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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Hard Knocks's Nifty Team
7-10 151.04
137.77
 
VS
proj
Thielen Good
136.24 6-11
113.27

Hard Knocks's Nifty Team come back to hand Thielen Good fourth straight loss, 151.04-136.24

Hard Knocks's Nifty Team came back for a 151.04-136.24 victory to hand Thielen Good their fourth straight loss. Hard Knocks's Nifty Team trailed 136.24-134.04 heading into Monday night, but the unit rallied behind Chris Boswell, who made all 4 of his FG attempts for 17 points. Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) led the way for Thielen Good in the loss. This marks the first time this season Hard Knocks's Nifty Team have beaten Thielen Good, after falling 163.74-138.34 in their last matchup. Hard Knocks's Nifty Team finish the season with a record of 7-10, while Thielen Good end the campaign at 6-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Knocks's Nifty Team   Thielen Good

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boswell scored 17 points against the Browns in Week 17 to more-than-double his 8.19-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any K in the league this season.
Chris Boswell

Top Player Comparison

Hard Knocks's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 151.04
1
Russell Wilson
QB
35.84
26.11
23.7%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
23
12.88
15.2%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
11.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
17
8.19
11.3%
Thielen Good
Points
% of total points 136.24
1
Tom Brady
QB
33.4
29.59
24.5%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
27.9
13.64
20.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.84
13.6%
4
Noah Fant
TE
18.2
8.3
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Thielen Good, who trailed 88.90-43.40 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass for Hard Knocks's Nifty Team, who trailed 136.24-134.04 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for Hard Knocks's Nifty Team on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Hard Knocks's Nifty Team   Thielen Good
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.
Hard Knocks's Nifty Team
Hard Knocks's Nifty Team finished the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 115.93 points per game, 8th-most in the league.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
2875 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Chris Boswell
Best Acquisition
33-37 FG, 56 long, 26-28 XP
Thielen Good
Thielen Good ended the season with the league's 7th-most points average (115.94 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
70 Rec, 909 Rec Yds, 12 Rec TDs
Cam Newton
Best Acquisition
684 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Just four of the 10 starters on Hard Knocks's Nifty Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Thielen Good had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Thielen Good can partially blame the loss on Jamison Crowder, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Hard Knocks's Nifty Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 24.5-point projected margin of victory.
Hard Knocks's Nifty Team moves to (2-2) in comeback games this season, while Thielen Good falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, Tom Brady (33.4 points) posted the second-best score in the league this week.