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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wolverines
13-4 111
114.42
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
105.78 6-11
109.05

Wolverines climb into top spot, 111.00-105.78

Wolverines climbed into first place in NFL Football Pool 2019-2020 with a come-from-behind win over The Philly Specials, staging a comeback for a 111.00-105.78 victory. Wolverines trailed 105.78-97.50 heading into Sunday night, but the team staged a comeback behind K.J. Wright, who made 6 tackles for 10.25 points, and Emmanuel Sanders, who caught 3 passes for 25 yards (3.25 points). Ryan Tannehill (19.22 points) and Aaron Jones (16.8) were the leaders for The Philly Specials in the loss. Wolverines improve to 13-4 for the season, while The Philly Specials fall to 6-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Wolverines   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tate overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 15.05 points against his 8.99-point projection. During a 34-17 loss to the Eagles, he caught 5 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Golden Tate

Top Player Comparison

Wolverines
Points
% of total points 111
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.7
10.66
14.1%
2
Golden Tate
WR
15.05
8.99
13.6%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
12.5
10.12
11.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.15
11.24
10%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 105.78
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.22
21.5
18.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
16.8
16.09
15.9%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
13.9
6.93
13.1%
4
Nick Kwiatkoski
LB
13
8.28
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, The Philly Specials owned a 44.70-35.80 lead. For Wolverines, Jarvis Landry had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Allen Lazard made the highlight reel for The Philly Specials with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was The Philly Specials who took the lead, 105.78-97.50. For Wolverines, Golden Tate had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for The Philly Specials with a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Wolverines   The Philly Specials
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Wolverines
Wolverines finished the season averaging 134.30 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
3852 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 413 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
557 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 993 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
GB Defense
Best Acquisition
19.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 352.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 25 Turnovers
The Philly Specials
The Philly Specials ended the regular season 15th in the standings after averaging 116.16 points per game, 13th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Jones
MVP
1084 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 474 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
4039 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs, 243 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2742 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 185 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

What If

Wolverines would have beaten seven other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
The Philly Specials would have lost to 10 other teams besides Wolverines this week.
If Wolverines played The Philly Specials every week this season, they'd be 13-4.
The Philly Specials would have gotten the victory over Wolverines 131.33-117.16 had they played each other last week.
Wolverines would be 8-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Philly Specials.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wolverines, The Philly Specials would be 9-7.
If Wolverines had played every team in the league each week, they would be 181-108.
If they played every team every week, The Philly Specials would be 131-158.