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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
donnie's Definitive Team
8-8 90.6
78.99
 
VS
proj
Eat Drink and Be Murray
90.52 9-7
111.42

donnie's Definitive Team smirk at projections, come back to knock off Eat Drink and Be Murray in 90.60-90.52 struggle

donnie's Definitive Team exceeded expectations, rallying for a 90.60-90.52 victory over Eat Drink and Be Murray, who fell short of projections. donnie's Definitive Team trailed 90.52-76.60 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 points). Kyler Murray (263 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (32 Rush Yds, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Eat Drink and Be Murray in the loss. This marks the third time this season donnie's Definitive Team have beaten Eat Drink and Be Murray, after winning 134.72-93.02 in their last matchup. donnie's Definitive Team finish the season with a record of 8-8, while Eat Drink and Be Murray end the campaign at 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  donnie's Definitive Team   Eat Drink and Be Murray

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 14 points against their 6.36-point projection. In a 26-14 win over the Browns, they allowed 14 points, surrendered 232 yards, and intercepted 2 passes.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

donnie's Definitive Team
Points
% of total points 90.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.4
24.21
30.2%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
6.36
15.5%
3
Mike Evans
WR
12.7
10.17
14%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.6
8.93
12.8%
Eat Drink and Be Murray
Points
% of total points 90.52
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
25.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.84
20.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
12.1
15.61
13.4%
4
Michael Badgley
K
10
8.14
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for donnie's Definitive Team, helping the team to a 76.60-32.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for Eat Drink and Be Murray, contributing to a 90.52-76.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  donnie's Definitive Team   Eat Drink and Be Murray
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?
donnie's Definitive Team
donnie's Definitive Team finished the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 107.04 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
700 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 334 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jared Cook
Best Acquisition
44 Rec, 484 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Eat Drink and Be Murray
Eat Drink and Be Murray finished the season with the league's 5th-best points average (106.17 ppg), placing them 2nd 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
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs

What If

donnie's Definitive Team would have beaten only two other teams besides Eat Drink and Be Murray this week.
Eat Drink and Be Murray would have lost to four other teams besides donnie's Definitive Team this week.
donnie's Definitive Team would be 11-5 if they played Eat Drink and Be Murray every week.
donnie's Definitive Team would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eat Drink and Be Murray.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as donnie's Definitive Team, Eat Drink and Be Murray would be 8-5.
If donnie's Definitive Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 83-57.
If they played every team every week, Eat Drink and Be Murray would be 75-65.