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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Clowns
9-8 123.5
146
 
VS
proj
Canes
108.48 8-9
184.65

Clowns fall short of projections, still manage to top Canes, 123.50-108.48

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Clowns did enough to take down Canes, coming out on top with a 123.50-108.48 victory. Canes took an 11.98-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Clowns held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns for 31.4 points, and Mike Williams, who caught 3 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown (15.3 points). Jonathan Taylor (18.4 points) and T.J. Watt (18) were the leaders for Canes in the loss. This marks the third time this season Clowns have taken down Canes, after winning 185.52-169.08 in their last matchup. Clowns end the season at 9-8, while Canes finish the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Clowns   Canes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater made all 4 of his FG attempts as the Cardinals beat the Cowboys 25-22. In doing so, he put up 15 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Clowns this week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Clowns
Points
% of total points 123.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
31.4
27.19
25.4%
2
Mike Williams
WR
15.3
14.79
12.4%
3
Matt Prater
K
15
8.09
12.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.4
19.49
10.9%
Canes
Points
% of total points 108.48
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.4
22.39
17%
2
T.J. Watt
LB
18
8.66
16.6%
3
Damien Harris
RB
17.7
10.78
16.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.2
21.39
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Clowns, while Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for the team, who trailed 78.48-66.50 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Clowns, while Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal to contribute to a 111.20-89.48 lead for Clowns.

Points By Position

  Clowns   Canes
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Clowns
Clowns finished the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (167.99 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
88 Rec, 1091 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Jordyn Brooks
Best Acquisition
165 Tackles, 1 Sack
Canes
Canes ended the season with the league's 3rd-best points average (171.28 ppg), placing them 5th 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
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 1144 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3494 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Just five of the 15 starters on Clowns scored higher than their projected point totals.
Canes had only three of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Clowns had two starters score zero points, while Canes had one.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Clowns had the lowest winning score of the week.
In upset games this season, Clowns moves to (2-1), while Canes falls to (0-1).