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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
JYD
15-2 130.09
132.29
 
VS
proj
NorthwestSalmonbelli
119.67 14-3
142.16

JYD overtake NorthwestSalmonbelli for 1st place, 130.09-119.67

JYD overtook NorthwestSalmonbelli in the standings, ascending into first place in NFL Football Pool 2018-2019 with a hard-fought win, coming out on top with a 130.09-119.67 victory. JYD nabbed a 32.83-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Tremaine Edmunds (12 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (10) and never looked back. Tyreek Hill (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Julian Edelman (24 Rush Yds, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for NorthwestSalmonbelli in the loss. JYD improve to 15-2 for the season, while NorthwestSalmonbelli fall to 14-3.

Matchup Timeline

  JYD   NorthwestSalmonbelli

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 12 tackles , recording a sack , and intercepting a pass against the Dolphins, Edmunds registered 19.75 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.91-point projection and was much higher than his 8.47-point season scoring average.
Tremaine Edmunds

Top Player Comparison

JYD
Points
% of total points 130.09
1
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
19.75
8.91
15.2%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.74
25.55
14.4%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
18.55
11.9
14.3%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
10
6.37
7.7%
NorthwestSalmonbelli
Points
% of total points 119.67
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
27.97
14.68
23.4%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
17.67
11.48
14.8%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
10.85
11.71
9.1%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
9.88
21.41
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was JYD who emerged with the lead, 111.54-99.82. For JYD, Patrick Mahomes had a 67-yard touchdown pass. Tyreek Hill had a 67-yard touchdown catch for NorthwestSalmonbelli, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  JYD   NorthwestSalmonbelli
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
JYD
JYD ended the regular season in first place after averaging 145.77 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
5097 Pass Yds, 50 Pass TDs, 272 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1098 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 867 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Acquisition
1201 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 695 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
NorthwestSalmonbelli
NorthwestSalmonbelli completed the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (150.54 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
5129 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
151 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1479 Rec Yds, 12 Rec TDs
Leighton Vander Esch
Best Acquisition
138 Tackles, 2 Ints

What If

JYD would have beaten 14 other teams besides NorthwestSalmonbelli this week.
NorthwestSalmonbelli would have lost to six other teams besides JYD this week.
If they played NorthwestSalmonbelli every week, JYD would be 8-9 this season.
JYD would have defeated NorthwestSalmonbelli 188.52-175.58 had they played each other last week.
JYD would be 14-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NorthwestSalmonbelli.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JYD, NorthwestSalmonbelli would be 12-4.
If JYD had played every team in the league each week, they would be 223-66.
If they played every team every week, NorthwestSalmonbelli would be 221-68.