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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Swinging Richards
5-12 166.05
132.03
 
VS
proj
Can You Digg It?
147 6-10
133.72

Swinging Richards hand Can You Digg It? third straight loss, 166.05-147.00

Swinging Richards emerged victorious with a 166.05-147.00 victory to hand Can You Digg It? their third straight loss. Swinging Richards never trailed in this one after nabbing a 20.05-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Lamar Jackson (40.35 points) and Antonio Brown (32.3). Marvin Jones Jr. (39 points) and Matt Ryan (31.85) carried the flag for Can You Digg It? in the loss. This marks the first time this season Swinging Richards have taken down Can You Digg It?, after falling 199.78-153.52 in their last matchup. Swinging Richards finish the season with a record of 5-12, while Can You Digg It? end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Swinging Richards   Can You Digg It?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (11 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 32.3 points against the Falcons in Week 17. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.14-point projection and was much higher than his 9.06-point season scoring average.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Swinging Richards
Points
% of total points 166.05
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
40.35
36.87
24.3%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
32.3
10.14
19.5%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
30.8
12.47
18.5%
4
David Johnson
RB
22.5
16.33
13.6%
Can You Digg It?
Points
% of total points 147
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
39
11.53
26.5%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
31.85
27.08
21.7%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
20
12.93
13.6%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
19.95
25.84
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Swinging Richards owned a 130.55-110.50 lead. Chris Godwin had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Swinging Richards, while Antonio Brown had a 30-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Marvin Jones Jr. made the highlight reel for Can You Digg It? with a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 26-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Swinging Richards   Can You Digg It?

StatSmack

Can You Digg It? are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
Swinging Richards are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Can You Digg It? (1).
Swinging Richards are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Can You Digg It? (2 vs 3).
By position, Swinging Richards have outscored Can You Digg It? at QB, RB, WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Swinging Richards had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Can You Digg It? (2).
Hey Can You Digg It?, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Swinging Richards
Listen, Swinging Richards, we applaud you on the confidence. Playing a starter with negative points (plus two zero-point players) while still earning the win... that's playing with fire. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
Can You Digg It?
Hey, it's possible that Can You Digg It? might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 11 targets as a group this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently made the bulk of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.