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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Valiant Stallions
9-8 105.28
107.22
 
VS
proj
Anthony's Team
99.2 7-10
128.63

Anthony's Team lose to Valiant Stallions, 105.28-99.20

There's no easy way to put it, Anthony's Team dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Valiant Stallions secured a 105.28-99.20 victory. Valiant Stallions earned a 23.26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 31.4 points from Alvin Kamara (39 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) and DeVante Parker (8 Rec, 137 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Melvin Gordon III (18.2 points) and Justin Tucker (17) led the charge for Anthony's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Valiant Stallions have beaten Anthony's Team, after falling 190.1-132.06 in their last matchup. Valiant Stallions finish the season at 9-8, while Anthony's Team end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Valiant Stallions   Anthony's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-24 win over the Patriots, Parker scored 13.7 points to beat his 8.19-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 137 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Valiant Stallions this week.
DeVante Parker

Top Player Comparison

Valiant Stallions
Points
% of total points 105.28
1
Dak Prescott
QB
29.62
21.01
28.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.7
14.75
16.8%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
13.7
8.19
13%
4
Jared Cook
TE
10.4
6.39
9.9%
Anthony's Team
Points
% of total points 99.2
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.2
10.57
18.3%
2
Justin Tucker
K
17
7.93
17.1%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
14.4
8.29
14.5%
4
Brandon McManus
K
14
7.38
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Cook had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Valiant Stallions to contribute to a 50.46-27.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Valiant Stallions who took the lead, 105.28-84.90. Dak Prescott had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Valiant Stallions, while Chase McLaughlin had a 50-yard field goal. Brandon McManus made the highlight reel for Anthony's Team with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 49-yard pass for Anthony's Team, who trailed 105.28-99.20 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Valiant Stallions   Anthony's Team

Game Notes

Valiant Stallions emerged victorious even though only six of their 14 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Anthony's Team had only four of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Valiant Stallions had two starters score zero points, while Anthony's Team had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
In upset games this season, Valiant Stallions moves to (3-0), while Anthony's Team falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Melvin Gordon III put up 18.2 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Valiant Stallions
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Our team found one this past week and thoroughly outscored Anthony's Team at the quarterback position (31.32 points to 12).
Anthony's Team
Welp, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, two TE) were targeted a grand total of 33 times in Week 17. With just 19 total catches, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.