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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
James's Team
7-9 15,341
15,653.8
 
VS
proj
Dan Watkins's Team
14,049 3-13
16,475.53

Offensively challenged James's Team defeat Dan Watkins's Team, 15,341-14,049

With the fifth-ranked point total in the league for the week, James's Team were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, securing a 15,341-14,049 victory over Dan Watkins's Team. James's Team leapt out to a 4,232-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 4,113 points from Julio Jones (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Rex Burkhead (14 Rush Yds, 18 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Tyler Lockett (2 Rec, 66 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James White (30 Rush Yds, 39 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Dan Watkins's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season James's Team have gotten the best of Dan Watkins's Team, after winning 22,685-14,359 in their last matchup. James's Team finish the season with a record of 7-9, while Dan Watkins's Team end the campaign at 3-13.

Matchup Timeline

  James's Team   Dan Watkins's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burkhead scored 1,383 points in a 38-3 win over the Jets to nearly triple his 462.2-point projection. He racked up 32 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on James's Team this week.
Rex Burkhead

Top Player Comparison

James's Team
Points
% of total points 15,341
1
Julio Jones
WR
2,730
1,846.59
17.8%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
1,843
817.76
12%
3
Mike Williams
WR
1,825
892.65
11.9%
4
Rex Burkhead
RB
1,383
462.2
9%
Dan Watkins's Team
Points
% of total points 14,049
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
1,754
1,145.9
12.5%
2
James White
RB
1,650
1,167.06
11.7%
3
Andrew Luck
QB
1,497
1,529.09
10.7%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
1,460
994.52
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were several players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which James's Team had a 14,195-12,552 lead. Jordan Howard had a 42-yard run for James's Team, while Austin Ekeler had a 41-yard run. Meanwhile, Baker Mayfield had a 48-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Dan Watkins's Team, while Tyler Lockett had a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Andrew Luck had a 43-yard pass for Dan Watkins's Team, who trailed 15,341-14,049 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  James's Team   Dan Watkins's Team

What If

James's Team would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Dan Watkins's Team this week.
Dan Watkins's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If James's Team played Dan Watkins's Team every week this season, they'd be 11-5.
James's Team would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dan Watkins's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as James's Team, Dan Watkins's Team would be 3-9.
If James's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-57.
If they played every team every week, Dan Watkins's Team would be 17-63.

Coach Talk

James's Team
Hey, we admire the confidence, James's Team. Deploying not one, not two, but FOUR starters with zero points while still getting the W... talk about arrogant! All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the postseason and we're toast.
Dan Watkins's Team
Well, we can't really gripe about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 27 targets in Week 17. With only 14 total catches, that group may have some chemistry issues.