Hyphy Bowl I

Hyphy Bowl I

Hyphy Bowl I was a Fantasy Football game played to determine the champion of the South Bay Hyphy League for the 2019 Season. The game took place during Week 16 (December 21-23, 2019) of the NFL 2019 season.

Hyphy Bowl I Logo

HDB vs GT

162.62 126.10

Background

During the regular season the Horsedick boy'z beat Garrett's Team 2 other times, once in Week 1 (103.30 - 100.42) and another time during Rivalry Week, Week 12, 136.66 - 102.42.


Teams

The Horsedick boy'z finished the 2019 season 10-3, under head coach Fadi. They were mostly carried by the SBHL League MVP - Lamar Jackson. The entire team constantly outperformed, beating their projections 12 times and winning by an average margin of victory of 23 points, second-highest in the league. After suffering their 3rd loss in Week 7, they didn't look back, winning the remainder of the Regular Season and securing the 2nd seed Bye.

Important Players

Lamar Jackson (MVP) - 3,127 Passing Yards, 36 Passing TDs, 1,206 Rushing Yards, 7 Rushing TD's

Stefon Diggs (Best Drafted) - 63 Receptions, 1,130 Receiving Yards, 6 Receiving TDs

Todd Gurley II (Best Acquisition) - 789 Rushing Yards, 12 Rushing TDs, 186 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs

2019 could have been a better season for Garrett's Team, as they finished the regular season 5-8. Although they finished 7th in the standings and reached the playoffs based on the Scoring Champion Wild Card Seed, they averaged 125.17 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league. The Quarterfinals were close, as they only beat the 3 seed Ronnie's Squad by 6.2 points, but in the Semifinals made easy work of the 1 seed SINCERE's Team, beating them by 28 points.

Important Players

Aaron Jones (Team MVP) - 984 Rushing Yards, 16 Rushing TDs, 431 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs

Kenny Golladay (Best Drafted) - 62 Receptions, 1,118 Receiving Yards, 11 Receiving TDs

Joe Mixon (Best Acquisition) - 975 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 273 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs

Projection

The Horsedick boy'z were a 0.7 point favorite. The Horsedick boy'z were projected to score 130.19 points and Garrett's Team was projected to score 129.49

Game Summary

Thursday (0 - 0)

No players played on Thursday.

Saturday (18.9 - 9)

The Horsedick boy'z never trailed after earning a 9.9-point lead on Saturday behind Todd Gurley II (16.8 points) and Will Fuller V (2.1). Jameis Winston threw for 335 yards and 1 TD, but throwing 4 INTs resulting in only 9 fantasy points.

Sunday Morning (90.02 - 36.9)

League MVP Lamar Jackson put up 35.82 points, scoring 26.82 points more than his counterpart Winston. Terry McLaurin had a great outing, beating his projected points for, scoring 12.10 points & Matchup Player of the Week, Mike Gesicki tripled his point projection of 7.37 and put up 23.2 points, combining for 71.12 points for the Horsedick boy'z.

Garrett's Team tried to answer with Joe Mixon and DeVante Parker. Mixon under peformed only rushing for 50 yards, for 8.3 points (proj. 14.66), while Parker did his best to make up ground, putting up 19.60 points, combing for 27.9 points.

Sunday Afternoon (149.42 - 78.7)

It didn't get any better for the afternoon games, both of the 2 remaining Horsedick boy'z RB's beat their projected scores, Melvin Gordon 19.70 (proj. 14.26) & Miles Sanders 24.10 (proj. 12.26), while Mike WIlliams added 6.60 points and Jason Myers capped off the afternoon with 9 points, as the Horsedick boy'z outscored Garrett's Team 59.4 to 41.8.

That's not say Garrett's Team was slacking, Kenny Golladay & Dallas Goedert beat their projections, Golladay scored 15.60 (proj. 10.46) and Goedert scored 19.60 (proj. 7.81), and Courtland Sutton added 6.60 points to match Williams' production.

Sunday Night (149.42 - 89.1)

This was Garrett's Team's chance to catch up, as the Horsedick boy'z had no-one playing in the Sunday Night game between KC & CHI, and Garrett's Team had two of receivers playing projected to score 27+ points: Tyreek Hill & Anthony Miller. They both missed their projections, Tyreek only netted 72 yards and 0 TDs, scoring 9.7 points (proj. 15.91), and Miller only had 1 catch for 2 yards, scoring 0.7 points (proj. 11.24).

Monday (162.62 - 126.1)

The game was all but sealed in the bag, even with Garrett's Team's star running back Aaron Jones and kicker, Mason Crosby, still playing. It wasn't without a valiant effort, Aaron Jones rushed for 154 yards and 2 TDs, while Mason Crosby sank 3 FGs, netting 37 points together, (27 and 10 respectively.)

To seal the deal Stefon Diggs scored 13.2 points for the Horsedick boy'z to win the championship.

Box Score

Most Valuable Player

Mike Gesicki - TE, MIA

While catching 6 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Bengals, Gesicki put up 23.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.37-point projection and was much higher than his 6.53-point season scoring average.

Starting Line-ups

Horsedick Boyz starting quarterback, Lamar Jackson

Horsedick Boyz

Lamar Jackson

Terry McLaurin

Stefon Diggs

Mike Williams

Melvin Gordon III

Todd Gurley II

Mike Gesicki

Will Fuller V

Miles Sanders

Jason Myers

Pos.

QB

WR

WR

WR

RB

RB

TE

W/T

W/R/T

K

Garrett's Team

Jameis Winston

Kenny Golladay

Courtland Sutton

Tyreek Hill

Aaron Jones

Joe Mixon

Dallas Goedert

DeVante Parker

Anthony Miller

Mason Crosby

Garrett's Team starting quarterback Jameis Winston