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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
More than a Thielen
8-8 157.38
162.8
 
VS
proj
ATL_Falcons11
131.92 6-10
181.27

More than a Thielen hand ATL_Falcons11 third consecutive loss, 157.38-131.92

More than a Thielen earned a 157.38-131.92 victory to hand ATL_Falcons11 their third consecutive loss. More than a Thielen nabbed a 33-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Christian Wilkins (15 points) and Darnell Mooney (7 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (22.92 points) and Xavier Woods (11.5) led the charge for ATL_Falcons11 in the loss. This marks the second time this season More than a Thielen have knocked off ATL_Falcons11, after winning 145.58-120.38 in their last matchup. More than a Thielen finish the season with a record of 8-8, while ATL_Falcons11 end the campaign at 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  More than a Thielen   ATL_Falcons11

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.53 points, Davis more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 11.7 points as the Falcons lost to the Bills 29-15. He racked up 57 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on More than a Thielen this week.
Mike Davis

Top Player Comparison

More than a Thielen
Points
% of total points 157.38
1
Christian Wilkins
DT
15
6.01
9.5%
2
Allen Lazard
WR
13.2
7.33
8.4%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
12.9
7.7
8.2%
4
Jordyn Brooks
LB
12.5
13.91
7.9%
ATL_Falcons11
Points
% of total points 131.92
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
17.4%
2
Xavier Woods
S
11.5
9.24
8.7%
3
Kareem Jackson
S
11.5
9.97
8.7%
4
Alec Ogletree
LB
11
10.05
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for ATL_Falcons11, while Courtland Sutton had a 44-yard catch for the team, who trailed 121.18-120.12 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for More than a Thielen, helping the team to a 145.38-131.92 lead.

Points By Position

  More than a Thielen   ATL_Falcons11
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we turn our attention to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one last time.
More than a Thielen
More than a Thielen completed the season averaging 166.20 points per game, 6th-highest 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
Jeremy Chinn
Best Drafted
107 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
Jonas Griffith
Best Acquisition
38 Tackles
ATL_Falcons11
ATL_Falcons11 ended the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 159.52 points per game, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Jordan Hicks
Best Drafted
111 Tackles, 4 Sacks
De'Vondre Campbell
Best Acquisition
146 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 Ints

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. More than a Thielen have a winning record vs ATL_Falcons11 this season despite averaging fewer points against them (151.48) than their overall average (166.2).
ATL_Falcons11 are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
More than a Thielen laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than ATL_Falcons11 (0).
More than a Thielen have the clutch gene, with more close wins than ATL_Falcons11 (2 vs 1).
More than a Thielen should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than ATL_Falcons11 (5 vs 2).
By position, More than a Thielen have outscored ATL_Falcons11 at RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Hey ATL_Falcons11, maybe you'll have better luck next year!