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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Daniel's Team
14-3 206.34
151.24
 
VS
proj
The Dingleberries
117.02 12-5
135.66

Daniel's Team defeat The Dingleberries for fifth straight win in 206.34-117.02 rout

Daniel's Team extended their win streak to five games with a convincing win over The Dingleberries, rolling to a 206.34-117.02 victory. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Daniel's Team grabbed a 105.58-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Kirk Cousins and Alexander Mattison. Cousins passed for 405 yards and 3 touchdowns for 76.6 points, while Mattison racked up 145 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (28 points). Deshaun Watson (365 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and Josh Jacobs (89 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) were the top performers for The Dingleberries in defeat. This marks the second time this season Daniel's Team have gotten the best of The Dingleberries, after winning 184.9-134.48 in their last matchup. Daniel's Team end the season at 14-3, while The Dingleberries finish the campaign at 12-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Daniel's Team   The Dingleberries

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins passed for 405 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Vikings beat the Lions 37-35. In doing so, he put up 76.6 points and scored 76.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Daniel's Team this week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Daniel's Team
Points
% of total points 206.34
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
76.6
43.38
37.1%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
28
13.35
13.6%
3
David Montgomery
RB
23.7
16.27
11.5%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
19.8
14.66
9.6%
The Dingleberries
Points
% of total points 117.02
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
61.7
47.29
52.7%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
20.9
13.41
17.9%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
10.72
11.57
9.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
7.7
14.23
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins linked up with Alexander Mattison for a 28-yard touchdown pass for Daniel's Team. Cousins also lit up the scoreboard with a 40-yard touchdown pass, helping Daniel's Team to a 130.50-24.92 lead.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for The Dingleberries, while Josh Jacobs had a 28-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 189.34-117.02 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Daniel's Team   The Dingleberries
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 reflect back on this season one final time.
Daniel's Team
Daniel's Team ended the season averaging 158.43 points per game, highest in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4740 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 308 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1104 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
4265 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
The Dingleberries
The Dingleberries completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 136.57 points per game, 5th-most in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4823 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 444 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 14 Rec TDs
Younghoe Koo
Best Acquisition
37-39 FG, 54 long, 33-36 XP

Game Notes

Daniel's Team had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
The Dingleberries had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dingleberries can partially blame the loss on Tee Higgins, who didn't score any points.
Daniel's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (158.43) while The Dingleberries fell short of theirs (136.57).
Daniel's Team scored more points than their projected total, while The Dingleberries fell short of their projection.
The 206.34 points scored by Daniel's Team are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 89.32-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Daniel's Team earn the W, but they also easily covered the 15.58-point predicted margin of victory.
Daniel's Team moves to (10-3) in blowout games this year, while The Dingleberries falls to (7-4).
In a losing effort, Deshaun Watson (61.7 points) recorded the second-highest score in the league this week.