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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
John's Facing the Giants Team
9-8 125.26
108.36
 
VS
proj
Winner is Coming
88.52 8-9
114.6

John's Facing the Giants Team brush off predictions, defeat Winner is Coming in 125.26-88.52 runaway

John's Facing the Giants Team beat their projected point total, cruising to a 125.26-88.52 victory over Winner is Coming, who fell short of projections. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as John's Facing the Giants Team jumped out to a 34.66-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Darrel Williams (22.7 points) and Patrick Mahomes (20.86). Aaron Rodgers (20.32 points) and Jonathan Taylor (17.4) led the charge for Winner is Coming in the loss. This marks the third time this season John's Facing the Giants Team have taken down Winner is Coming, after winning 109.4-109.32 in their last matchup. John's Facing the Giants Team finish the season at 9-8, while Winner is Coming end the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Facing the Giants Team   Winner is Coming

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 107 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bengals, Williams scored 22.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.92-point projection and was much higher than his 8.82-point season scoring average.
Darrel Williams

Top Player Comparison

John's Facing the Giants Team
Points
% of total points 125.26
1
Darrel Williams
RB
22.7
8.92
18.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.86
24.86
16.7%
3
Chris Boswell
K
17
8.19
13.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
16.7
9.92
13.3%
Winner is Coming
Points
% of total points 88.52
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.32
24.34
23%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.4
19.39
19.7%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.95
14.7%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13
7.42
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was John's Facing the Giants Team who owned the lead, 76.66-42.00. For John's Facing the Giants Team, Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass. Jaylen Waddle made the highlight reel for Winner is Coming with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch for John's Facing the Giants Team, while Mike Williams had a 45-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 108.26-68.20 lead for John's Facing the Giants Team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Winner is Coming, who trailed 108.26-88.52 after Sunday night.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for John's Facing the Giants Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  John's Facing the Giants Team   Winner is Coming
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
John's Facing the Giants Team
John's Facing the Giants Team finished the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 105.72 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4569 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 327 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
320 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 1310 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Acquisition
812 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 454 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Winner is Coming
Winner is Coming ended the season with the league's 4th-most points average (100.68 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
3977 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs
Justin Jackson
Best Acquisition
344 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 178 Rec Yds

What If

John's Facing the Giants Team would have beaten five other teams besides Winner is Coming this week.
Winner is Coming would have lost to five other teams besides John's Facing the Giants Team this week.
John's Facing the Giants Team would be 10-7 if they played Winner is Coming every week.
John's Facing the Giants Team would be 7-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Winner is Coming.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as John's Facing the Giants Team, Winner is Coming would be 4-9.
If John's Facing the Giants Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-46.
If they played every team every week, Winner is Coming would be 65-54.