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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Gamblers
11-6 209.16
223.38
 
VS
proj
The ROCK
176.82 5-12
204.49

The ROCK fall to Gamblers, 209.16-176.82

There's no sugarcoating it, The ROCK underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Gamblers earned a 209.16-176.82 victory. Gamblers earned a 94.06-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Matt Ryan (29.32 points) and Saquon Barkley (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Baker Mayfield (24.04 points) and Tyreek Hill (23.6) led the charge for The ROCK in the loss. This marks the fourth time this season Gamblers have gotten the best of The ROCK, after winning 240.22-170.74 in their last matchup. Gamblers improve to 11-6 for the season, while The ROCK fall to 5-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Gamblers   The ROCK

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Panthers in Week 17, Watson caught 2 passes for 29 yards . In doing so, he put up 2.9 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season.
Benjamin Watson

Top Player Comparison

Gamblers
Points
% of total points 209.16
1
Matt Ryan
QB
29.32
21.32
14%
2
Jared Goff
QB
23.96
20.68
11.5%
3
George Kittle
TE
20.9
9.02
10%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.2
16.24
9.7%
The ROCK
Points
% of total points 176.82
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
24.04
16.33
13.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.6
12.97
13.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
18.9
11.48
10.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.9
7.67
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Gamblers, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run, helping Gamblers to a 112.56-18.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Gamblers had a 204.36-165.82 lead. Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Gamblers, while George Kittle had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield had a 48-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for The ROCK, while Tyler Lockett had a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Adam Vinatieri had a 53-yard field goal for The ROCK, who trailed 209.16-176.82 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Gamblers   The ROCK
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 review this season one final time.
Gamblers
Gamblers completed the season with the league's 3rd-lowest points average (247.67 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4688 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
4924 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 125 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Damien Williams
Best Acquisition
256 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 160 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
The ROCK
The ROCK ended the season with the league's lowest points average (233.30 ppg), placing them at the bottom of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
1251 Rush Yds, 17 Rush TDs, 580 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
4298 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 123 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
3223 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 421 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

Gamblers would have beaten only one other team besides The ROCK this week.
The ROCK would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Gamblers would be 10-7 if they played The ROCK every week.
Last week, Gamblers would have beaten The ROCK 219.18-216.76.
Gamblers would be 5-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The ROCK.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gamblers, The ROCK would be 5-6.
If Gamblers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-24.
If they played every team every week, The ROCK would be 18-33.