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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Idiot Farm
13-4 159
181.85
 
VS
proj
NY Devil Dogs
153 12-5
125.93

NY Devil Dogs fall to Idiot Farm 159-153 despite outperforming projections

Idiot Farm fell short of projections while NY Devil Dogs brought their A game and exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result. Predicted to prevail by a score of 182-126, Idiot Farm secured a 159-153 win over NY Devil Dogs. NY Devil Dogs grabbed a 9-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Idiot Farm held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 281 yards and 2 touchdowns for 31 points, and Kenyan Drake, who racked up 95 yards from scrimmage (26 points). Matt Ryan (378 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jordan Howard (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for NY Devil Dogs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Idiot Farm have knocked off NY Devil Dogs, after winning 161-131 in their last matchup. Idiot Farm finish the season with a record of 13-4, while NY Devil Dogs end the campaign at 12-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Idiot Farm   NY Devil Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans caught 6 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Buccaneers lost to the Falcons 34-32. In doing so, he put up 23 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Idiot Farm this week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Idiot Farm
Points
% of total points 159
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31
53.24
19.5%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
26
18.39
16.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
23
12.14
14.5%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16
28.75
10.1%
NY Devil Dogs
Points
% of total points 153
1
Matt Ryan
QB
59
46.26
38.6%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
39
18.25
25.5%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
19
26.48
12.4%
4
Mike Williams
WR
15
6.81
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Idiot Farm who grabbed the lead, 150-149. Patrick Mahomes had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Idiot Farm, while Greg Zuerlein had a 51-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Jordan Howard had a 42-yard run for NY Devil Dogs, while Joe Mixon had a 51-yard run.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for Idiot Farm, contributing to a 159-153 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Idiot Farm   NY Devil Dogs

StatSmack

Even the machines think Idiot Farm have better players. They have a higher projected points average (165.06) than NY Devil Dogs (152.41).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. NY Devil Dogs has left more points on the bench this season (610) than Idiot Farm (524).
Idiot Farm don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than NY Devil Dogs (7 vs 3).
Idiot Farm are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (1) than NY Devil Dogs (2).
Idiot Farm don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than NY Devil Dogs (0 vs 1).
By position, Idiot Farm have outscored NY Devil Dogs at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Idiot Farm had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for NY Devil Dogs (2).
Hey NY Devil Dogs, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Idiot Farm
Good work assembling a lineup that netted 159 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we had to do.
NY Devil Dogs
Hey, NY Devil Dogs, what did your receiving crew do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? With just 10 total targets in Week 17, our three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) obviously need to get the attention of their respective signal-callers this week in practice.