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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Brees Knees
8-7 54.68
66.99
 
VS
proj
MR's Majestic Team
48.7 5-9
45.27

Brees Knees manage to knock off MR's Majestic Team 54.68-48.70 despite falling short of predictions

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion, Brees Knees earned a 54.68-48.70 victory over MR's Majestic Team, who actually exceeded projections. Brees Knees never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kenny Stills (6.82 points) and the Miami Dolphins defense (5). Jordan Howard (23.4 points) and the Houston Texans defense (14) led the way for MR's Majestic Team in the loss. Brees Knees finish the season with a record of 8-7, while MR's Majestic Team end the campaign at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Brees Knees   MR's Majestic Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Bills in Week 17, Stills caught 3 passes for 27 yards . In doing so, he put up 6.82 points to nearly double his 3.45-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Brees Knees this week.
Kenny Stills

Top Player Comparison

Brees Knees
Points
% of total points 54.68
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.96
20.68
43.8%
2
James Conner
RB
9.4
10.95
17.2%
3
Kenny Stills
WR
6.82
3.45
12.5%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
5
6.08
9.1%
MR's Majestic Team
Points
% of total points 48.7
1
Jordan Howard
RB
23.4
8.42
48%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
14
9.43
28.7%
3
Jake Elliott
K
6
9.63
12.3%
4
Jared Cook
TE
2.8
6.71
5.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Brees Knees emerged with a 54.68-48.70 lead. For Brees Knees, Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Jordan Howard made the highlight reel for MR's Majestic Team with a 42-yard run.

Points By Position

  Brees Knees   MR's Majestic Team
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 final time.
Brees Knees
Brees Knees ended the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 85.17 points per game, 3rd-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4688 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
111 Rec, 1386 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
MR's Majestic Team
MR's Majestic Team completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 73.03 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3074 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs
Phillip Lindsay
Best Drafted
1037 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 241 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

What If

Brees Knees would have beaten only one other team besides MR's Majestic Team this week.
MR's Majestic Team would have lost to five other teams besides Brees Knees this week.
Brees Knees would be 8-6 if they played MR's Majestic Team every week.
Brees Knees would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as MR's Majestic Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brees Knees, MR's Majestic Team would be 6-7.
If Brees Knees had played every team in the league each week, they would be 124-73.
If they played every team every week, MR's Majestic Team would be 85-101.