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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Mandatory Fun
12-4 128.46
105.73
 
VS
proj
Eazy E's
52.14 9-8
90.22

Mandatory Fun brush off expectations, knock off Eazy E's in 128.46-52.14 rout

Mandatory Fun showed up, cruising to a 128.46-52.14 victory over Eazy E's, who fell short of projections. Mandatory Fun earned a 17.86-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the New England Patriots defense (23 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (14.7) and never gave it up. Dwayne Washington (108 Rush Yds) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 47 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Eazy E's in defeat. This marks the second time this season Mandatory Fun have taken down Eazy E's, after winning 125.24-108.96 in their last matchup. Mandatory Fun finish the season at 12-4, while Eazy E's end the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Mandatory Fun   Eazy E's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard ran for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bears beat the Vikings 24-10. In doing so, he put up 23.4 points to more-than-double his 8.42-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season.
Jordan Howard

Top Player Comparison

Mandatory Fun
Points
% of total points 128.46
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.96
20.68
18.7%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
23.4
8.42
18.2%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23
9.73
17.9%
4
Chris Carson
RB
18.9
11.48
14.7%
Eazy E's
Points
% of total points 52.14
1
Dwayne Washington
RB
10.8
9.21
20.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
10.7
9.56
20.5%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
9.7
12.77
18.6%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
8
10
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard catch for Mandatory Fun to contribute to a 37.70-19.84 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Mandatory Fun, while Jordan Howard had a 42-yard run, helping Mandatory Fun to a 122.36-52.14 lead.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for Mandatory Fun, contributing to a 128.46-52.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mandatory Fun   Eazy E's
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Mandatory Fun
Mandatory Fun finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 99.33 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4688 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
115 Rec, 1572 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Chris Carson
Best Acquisition
1151 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 163 Rec Yds
Eazy E's
Eazy E's ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (99.62 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
4442 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
102 Rec, 1021 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Acquisition
4924 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 125 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

StatSmack

Mandatory Fun have a winning record against Eazy E's this season, with a record of 2-1.
You shouldn't be surprised. In three games vs Eazy E's this season, Mandatory Fun have averaged more points (114.81) than they usually score this season (99.33).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Mandatory Fun (12-4) have a better record than Eazy E's (9-8).
Eazy E's are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Mandatory Fun (6 vs 2).
Mandatory Fun see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Eazy E's (1).
Mandatory Fun are clutch masters, with more close wins than Eazy E's (2 vs 1).
Eazy E's have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Mandatory Fun (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mandatory Fun have outscored Eazy E's at TE this season.
Mandatory Fun don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Mandatory Fun had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Eazy E's (0).
Hey Eazy E's, maybe you'll have better luck next year!