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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
WannaBes
8-9 83.36
83.95
 
VS
proj
Short Bus Ryderz
40.54 7-10
77.35

Short Bus Ryderz fall to WannaBes in 83.36-40.54 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Short Bus Ryderz underperformed, at least based on projections, as WannaBes rolled to a 83.36-40.54 victory. WannaBes got out to a 9.42-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Deshaun Watson (21.96 points) and James White (12.9) and never relinquished it. Lamar Miller (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Calvin Ridley (5 Rec, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Short Bus Ryderz in the loss. This marks the second time this season WannaBes have taken down Short Bus Ryderz, after winning 104.46-82.36 in their last matchup. WannaBes finish the season at 8-9, while Short Bus Ryderz end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  WannaBes   Short Bus Ryderz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 12.9 points against his 7.67-point projection. During a 27-24 win over the Cardinals, he caught 2 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

WannaBes
Points
% of total points 83.36
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.96
20.2
26.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.9
7.67
15.5%
3
James White
RB
12.9
9.07
15.5%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
12
8.79
14.4%
Short Bus Ryderz
Points
% of total points 40.54
1
Lamar Miller
RB
11.6
10.77
28.6%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
9.2
6.85
22.7%
3
Adam Humphries
WR
6.6
6.55
16.3%
4
Harrison Butker
K
5
11.92
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 43-yard pass for WannaBes, contributing to a 38.86-29.44 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 29-yard touchdown catch for WannaBes, helping the team to a 71.36-40.54 lead.

Points By Position

  WannaBes   Short Bus Ryderz
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
WannaBes
WannaBes ended the season with the league's 3rd-lowest points average (90.59 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4355 Pass Yds, 29 Pass TDs
Adrian Peterson
Best Drafted
1042 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 208 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
James White
Best Acquisition
425 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 751 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Short Bus Ryderz
Short Bus Ryderz completed the season averaging 93.41 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
James Conner
MVP
973 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
885 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 490 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mia Defense
Best Acquisition
27.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 391.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 28 Turnovers

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on WannaBes scored higher than their projected point totals.
Short Bus Ryderz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as WannaBes had two starters score zero points, while Short Bus Ryderz had one.
WannaBes had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Short Bus Ryderz.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 42.82-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did WannaBes earn the W, but they also easily covered the 6.6-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, WannaBes moves to (6-4), while Short Bus Ryderz falls to (3-9).