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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Brady’s Deflated Balls
12-5 150.06
135.99
 
VS
proj
LA Love
147.02 10-7
141.4

Brady’s Deflated Balls come back to defeat LA Love in 150.06-147.02 nailbiter

Brady’s Deflated Balls stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, coming back for a 150.06-147.02 victory over LA Love. Brady’s Deflated Balls trailed 147.02-104.16 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Najee Harris (188 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) and Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Davante Adams (11 Rec, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Rodgers (288 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the top performers for LA Love in the loss. This marks the first time this season Brady’s Deflated Balls have knocked off LA Love, after falling 132.2-108.28 in their last matchup. Brady’s Deflated Balls end the season with a record of 12-5, while LA Love finish the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Brady’s Deflated Balls   LA Love

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater (4-4 FG, 53 long, 1-1 XP) scored 15 points in a 25-22 win over the Cowboys in Week 17. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.09-point projection and was much higher than his 9.17-point season scoring average.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Brady’s Deflated Balls
Points
% of total points 150.06
1
Najee Harris
RB
28.1
16.99
18.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.26
29.15
13.5%
3
Sony Michel
RB
17.4
14.95
11.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
17.2
10.32
11.5%
LA Love
Points
% of total points 147.02
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.1
20.85
17.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.32
29.34
16.5%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
21.3
10
14.5%
4
Allen Lazard
WR
16.2
9.18
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Brady’s Deflated Balls boasted a 104.16-47.00 lead. For Brady’s Deflated Balls, Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for LA Love with a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers found Allen Lazard for a 20-yard touchdown pass for LA Love, contributing to a 147.02-104.16 lead for LA Love.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Brady’s Deflated Balls during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Brady’s Deflated Balls   LA Love
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were drafting these teams, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Brady’s Deflated Balls
Brady’s Deflated Balls ended the season with the league's 2nd-highest points average (131.50 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
1172 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mac Jones
Best Acquisition
3540 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 125 Rush Yds
LA Love
LA Love ended the season with the league's 4th-most points average (124.77 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3977 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
117 Rec, 1498 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Allen Lazard
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 438 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

What If

Brady’s Deflated Balls would have beaten five other teams besides LA Love this week.
LA Love would have lost to just one other team besides Brady’s Deflated Balls this week.
Brady’s Deflated Balls would be 6-11 if they played LA Love every week.
Brady’s Deflated Balls would be 12-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LA Love.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brady’s Deflated Balls, LA Love would be 11-4.
If Brady’s Deflated Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 119-60.
If they played every team every week, LA Love would be 115-64.