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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS
10-6-1 82.5
94.82
 
VS
proj
Spoon
75.5 8-9
83.33

JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS come up short of projections, come back to beat Spoon, 82.5-75.5

There's no way around it, JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS dropped the ball, at least compared to projections. Still, they came from behind to earn an 82.5-75.5 victory over Spoon. Despite trailing 72.5-66.5 heading into Sunday night, JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS roared back behind George Kittle (9 points) and K.J. Wright (4). Tyler Higbee (8 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Carlos Dunlap (5 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks) were the leaders for Spoon in the loss. This marks the second time this season JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS have knocked off Spoon, after winning 110.5-85 in their last matchup. JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS end the season at 10-6-1, while Spoon finish the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS   Spoon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (4 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11 points against the Texans in Week 17. He scored 47.3% more than his 7.47-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS
Points
% of total points 82.5
1
The New York Jets defense
DEF
17
18.84
20.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
16
13.98
19.4%
3
Drew Brees
QB
12
8.56
14.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
11
7.47
13.3%
Spoon
Points
% of total points 75.5
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
13
7.11
17.2%
2
Carlos Dunlap
DE
12.5
4.36
16.6%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
12
6.67
15.9%
4
Dustin Hopkins
K
11
6.37
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS, while Kenny Golladay had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 53.0-33.5 lead for JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Spoon who took the lead, 72.5-66.5. For JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS, A.J. Brown had a 51-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Spoon with a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS   Spoon
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 review this season one last time.
JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS
JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 93.2 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
1387 Rush Yds, 15 Rush TDs, 1005 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
67 Rec, 1157 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
NYJ Defense
Best Acquisition
22.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 323.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 21 Turnovers
Spoon
Spoon completed the season averaging 85.1 points per game, 7th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
SF Defense
MVP
19.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 281.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
1135 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 519 Rec Yds
Tyler Higbee
Best Acquisition
69 Rec, 734 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

What If

JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS would have beaten only one other team besides Spoon this week.
Spoon would have lost to five other teams besides JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS this week.
If JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS played Spoon every week this season, they'd be 11-5-1.
JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS would be 6-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Spoon.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS, Spoon would be 9-6.
If JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 95-77-3.
If they played every team every week, Spoon would be 80-92-3.