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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Daniel 's Team
5-12 118.5
96.42
 
VS
proj
Swagers81
83.44 8-9
94.18

Daniel 's Team brush off projections, defeat Swagers81, 118.50-83.44

Daniel 's Team showed up, coming out on top with a 118.50-83.44 victory over Swagers81, who fell short of projections. Daniel 's Team jumped out to a 24.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Matt Ryan (21.7 points) and Marquise Brown (16.1) and never looked back. Antonio Brown (26.8 points) and Russell Wilson (18.14) did everything they could for Swagers81 in the loss. This marks the second time this season Daniel 's Team have beaten Swagers81, after winning 129.54-66.44 in their last matchup. Daniel 's Team improve to 5-12 for the season, while Swagers81 fall to 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Daniel 's Team   Swagers81

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan scored 21.7 points in a 44-27 loss to the Buccaneers to beat his 16.66-point projection. He passed for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Daniel 's Team this week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Daniel 's Team
Points
% of total points 118.5
1
Matt Ryan
QB
21.7
16.66
18.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
21
9.28
17.7%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17
13.01
14.3%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
16.1
8.82
13.6%
Swagers81
Points
% of total points 83.44
1
Antonio Brown
WR
26.8
7.83
32.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
18.14
20.65
21.7%
3
Logan Thomas
TE
9.7
7.19
11.6%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
8
4.85
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Daniel 's Team emerged with a 65.90-41.10 lead. For Daniel 's Team, Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for Swagers81 with a 30-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Daniel 's Team   Swagers81
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Daniel 's Team
Daniel 's Team finished the season with the league's 2nd-worst points average (100.82 ppg), placing them 11th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
4581 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
102 Rec, 1093 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
3952 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Swagers81
Swagers81 finished the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (106.32 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4572 Pass Yds, 42 Pass TDs, 518 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Acquisition
2942 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Daniel 's Team had seven of their 12 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Swagers81 had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Swagers81 even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Daniel 's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (100.82) while Swagers81 fell short of theirs (106.32).
Daniel 's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Swagers81 fell short of their projection.
Not only did Daniel 's Team get the win, but they also covered the 2.24-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Antonio Brown put up 26.8 points, the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.