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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Manager-less Team
4-12 85.64
84.54
 
VS
proj
A Team Has No Name
69.1 4-12
63.78

Manager-less Team beat A Team Has No Name, 85.64-69.10

Despite identical records, A Team Has No Name held a significant season point advantage over Manager-less Team coming into this one (1,580-1,227). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Manager-less Team coming out on top with an 85.64-69.10 victory. A Team Has No Name grabbed a 21.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42.86 points from Josh Allen (224 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (7 Rec, 76 Rec Yds). But Manager-less Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Drew Brees, who passed for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns for 37.04 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 6 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown (12.5 points). This marks the second time this season Manager-less Team have taken down A Team Has No Name, after winning 123.2-121.55 in their last matchup. Manager-less Team finish the season with a record of 4-12, while A Team Has No Name end the campaign at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Manager-less Team   A Team Has No Name

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 0.98 points, Highsmith crushed that amount by scoring 8.5 points as the Steelers lost to the Browns 24-22. He made 9 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any LB in the league this season.
Alex Highsmith

Top Player Comparison

Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 85.64
1
Drew Brees
QB
37.04
37.51
43.3%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
12.5
6.41
14.6%
3
Jared Cook
TE
10.3
5.95
12%
4
Alex Highsmith
LB
8.5
0.98
9.9%
A Team Has No Name
Points
% of total points 69.1
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.26
12.07
51%
2
Chris Carson
RB
8.3
12.58
12%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
7.6
6.96
11%
4
Maxx Crosby
DE
6.5
3.84
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 32-yard touchdown pass for A Team Has No Name, contributing to a 51.20-29.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Manager-less Team   A Team Has No Name
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Manager-less Team
Manager-less Team finished the season with the league's 3rd-worst points average (88.24 ppg), placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
2942 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 14 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
A Team Has No Name
A Team Has No Name ended the season averaging 114.18 points per game, 5th-best in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4544 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 421 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 1276 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against A Team Has No Name, Manager-less Team averaged more points (104.42) than they usually score (88.24).
A Team Has No Name would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last seven matchups.
Manager-less Team don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than A Team Has No Name (1 vs 2).
By position, Manager-less Team have outscored A Team Has No Name at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Hey A Team Has No Name, maybe you'll have better luck next year!