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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
10-6 279
184.65
 
VS
proj
The wtf team
240 9-7
210.29

WTF Niagara Falls outperform predictions, knock off The wtf team, 279-240

Both teams stepped up and outperformed projections, but it was WTF Niagara Falls who got the win, securing a 279-240 victory over The wtf team. WTF Niagara Falls grabbed a 57-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (28 Pts Allowed, 373 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and James Burgess (9 Tackles, 1 Int) and never looked back. Derek Carr (391 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (122 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for The wtf team in the loss. This marks the first time this season WTF Niagara Falls have gotten the best of The wtf team, after falling 240-235 in their last matchup. WTF Niagara Falls end the season with a record of 10-6, while The wtf team finish the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   The wtf team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bears in Week 17, Boone scored 35 points to crush his 5.74-point projection. He racked up 160 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on WTF Niagara Falls this week.
Mike Boone

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 279
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
39
18.6
14%
2
James Burgess
LB
38
0
13.6%
3
Mike Boone
RB
35
5.74
12.5%
4
Tre Flowers
CB
26
19.84
9.3%
The wtf team
Points
% of total points 240
1
Derek Carr
QB
34
15.83
14.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
34
16.91
14.2%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
23
8.18
9.6%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
23
7.24
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was WTF Niagara Falls who owned the lead, 152-95. Mike Boone had a 59-yard run and a 41-yard run for WTF Niagara Falls, while Patrick Mahomes had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass. Demarcus Robinson made the highlight reel for The wtf team with a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was WTF Niagara Falls who owned the lead, 239-224. For WTF Niagara Falls, Steven Sims Jr. had a 65-yard catch. Derek Carr had a 75-yard pass for The wtf team, while Ezekiel Elliott had a 33-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 49-yard pass for WTF Niagara Falls, helping the team to a 279-240 lead.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   The wtf team
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
WTF Niagara Falls
WTF Niagara Falls finished the season averaging 236 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4031 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 218 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Drafted
3978 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs
James Burgess
Best Acquisition
80 Tackles, 1 Int
The wtf team
The wtf team ended the season averaging 250 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lavonte David
MVP
122 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
Sea Defense
Best Drafted
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 381.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 32 Turnovers
Landon Collins
Best Acquisition
117 Tackles, 1 Sack

StatSmack

The wtf team are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than WTF Niagara Falls (2 vs 1).
WTF Niagara Falls see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than The wtf team (0).
WTF Niagara Falls are clutch masters, with more close wins than The wtf team (2 vs 1).
WTF Niagara Falls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The wtf team (15 vs 9).
The wtf team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than WTF Niagara Falls (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, WTF Niagara Falls have outscored The wtf team at QB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for WTF Niagara Falls had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The wtf team (3).
Hey The wtf team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!