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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
MyWifeRunsThisTeam
12-5 109
81.64
 
VS
proj
Texas St Armadillos
90 11-5
96.73

MyWifeRunsThisTeam knock off Texas St Armadillos, 109-90

Despite similar records, Texas St Armadillos held a substantial season point advantage over MyWifeRunsThisTeam coming into this one (1,632-1,208). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with MyWifeRunsThisTeam earning a 109-90 victory. MyWifeRunsThisTeam never trailed in this one after grabbing a 21-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Deshaun Watson (21 points) and Julian Edelman (15). Saquon Barkley (19 points) and Patrick Mahomes (18) carried the flag for Texas St Armadillos in the loss. This marks the first time this season MyWifeRunsThisTeam have beaten Texas St Armadillos, after falling 122-59 in their last matchup. MyWifeRunsThisTeam finish the season with a record of 12-5, while Texas St Armadillos end the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  MyWifeRunsThisTeam   Texas St Armadillos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Redskins, Agholor put up 16 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 3.81-point projection and was much higher than his 5.15-point season scoring average.
Nelson Agholor

Top Player Comparison

MyWifeRunsThisTeam
Points
% of total points 109
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
21
19.44
19.3%
2
Nelson Agholor
WR
16
3.81
14.7%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
16
10.01
14.7%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
15
9.06
13.8%
Texas St Armadillos
Points
% of total points 90
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
14.39
21.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18
24.77
20%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
16
8.36
17.8%
4
Kendrick Bourne
WR
11
5.76
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which MyWifeRunsThisTeam boasted a 64-43 lead. For MyWifeRunsThisTeam, Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard pass. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Texas St Armadillos with a 68-yard run.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which MyWifeRunsThisTeam had a 109-84 lead. Nelson Agholor had a 22-yard touchdown catch for MyWifeRunsThisTeam, while Joe Mixon had a 51-yard run. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Texas St Armadillos with a 67-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for Texas St Armadillos, who trailed 109-90 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  MyWifeRunsThisTeam   Texas St Armadillos
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 reflect back on this season one last time.
MyWifeRunsThisTeam
MyWifeRunsThisTeam completed the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (89 ppg), placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4165 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 551 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Nelson Agholor
Best Acquisition
64 Rec, 736 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Texas St Armadillos
Texas St Armadillos finished the regular season on top of the standings after averaging 116 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
5097 Pass Yds, 50 Pass TDs, 272 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1098 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 867 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Acquisition
1307 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 721 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on MyWifeRunsThisTeam exceeded their projected point totals.
Texas St Armadillos had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
MyWifeRunsThisTeam put up more points than their season scoring average (88.94) while Texas St Armadillos fell short of theirs (115.5).
MyWifeRunsThisTeam scored more points than their projected total, while Texas St Armadillos fell short of their projection.
This loss puts an end to a six-game unbeaten streak for Texas St Armadillos.
MyWifeRunsThisTeam moves to (2-1) in upset games this year, while Texas St Armadillos falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Saquon Barkley (19 points) recorded the second-best score for a RB this week.