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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
PATRIOTS RULE
11-6 224.09
188.21
 
VS
proj
ryan's Optimal Team
130.62 8-9
108.95

PATRIOTS RULE top ryan's Optimal Team for third straight win in 224.09-130.62 rout

PATRIOTS RULE extended their win streak to three games with a easy win over ryan's Optimal Team, cruising to a 224.09-130.62 victory. PATRIOTS RULE nabbed a 37.19-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Josh Allen (36.26 points) and Tom Brady (27.5) and never looked back. Jameis Winston (32.05 points) and Tyreek Hill (27.5) did everything they could for ryan's Optimal Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season PATRIOTS RULE have beaten ryan's Optimal Team, after falling 159.13-150.64 in their last matchup. PATRIOTS RULE finish the season at 11-6, while ryan's Optimal Team end the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  PATRIOTS RULE   ryan's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Littleton (4 Tackles, 2 Ints) scored 27.85 points against the 49ers in Week 17. His scoring output crushed his 4.74-point projection and was much higher than his 6.82-point season scoring average.
Cory Littleton

Top Player Comparison

PATRIOTS RULE
Points
% of total points 224.09
1
Josh Allen
QB
36.26
18.74
16.2%
2
Cory Littleton
LB
27.85
4.74
12.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
27.5
21.73
12.3%
4
Josh Reynolds
WR
18.5
6.73
8.3%
ryan's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 130.62
1
Jameis Winston
QB
32.05
18.44
24.5%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
27.5
14.79
21.1%
3
Evan Engram
TE
18.1
7.49
13.9%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.75
10.32
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which PATRIOTS RULE became the proud owner of a 109.79-72.60 lead. For PATRIOTS RULE, Josh Allen had a 30-yard touchdown run and a 26-yard touchdown pass. Jameis Winston had a 30-yard touchdown pass for ryan's Optimal Team, while Evan Engram had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which PATRIOTS RULE boasted a 222.59-130.62 lead. For PATRIOTS RULE, Josh Reynolds had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill had a 67-yard touchdown catch for ryan's Optimal Team, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  PATRIOTS RULE   ryan's Optimal Team

What If

PATRIOTS RULE would have beaten six other teams besides ryan's Optimal Team this week.
ryan's Optimal Team would have lost to just four other teams besides PATRIOTS RULE this week.
If they played ryan's Optimal Team every week, PATRIOTS RULE would be 15-2 this season.
PATRIOTS RULE would be 10-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ryan's Optimal Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PATRIOTS RULE, ryan's Optimal Team would be 4-11.
If PATRIOTS RULE had played every team in the league each week, they would be 169-62.
If they played every team every week, ryan's Optimal Team would be 72-159.

Coach Talk

PATRIOTS RULE
Listen, PATRIOTS RULE, we do admire the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (T.J. Yeldon), while still earning the W... that's borderline cocky. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
ryan's Optimal Team
Hey, it's possible that ryan's Optimal Team might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 10 total targets in Week 17, their five wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.