19.15 points.
• Jason Witten had the second-highest TE score in the league this week with 18.50 points.
• Doug Baldwin scored 15.80 points, the 10th-highest WR score in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

• After that performance, we have to wonder if Phoenix Uprising cares about becoming a Hall Of Famer at all. That's right, you're being judged by an online recap. 
• Left Jordan Cameron on the bench, where he scored 16.30 points to beat his scoring projection by 198.0%, the fifth-highest percentage in the league.
• It may be time to hire a new scouting director. Despite just picking up Stephon Gilmore, he had the lowest scoring output in the matchup with 1.00 point. This was 12.0% of his scoring projection, worst in the league.
• 13 of the starters on Phoenix Uprising underperformed versus their projections.
• Phoenix Uprising could have used more points from the TE position, where New York's Finest beat them 18.50 - 5.10.

What If

• New York's Finest would be 6-9 if they played Phoenix Uprising every week.
• Besides Phoenix Uprising, New York's Finest would have defeated four other teams this week.
• New York's Finest would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule as Phoenix Uprising.
• If New York's Finest had played every team in the league each week, they would be 106-88.
• Phoenix Uprising would have lost to four other teams besides New York's Finest this week.
• And they say procrastination doesn't pay off! Had they played each other last week, New York's Finest would have lost to Phoenix Uprising 203.40 - 175.25.
• If they played the same schedule as New York's Finest, Phoenix Uprising would be 9-4.
• Phoenix Uprising would be 135-52 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

• Maybe the league is colluding against them. All four of the losses for Phoenix Uprising this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
• New York's Finest had the week's largest margin of victory (33.02 points) for the second time this season.
• New York's Finest underachieved for the 13th time this season, including the last nine weeks in a row, scoring 179.49 points against a projected 196.89 this week.
• Not going to name names, but some people here aren't pulling their weight. Forget it, Peyton Manning needs to step it up! He scored 7.64 points against a projected 19.12 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in four straight games.
• They may need to check dentals records to identify this victim. Phoenix Uprising had their worst loss of the season, losing by 33.02 points.
• New York's Finest has now won five games in a row.
• With 28.50 points, Phoenix Uprising got the lowest combined scoring output from the WR position for any team this week.
• New York's Finest had the third-highest score in the league this week with 179.49 points.