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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
NicholasG's Nifty Team
10-7 114.02
129.57
 
VS
proj
Thumping and Bumping
96.12 9-8
108.3

NicholasG's Nifty Team find way to defeat Thumping and Bumping 114.02-96.12

Both teams failed to live up to projections, but NicholasG's Nifty Team did enough to take down Thumping and Bumping. Predicted to win 129.57-108.30, NicholasG's Nifty Team earned a 114.02-96.12 victory over Thumping and Bumping. Thumping and Bumping jumped out to a 21.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 25.7 points from Daniel Carlson (3-3 FG, 47 long, 2-2 XP) and Mike Evans (4 Rec, 47 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But NicholasG's Nifty Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Aaron Rodgers (288 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the third time this season NicholasG's Nifty Team have beaten Thumping and Bumping, after winning 121.38-116.8 in their last matchup. NicholasG's Nifty Team end the season at 10-7, while Thumping and Bumping finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  NicholasG's Nifty Team   Thumping and Bumping

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater (4-4 FG, 53 long, 1-1 XP) scored 15 points against the Cowboys in Week 17. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.09-point projection and was much higher than his 8.29-point season scoring average.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

NicholasG's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 114.02
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.32
24.34
17.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
21.96
16.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.84
16.2%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15
12.53
13.2%
Thumping and Bumping
Points
% of total points 96.12
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
23.8%
2
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.95
13.5%
3
Mike Evans
WR
12.7
10.17
13.2%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
12.4
10.03
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Thumping and Bumping who took the lead, 96.12-90.50. For NicholasG's Nifty Team, Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Thumping and Bumping with a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for NicholasG's Nifty Team, helping the team to a 110.82-96.12 lead.

Points By Position

  NicholasG's Nifty Team   Thumping and Bumping
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
NicholasG's Nifty Team
NicholasG's Nifty Team completed the season with the league's 3rd-highest points average (108.22 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3977 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Dalton Schultz
Best Acquisition
75 Rec, 787 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Thumping and Bumping
Thumping and Bumping finished the season with the league's 6th-most points average (104.71 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Mark Andrews
Best Drafted
99 Rec, 1276 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Eli Mitchell
Best Acquisition
878 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 137 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

What If

NicholasG's Nifty Team would have beaten five other teams besides Thumping and Bumping this week.
Thumping and Bumping would have lost to just two other teams besides NicholasG's Nifty Team this week.
NicholasG's Nifty Team would be 8-9 if they played Thumping and Bumping every week.
NicholasG's Nifty Team would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Thumping and Bumping.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NicholasG's Nifty Team, Thumping and Bumping would be 8-6.
If NicholasG's Nifty Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-71.
If they played every team every week, Thumping and Bumping would be 73-76.