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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
leader of pack
12-5 116.9
108.58
 
VS
proj
The Hawks
84.67 9-8
96.59

leader of pack knock off The Hawks for fourth straight win in 116.90-84.67 rout

leader of pack extended their win streak to four games with a easy win over The Hawks, cruising to a 116.90-84.67 victory. leader of pack got out to a 19.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Mike Evans (25.6 points) and Deshaun Watson (20.4) and never let go of it. The Houston Texans defense (3 Pts Allowed, 119 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Damien Williams (51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for The Hawks in the loss. This marks the second time this season leader of pack have beaten The Hawks, after winning 118.77-73.23 in their last matchup. leader of pack end the season at 12-5, while The Hawks finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  leader of pack   The Hawks

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 25.6 points to scored 81.7% higher than his 14.09-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on leader of pack this week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

leader of pack
Points
% of total points 116.9
1
Mike Evans
WR
25.6
14.09
21.9%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
20.4
17.8
17.5%
3
Jordy Nelson
WR
12.3
8.92
10.5%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
11.1
12.03
9.5%
The Hawks
Points
% of total points 84.67
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
16
8.43
18.9%
2
Damien Williams
RB
12.4
12.13
14.6%
3
Dwayne Washington
RB
10.8
10.5
12.8%
4
Robert Foster
WR
10.1
8.54
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard pass for leader of pack, helping the team to a 66.20-46.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 29-yard touchdown pass for The Hawks, who trailed 98.70-84.67 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for leader of pack, helping the team to a 116.90-84.67 lead.

Points By Position

  leader of pack   The Hawks
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
leader of pack
leader of pack ended the season averaging 108.17 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Antonio Brown
MVP
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
4165 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 551 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Acquisition
1059 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs
The Hawks
The Hawks ended the season with the league's 6th-best points average (102.72 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4688 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1219 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
256 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 160 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on leader of pack exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite six of their nine starters scoring above their points projection, The Hawks lost.
leader of pack put up more points than their season scoring average (108.17) while The Hawks fell short of theirs (102.72).
leader of pack put up more points than their projected total, while The Hawks fell short of their projection.
Not only did leader of pack earn the W, but they also easily covered the 11.99-point projected margin of victory.
leader of pack moves to (5-3) in blowout games this year, while The Hawks falls to (7-6).
In a losing effort, the Houston Texans defense (16 points) posted the third-highest score for a DEF this week.