McCafe Beats Primetime Playmakers, Will Play for Championship

WEEK 15 RECAP: TUESDAY EDITION

Christian McCaffrey scored two touchdowns (34.21 points) and Russell Wilson added 26.18 points as McCafe took down Primetime Playmakers 186.57 to 170.20. McCafe gets revenge for a Week 12 loss (163.37 to 139.49) and improves to 2-1 this season against Primetime Playmakers. Primetime Playmakers was led by Ryan Tannehill with 31.60 points (279 Pas Yds, 2 Pas TD/1 Int, 1 Rsh TD) and Tyreek Hill, who scored 21.21 (67 Rec Yds, 2 TD).

For the winners, several players have been peaking at the right time, most notably the Kansas City Chiefs DEF and DeAndre Hopkins. Over the past four games, that duo has surpassed their season scoring averages by 52% and 35%, respectively. On the other hand, McCafe has a pair of players moving in the wrong direction. Josh Jacobs and Dalvin Cook have both fallen well beneath their year-to-date averages recently. Despite the loss, Primetime Playmakers had a few players performing their best in the playoffs, including Tannehill and Darius Slayton. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 34.37 and 19.45 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 124% and 98%. Conversely, the losers had a player who was sputtering under the brightest lights. Averaging 15.60 points on the season, Leonard Fournette mustered just 9.58 per game in the playoffs.

McCafe steamrolled into the playoffs following a consistently strong regular season. Next week, the league championship will be decided when McCafe faces No. 2-seeded hashtag FreeWilly. hashtag FreeWilly is in the midst of a six-game winning streak. Primetime Playmakers ended the regular season in fifth place with a record of 7-6. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly better (fourth with 166.23). In their only other postseason game of the season, Primetime Playmakers defeated DirtyBird38, 229.07 to 191.22.