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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
The Skipper
9-8 663.1
425.94
 
VS
proj
Harold Hecuba
455.4 8-9
462.76

The Skipper beat expectations, earn win over Harold Hecuba in 663.1-455.4 rout

The Skipper rose to the occasion and beat expectations, rolling to a 663.1-455.4 victory over Harold Hecuba, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as The Skipper leapt out to a 166.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Baker Mayfield (138.8 points) and Joe Mixon (129.1). Aaron Rodgers (323 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Saquon Barkley (92 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 25 Rec Yds) led the charge for Harold Hecuba in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Skipper have taken down Harold Hecuba, after winning 543.3-380 in their last matchup. The Skipper end the season with a record of 9-8, while Harold Hecuba finish the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The Skipper   Harold Hecuba

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 52.72 points, Mixon more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 129.1 points as the Bengals beat the Browns 33-23. He racked up 176 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Skipper this week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

The Skipper
Points
% of total points 663.1
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
138.8
113.13
20.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
129.1
52.72
19.5%
3
Damien Williams
RB
103.4
48.54
15.6%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
85.3
56.28
12.9%
Harold Hecuba
Points
% of total points 455.4
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
159.4
102.69
35%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
72.2
67.39
15.9%
3
Sony Michel
RB
48.4
37.2
10.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
47.8
38.26
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was The Skipper who took the lead, 478.0-311.9. Baker Mayfield had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard touchdown pass for The Skipper, while Damien Williams had an 84-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Harold Hecuba, while Tyreek Hill had a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was The Skipper who grabbed the lead, 663.1-404.6. For The Skipper, Golden Tate had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Harold Hecuba with a 68-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  The Skipper   Harold Hecuba

StatSmack

The Skipper are up in wins versus Harold Hecuba this season, with a record of 2-1.
This isn't a fluke. In three games vs Harold Hecuba this season, The Skipper have averaged more points (561.37) than they usually score this season (513.5).
The Skipper should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Harold Hecuba (13 vs 12).
By position, The Skipper have outscored Harold Hecuba at QB, RB, and WR this season.
The starters for The Skipper had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Harold Hecuba (4).
Hey Harold Hecuba, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

The Skipper
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Thanks to some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters recorded 246 more total yards than the RBs on Harold Hecuba (473 yards from scrimmage to 227), and we ended up doubling up them at the position (317.8 points to 143.5).
Harold Hecuba
As we move ahead to 2020, our coaching staff is champing at the bit to get back out there again next year. Keep tabs on the Yahoo! Experts throughout the offseason for news and player developments, and don't let that pesky agent of yours talk you into holding out of the next fantasy season!