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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team
10-7 113.5
116.35
 
VS
proj
joe's Optimal Team
37.46 7-10
69.6

Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team hand joe's Optimal Team fourth consecutive loss in 113.50-37.46 drubbing

Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team rolled to a 113.50-37.46 victory to hand joe's Optimal Team their fourth straight loss. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team grabbed a 34.14-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 47.5 points from Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and David Montgomery (64 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds) and Courtland Sutton (3 Rec, 60 Rec Yds) did everything they could for joe's Optimal Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team have gotten the best of joe's Optimal Team, after winning 109.32-104.02 in their last matchup. Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team end the season at 10-7, while joe's Optimal Team finish the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team   joe's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris scored 28.1 points in a 26-14 win over the Browns to beat his 16.99-point projection. He racked up 206 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team this week.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team
Points
% of total points 113.5
1
Najee Harris
RB
28.1
16.99
24.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.4
24.21
24.1%
3
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
14.85
17.7%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
10.03
10.9%
joe's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 37.46
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.86
24.86
55.7%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
7.5
10.56
20%
3
Mike Gesicki
TE
7.1
8.95
19%
4
Tyler Bass
K
3
10.63
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team had a 65.10-30.96 lead. For Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team, Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for joe's Optimal Team with a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 44-yard catch for joe's Optimal Team, who trailed 85.40-37.46 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team   joe's Optimal Team
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team
Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team ended the season averaging 95.81 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
1172 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Dawson Knox
Best Acquisition
46 Rec, 538 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
joe's Optimal Team
joe's Optimal Team finished the season with the league's 7th-best points average (94.86 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4168 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 700 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
700 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 334 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mike Williams
Best Acquisition
67 Rec, 1027 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
joe's Optimal Team had only zero of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team had one starter score zero points, while joe's Optimal Team had four.
Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team put up more points than their season scoring average (95.81) while joe's Optimal Team fell short of theirs (94.86).
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 76.04-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team get the win, but they also covered the 46.75-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Yeahemdo's Marvelous Team moves to (2-1), while joe's Optimal Team falls to (1-5).
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes put up 20.86 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.