Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Texas Cubbie
8-8 90
89.67
 
VS
proj
Tall City Hawgs
73 6-10
56.8

Tall City Hawgs lose to Texas Cubbie 90-73 despite outperforming predictions

Tall City Hawgs rose to the occasion and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 90-57, Texas Cubbie secured a 90-73 win over Tall City Hawgs. Tall City Hawgs grabbed a 29-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 44 points from Dak Prescott (387 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Michael Thomas (5 Rec, 29 Rec Yds). But Texas Cubbie held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jordan Howard (27 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (15). This marks the second time this season Texas Cubbie have gotten the best of Tall City Hawgs, after winning 98-58 in their last matchup. Texas Cubbie end the season with a record of 8-8, while Tall City Hawgs finish the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Cubbie   Tall City Hawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 27 points in a 24-10 win over the Vikings in Week 17. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.26-point projection and was much higher than his 9.13-point season scoring average.
Jordan Howard

Top Player Comparison

Texas Cubbie
Points
% of total points 90
1
Jordan Howard
RB
27
7.26
30%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15
23.58
16.7%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
11.73
14.4%
4
Blake Martinez
LB
12
8.16
13.3%
Tall City Hawgs
Points
% of total points 73
1
Dak Prescott
QB
42
6.51
57.5%
2
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
16
4.46
21.9%
3
Jake Elliott
K
6
9.12
8.2%
4
Vance McDonald
TE
3
4.29
4.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dak Prescott had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Tall City Hawgs, contributing to a 46-17 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jordan Howard had a 42-yard run for Texas Cubbie, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard pass, helping Texas Cubbie to a 90-73 lead.

Points By Position

  Texas Cubbie   Tall City Hawgs
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
Texas Cubbie
Texas Cubbie finished the season averaging 93 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
5129 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
4442 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Bal Defense
Best Acquisition
17.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 292.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers
Tall City Hawgs
Tall City Hawgs completed the season with the league's 5th-best points average (109 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Antonio Brown
MVP
104 Rec, 1297 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
125 Rec, 1405 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Acquisition
3885 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 305 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs

What If

Texas Cubbie would have beaten four other teams besides Tall City Hawgs this week.
Tall City Hawgs would have lost to four other teams besides Texas Cubbie this week.
If Texas Cubbie played Tall City Hawgs every week this season, they'd be 5-11.
Texas Cubbie would be 4-10 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tall City Hawgs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Texas Cubbie, Tall City Hawgs would be 8-6.
If Texas Cubbie had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-99.
If they played every team every week, Tall City Hawgs would be 60-81-1.