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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Michael
7-10 130.8
107.02
 
VS
proj
SPARTICUS
101.1 5-12
94.3

Michael hand SPARTICUS fourth straight loss in 130.8-101.1 rout

Michael cruised to a 130.8-101.1 victory to hand SPARTICUS their fourth consecutive loss. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Michael grabbed a 70.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Tom Brady (63.2 points) and Nick Chubb (16.8). Justin Herbert (302 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and David Montgomery (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 63 Rec Yds) were the leaders for SPARTICUS in the loss. This marks the third time this season Michael have knocked off SPARTICUS, after winning 140.9-105.7 in their last matchup. Michael finish the season with a record of 7-10, while SPARTICUS end the campaign at 5-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael   SPARTICUS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 63.2 points against his 44.93-point projection. In a 44-27 win over the Falcons, he passed for 399 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Michael
Points
% of total points 130.8
1
Tom Brady
QB
63.2
44.93
48.3%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
22
7.61
16.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
16.8
14.81
12.8%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
10.7
8.77
8.2%
SPARTICUS
Points
% of total points 101.1
1
Justin Herbert
QB
57.1
41.64
56.5%
2
David Montgomery
RB
19.2
14.73
19%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.1
14.16
11%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
5.7
11.37
5.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Michael became the proud owner of an 84.1-13.7 lead. Tom Brady had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for Michael, while Nick Chubb had a 47-yard touchdown run. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for SPARTICUS with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Michael owned a 130.8-101.1 lead. For Michael, Jerry Jeudy had a 92-yard touchdown catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for SPARTICUS with a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Michael   SPARTICUS

What If

Michael would have beaten four other teams besides SPARTICUS this week.
SPARTICUS would have lost to five other teams besides Michael this week.
Michael would be 8-9 if they played SPARTICUS every week.
Michael would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SPARTICUS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Michael, SPARTICUS would be 4-9.
If Michael had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-66.
If they played every team every week, SPARTICUS would be 47-72.

Coach Talk

Michael
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating SPARTICUS at the wide receiver position (32.7 points to 5.7).
SPARTICUS
It's entirely possible that SPARTICUS might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only five targets as a group this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.