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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Cheesehead
11-6 88.56
89.08
 
VS
proj
The_Swede
77.9 10-7
95.42

The_Swede fall to Cheesehead, 88.56-77.90

There's no easy way to say it, The_Swede didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Cheesehead earned an 88.56-77.90 victory. The_Swede took a 19.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 37.6 points from Joe Mixon (162 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 14 Rec Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (13 Pts Allowed, 271 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). But Cheesehead held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Carson Wentz, who passed for 289 yards and a touchdown and ran for 15 yards for 19.06 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 117 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (17.7 points). This marks the first time this season Cheesehead have taken down The_Swede, after falling 89.32-68.34 in their last matchup. Cheesehead end the season with a record of 11-6, while The_Swede finish the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Cheesehead   The_Swede

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Steelers in Week 17, Tucker made all 4 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 17 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Cheesehead
Points
% of total points 88.56
1
Carson Wentz
QB
19.06
22.45
21.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.7
15.73
20%
3
Justin Tucker
K
17
7.93
19.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.3
15.26
16.1%
The_Swede
Points
% of total points 77.9
1
Joe Mixon
RB
29.6
11.53
38%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
11.8
22.2
15.1%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
9.8
11.06
12.6%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
8.18
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Mixon had a 41-yard run for The_Swede to contribute to a 45.40-25.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Cheesehead emerged with a 79.26-63.60 lead. Carson Wentz had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Cheesehead, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard touchdown run. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for The_Swede with a 48-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 49-yard pass for The_Swede, who trailed 88.56-77.90 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Cheesehead   The_Swede

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Cheesehead exceeded their scoring projections.
The_Swede had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Cheesehead won despite starting Cole Beasley, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 10.66-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Joe Mixon scored 29.6 points, the second-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Cheesehead
Well, we do applaud the confidence this past week, Cheesehead. It takes moxie to deploy a starter with negative points (plus a zero-point player) while still earning a win. It's a bold way to put a stamp on the season and luck was on your side this past week.
The_Swede
Welp, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) combined to get a whopping 26 targets in Week 17. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group managed only 15 catches.