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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Password is Taco
10-7 85.26
85.2
 
VS
proj
kuba's Team
61.52 5-12
78.25

kuba's Team fall to Password is Taco, 85.26-61.52

There's no sugarcoating it, kuba's Team underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Password is Taco secured an 85.26-61.52 victory. Password is Taco never trailed in this one after grabbing a 6.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tom Brady (31.26 points) and Antonio Brown (26.8). Lamar Jackson (113 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 97 Rush Yds) and Marquise Brown (5 Rec, 41 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for kuba's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Password is Taco have gotten the best of kuba's Team, after winning 69.24-68.94 in their last matchup. Password is Taco improve to 10-7 for the season, while kuba's Team fall to 5-12.

Matchup Timeline

  Password is Taco   kuba's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 26.8 points against his 7.83-point projection. During a 44-27 win over the Falcons, he caught 11 passes for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Password is Taco
Points
% of total points 85.26
1
Tom Brady
QB
31.26
20.08
36.7%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
26.8
7.83
31.4%
3
Khalil Mack
LB
5.5
5.76
6.5%
4
Harold Landry III
LB
5.5
5.8
6.5%
kuba's Team
Points
% of total points 61.52
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24.22
24.98
39.4%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
16.1
8.82
26.2%
3
Olivier Vernon
DE
6
3.93
9.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
4.6
11.5
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Password is Taco who grabbed the lead, 63.76-57.52. Tom Brady linked up with Antonio Brown on multiple big plays for Password is Taco: a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 29-yard touchdown pass. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for kuba's Team with a 43-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Password is Taco   kuba's Team
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Password is Taco
Password is Taco ended the season averaging 104.92 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4633 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
87 Rec, 1409 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
4103 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs, 140 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
kuba's Team
kuba's Team ended the season averaging 88.71 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2757 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 1005 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
932 Rush Yds, 16 Rush TDs, 756 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Password is Taco got the W even though only two of their 12 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
kuba's Team had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Password is Taco had two starters score zero points, while kuba's Team had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Password is Taco recorded more points than their projected total, while kuba's Team fell shy of their projection.
kuba's Team ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Password is Taco ranked 9th.
The matchup's 23.74-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win concludes a two-game winless streak for Password is Taco, while the loss breaks a two-game unbeaten streak for kuba's Team.
Not only did Password is Taco get the win, but they also easily covered the 6.95-point projected margin of victory.