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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wolverines
9-8 120.49
132.43
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
79.01 1-16
72.36

Wolverines knock off The Philly Specials for third straight win, 120.49-79.01

Wolverines extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Philly Specials, emerging victorious with a 120.49-79.01 victory. Wolverines never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Gabriel Davis (20.2 points) and Harrison Smith (12.25). Melvin Gordon III (18 points) and Marquise Brown (17.35) were the top performers for The Philly Specials in the loss. Wolverines improve to 9-8 for the season, while The Philly Specials fall to 1-16.

Matchup Timeline

  Wolverines   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Dolphins in Week 17, Davis caught 2 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 20.2 points to more-than-double his 7.61-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Wolverines this week.
Gabriel Davis

Top Player Comparison

Wolverines
Points
% of total points 120.49
1
Gabriel Davis
WR
20.2
7.61
16.8%
2
David Johnson
RB
18.75
14.15
15.6%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
13
10.18
10.8%
4
Harrison Smith
S
12.25
7.51
10.2%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 79.01
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
13.86
22.8%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
17.35
10.02
22%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
14.56
13.73
18.4%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
13.8
12.52
17.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Wolverines who took the lead, 61.71-56.51. For Wolverines, Gabriel Davis had a 56-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard catch. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for The Philly Specials with a 33-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Wolverines   The Philly Specials
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Wolverines
Wolverines completed the season with the league's 4th-highest points average (144.40 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3971 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 819 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
127 Rec, 1535 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Jabrill Peppers
Best Acquisition
89 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 1 Int
The Philly Specials
The Philly Specials ended the season averaging 71.69 points per game, worst in the league, placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
986 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 158 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ronald Jones II
Best Drafted
978 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 165 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

What If

Wolverines would have beaten five other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
The Philly Specials would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played The Philly Specials every week, Wolverines would be 17-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Wolverines would have defeated The Philly Specials 156.32-49.13.
Wolverines would be 10-6 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 0-16.
If Wolverines had played every team in the league each week, they would be 176-113.
If they played every team every week, The Philly Specials would be 10-279.