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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Bashers
7-10 102.9
125.21
 
VS
proj
Ganaderos
84 5-12
78.28

Bashers find way to beat Ganaderos 102.9-84.0 despite coming up short of predictions

Despite being unable to bring their A game, Bashers emerged victorious with a 102.9-84.0 victory over Ganaderos, who actually exceeded projections. Bashers never trailed in this one after earning a 8.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Saquon Barkley (20.2 points) and Julio Jones (19.8). Deshaun Watson (234 Pass Yds, 66 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jordan Howard (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for Ganaderos in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bashers have beaten Ganaderos, after winning 113.4-99.3 in their last matchup. Bashers finish the season at 7-10, while Ganaderos end the campaign at 5-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Bashers   Ganaderos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (2 Rec, 66 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12.9 points in a 27-24 win over the Cardinals in Week 17. His scoring output was 65.8% more than his 7.78-point projection and was higher than his 8.97-point season scoring average.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Bashers
Points
% of total points 102.9
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.2
16.5
19.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
20
42.61
19.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
19.8
13.9
19.2%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.9
7.78
12.5%
Ganaderos
Points
% of total points 84
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
36
38.92
42.9%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
23.4
8.61
27.9%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
16
8.65
19%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
3.7
10.72
4.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Bashers became the proud owner of a 49.0-40.9 lead. For Bashers, Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for Ganaderos with a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Bashers who claimed the lead, 102.9-84.0. Russell Wilson hit Tyler Lockett for a 29-yard touchdown pass for Bashers. Jordan Howard made the highlight reel for Ganaderos with a 42-yard run.

Points By Position

  Bashers   Ganaderos

What If

Bashers would have beaten three other teams besides Ganaderos this week.
Ganaderos would have lost to four other teams besides Bashers this week.
If Bashers played Ganaderos every week this season, they'd be 11-6.
Bashers would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ganaderos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bashers, Ganaderos would be 5-9.
If Bashers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-55-1.
If they played every team every week, Ganaderos would be 39-80.

Coach Talk

Bashers
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Ganaderos at the wide receiver position (42.4 points to 6.6).
Ganaderos
Hey, it's possible that Ganaderos may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With only 11 total targets this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.