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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
TJ's Team 2
9-8 26.77
31.13
 
VS
proj
bladen's Unreal Team
21.64 8-9
28.06

TJ's Team 2 manage to top bladen's Unreal Team 26.77-21.64

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but TJ's Team 2 did enough to knock off bladen's Unreal Team. Predicted to win 31.13-28.06, TJ's Team 2 came out on top with a 26.77-21.64 win over bladen's Unreal Team. bladen's Unreal Team grabbed a 2.74-point lead on Saturday behind Patrick Mahomes (4.07 points), but TJ's Team 2 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Xavien Howard, who made 3 tackles and intercepted a pass for 3.95 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns (2.21 points). Patrick Mahomes (4.07 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (2.23) did everything they could for bladen's Unreal Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season TJ's Team 2 have taken down bladen's Unreal Team, after falling 36.28-23.28 in their last matchup. TJ's Team 2 end the season at 9-8, while bladen's Unreal Team finish the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  TJ's Team 2   bladen's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.93 points, Rodgers just beat that amount by scoring 2.21 points as the Packers lost to the Lions 37-30. He passed for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on TJ's Team 2 this week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

TJ's Team 2
Points
% of total points 26.77
1
Xavien Howard
CB
3.95
1.5
14.8%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
2.21
1.93
8.3%
3
Malcolm Jenkins
S
2.2
1.71
8.2%
4
Kenny Moore II
CB
2.1
2.13
7.8%
bladen's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 21.64
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
4.07
3.78
18.8%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
2.23
1.01
10.3%
3
Cameron Jordan
DE
2.1
1.29
9.7%
4
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
1.7
2.25
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard pass for bladen's Unreal Team to contribute to a 4.07-1.33 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 29-yard touchdown pass for TJ's Team 2 to contribute to a 14.04-13.54 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TJ's Team 2   bladen's Unreal Team
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?
TJ's Team 2
TJ's Team 2 finished the season averaging 28.75 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Eric Kendricks
MVP
143 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 2 Ints
Myles Garrett
Best Drafted
51 Tackles, 16 Sacks
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
104 Rec, 1015 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
bladen's Unreal Team
bladen's Unreal Team ended the season with the league's 6th-most points average (28.39 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4839 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 381 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Nick Bosa
Best Drafted
52 Tackles, 15.5 Sacks
A.J. Terrell
Best Acquisition
81 Tackles, 1 Sack, 3 Ints

Game Notes

TJ's Team 2 emerged victorious despite the fact that only six of their 20 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
bladen's Unreal Team had only six of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as TJ's Team 2 had two starters score zero points, while bladen's Unreal Team had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The victory snaps a three-match losing streak for TJ's Team 2, while the loss breaks a two-game winning streak for bladen's Unreal Team.
Not only did TJ's Team 2 get the W, but they also covered the 3.07-point projected margin of victory.
For bladen's Unreal Team, Patrick Mahomes scored 4.07 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.