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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
IDP Nightly
12-6 137.1
173.3
 
VS
proj
Galloping Ghosts
130.75 10-8
113.67

Galloping Ghosts fall to IDP Nightly 137.10-130.75 despite outperforming projections

IDP Nightly fell short of projections while Galloping Ghosts rose to the occasion and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win 173.30-113.67, IDP Nightly earned a 137.10-130.75 victory over Galloping Ghosts. IDP Nightly never trailed in this one after earning a 10.25-point lead on Saturday behind Baron Browning (7 points) and Jalen Reagor (4.9). Josh Jacobs (132 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and Chase Claypool (33 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Galloping Ghosts in the loss. This marks the second time this season IDP Nightly have gotten the best of Galloping Ghosts, after winning 156.94-133.88 in their last matchup. IDP Nightly finish the season with a record of 12-6, while Galloping Ghosts end the campaign at 10-8.

Matchup Timeline

  IDP Nightly   Galloping Ghosts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ford (4 Tackles, 1.5 Sack) scored 8.5 points in a 38-30 win over the Cardinals in Week 18. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 3.33-point projection and was higher than his 5.67-point season scoring average.
Poona Ford

Top Player Comparison

IDP Nightly
Points
% of total points 137.1
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
20.4
15.13
14.9%
2
Denzel Perryman
LB
12.75
12.77
9.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12.5
25.21
9.1%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.1
14.8
8.8%
Galloping Ghosts
Points
% of total points 130.75
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
24.4
18.39
18.7%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
18
12.27
13.8%
3
Cameron Heyward
DT
13
6.51
9.9%
4
Davante Adams
WR
11.5
12.94
8.8%

Points By Position

  IDP Nightly   Galloping Ghosts
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
IDP Nightly
IDP Nightly ended the season averaging 189.09 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1811 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 360 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Diontae Johnson
Best Drafted
107 Rec, 1161 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Chuck Clark
Best Acquisition
80 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 Ints
Galloping Ghosts
Galloping Ghosts finished the season averaging 171.47 points per game, 8th-highest in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
123 Rec, 1553 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Bobby Wagner
Best Drafted
170 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
Rasul Douglas
Best Acquisition
56 Tackles, 5 Ints

Game Notes

Only five of the 19 starters on IDP Nightly scored higher than their point projections.
Galloping Ghosts lost despite nine of their 18 starters exceeding their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as IDP Nightly had one starter score zero points, while Galloping Ghosts had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
IDP Nightly got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Galloping Ghosts exceeded their projection.
The win concludes a two-match losing slide for IDP Nightly, while the loss breaks a two-game winning streak for Galloping Ghosts.
IDP Nightly managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 59.63-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Jacobs scored 24.4 points, the second-best score for a RB this week.