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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
8-8-1 86
117.85
 
VS
proj
Figg NEWTRONS
65 7-10
80.42

LarryDavidShrimp manage to top Figg NEWTRONS 86-65 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but LarryDavidShrimp did enough to beat Figg NEWTRONS. Predicted to win 118-80, LarryDavidShrimp secured an 86-65 victory over Figg NEWTRONS. LarryDavidShrimp jumped out to a 34-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 32 points from Jonathan Taylor (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Derek Carr (255 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (263 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds) and Nick Folk (1-1 FG, 43 long, 5-6 XP) carried the flag for Figg NEWTRONS in the loss. This marks the second time this season LarryDavidShrimp have beaten Figg NEWTRONS, after winning 134-129 in their last matchup. LarryDavidShrimp finish the season at 8-8-1, while Figg NEWTRONS end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   Figg NEWTRONS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker (4-4 FG, 46 long, 1-1 XP) scored 15 points in a 20-19 lost to the Rams in Week 17. His scoring output was 75.4% more than his 8.55-point projection and was much higher than his 9.63-point season scoring average.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 86
1
Davante Adams
WR
19
16.55
22.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
16
18.78
18.6%
3
Derek Carr
QB
16
24.22
18.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.55
17.4%
Figg NEWTRONS
Points
% of total points 65
1
Kyler Murray
QB
29
30.38
44.6%
2
Nick Folk
K
9
10.08
13.8%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
9
7.12
13.8%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
8.91
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 42-yard pass for LarryDavidShrimp, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 45-yard pass, contributing to a 60-26 lead for LarryDavidShrimp.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for Figg NEWTRONS, who trailed 67-65 after the late action.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   Figg NEWTRONS
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
LarryDavidShrimp
LarryDavidShrimp completed the season averaging 110 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 7th 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
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
117 Rec, 1498 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Zach Wilson
Best Acquisition
2247 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 161 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Figg NEWTRONS
Figg NEWTRONS finished the season with the league's 6th-highest points average (106 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
2882 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 767 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3494 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs

What If

LarryDavidShrimp would have beaten only one other team besides Figg NEWTRONS this week.
Figg NEWTRONS would have lost to six other teams besides LarryDavidShrimp this week.
LarryDavidShrimp would be 8-8-1 if they played Figg NEWTRONS every week.
LarryDavidShrimp would be 6-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Figg NEWTRONS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LarryDavidShrimp, Figg NEWTRONS would be 8-7.
If LarryDavidShrimp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-73-4.
If they played every team every week, Figg NEWTRONS would be 75-72-2.