Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 18

Weekly
Grade
EAGLES 🦅
7-11 390.74
354.13
 
VS
proj
who cares
384.52 5-13
387.48

EAGLES 🦅 defeat who cares in 390.74-384.52 thriller

EAGLES 🦅 exceeded their projected point total, squeaking by for a 390.74-384.52 win over who cares, who fell short of projections. who cares made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. EAGLES 🦅 led 347.74-333.86 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite a combined 50.66 points from three players on Sunday night for who cares. Josh Jacobs (31.1 points) and Antonio Gibson (30.2) won the week for EAGLES 🦅 in the victory. This marks the fourth time this season EAGLES 🦅 have beaten who cares, after winning 319.03-278.44 in their last matchup. EAGLES 🦅 finish the season with a record of 7-11, while who cares end the campaign at 5-13.

Matchup Timeline

  EAGLES 🦅   who cares

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee scored 24.8 points in a 27-24 loss to the 49ers to more-than-double his 11.99-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on EAGLES 🦅 this week.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

EAGLES 🦅
Points
% of total points 390.74
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
31.1
20.13
8%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
30.2
14.19
7.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
28.6
18.42
7.3%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
27.2
14.23
7%
who cares
Points
% of total points 384.52
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
30.6
15.47
8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
30.4
17.19
7.9%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
27.26
19.84
7.1%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
24.07
18.58
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Both teams had players with big-time plays Saturday, after which who cares had a 73.87-39.34 lead. For EAGLES 🦅, Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard pass. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for who cares with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which who cares had a 181.59-176.43 lead. Justin Jefferson had a 45-yard touchdown catch for EAGLES 🦅, while Aaron Rodgers had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for who cares with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which EAGLES 🦅 owned a 347.74-333.86 lead. Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski for a 42-yard pass for EAGLES 🦅. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 20-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for who cares, while Mike Evans had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert found Jared Cook for a 42-yard pass for who cares. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for who cares, who trailed 390.74-384.52 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  EAGLES 🦅   who cares
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.
EAGLES 🦅
EAGLES 🦅 finished the season averaging 391.08 points per game, 2nd-worst in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
5316 Pass Yds, 43 Pass TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
108 Rec, 1616 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Diontae Johnson
Best Acquisition
107 Rec, 1161 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
who cares
who cares finished the season averaging 370.13 points per game, lowest in the league, placing them in last place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
5014 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 302 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
4886 Pass Yds, 41 Pass TDs
Michael Pittman Jr.
Best Acquisition
88 Rec, 1082 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

EAGLES 🦅 got the win even though only 12 of their 30 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
who cares had only 12 of their 30 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as EAGLES 🦅 had seven starters score zero points, while who cares had four.
EAGLES 🦅 put up fewer points than their season scoring average (391.08) while who cares scored above theirs (370.13).
EAGLES 🦅 put up more points than their projected total, while who cares fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 6.22-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In close games this season, EAGLES 🦅 moves to (1-2), while who cares falls to (1-2).