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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
1st_&_10
8-9 135.3
112.01
 
VS
proj
The Fundamentals
103.78 7-10
100.29

1st_&_10 defeat The Fundamentals in 135.30-103.78 rout

1st_&_10 stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 135.30-103.78 victory over The Fundamentals. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this matchup, as 1st_&_10 leapt out to a 34.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Alexander Mattison (26.5 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (12.1). Darwin Thompson (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Josh Jacobs (89 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) led the way for The Fundamentals in defeat. This marks the first time this season 1st_&_10 have gotten the best of The Fundamentals, after falling 110.16-92.6 in their last matchup. 1st_&_10 improve to 8-9 for the season, while The Fundamentals fall to 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  1st_&_10   The Fundamentals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 of his 6 FG attempts against the Raiders, McManus registered 9 points this week. He scored 30.4% more than his 6.9-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

1st_&_10
Points
% of total points 135.3
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.8
22.92
19.8%
2
Alexander Mattison
RB
26.5
11.86
19.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
19.2
9.95
14.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.5
15.45
10.7%
The Fundamentals
Points
% of total points 103.78
1
Darwin Thompson
RB
22
5.6
21.2%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
20.9
12.22
20.1%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.4
8.74
11%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.1
13.61
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alexander Mattison had a 28-yard touchdown catch for 1st_&_10, contributing to a 46.80-12.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which 1st_&_10 owned a 129.30-77.18 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for 1st_&_10, while Darren Waller had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Josh Jacobs had a 28-yard touchdown run for The Fundamentals, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 53-yard pass.

Points By Position

  1st_&_10   The Fundamentals
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.
1st_&_10
1st_&_10 completed the season averaging 105.12 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4823 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 444 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1104 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Alexander Mattison
Best Acquisition
434 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 125 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
The Fundamentals
The Fundamentals ended the season with the league's 3rd-worst points average (101.32 ppg), placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Jacobs
MVP
1065 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 238 Rec Yds
Antonio Gibson
Best Drafted
795 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 247 Rec Yds
Darwin Thompson
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

1st_&_10 don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Fundamentals (5 vs 0).
1st_&_10 are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Fundamentals (2 vs 1).
By position, 1st_&_10 have outscored The Fundamentals at QB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for 1st_&_10 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Fundamentals (2).
There's not much good to say about The Fundamentals this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!