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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Beats By Ray
7-10 112.4
105.04
 
VS
proj
Joey's Team
86.72 2-15
89.56

Despite top scorer Herbert, Joey's Team fall to Beats By Ray in 112.40-86.72 blowout

Justin Herbert racked up 30.42 points for Joey's Team, the top total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Beats By Ray, who rolled to a 112.40-86.72 victory. Beats By Ray never trailed in this one after taking a 5.6-point lead on Saturday behind DeVonta Smith. Justin Herbert (383 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (9 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Joey's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Beats By Ray have knocked off Joey's Team, after winning 112.2-102.62 in their last matchup. Beats By Ray finish the season with a record of 7-10, while Joey's Team end the campaign at 2-15.

Matchup Timeline

  Beats By Ray   Joey's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chargers in Week 18, Carlson scored 21 points to more-than-double his 9.13-point projection. He made all 5 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any K in the league this season.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

Beats By Ray
Points
% of total points 112.4
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.9
20.46
22.2%
2
James Conner
RB
24.3
13.27
21.6%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
21
9.13
18.7%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
13
13.93
11.6%
Joey's Team
Points
% of total points 86.72
1
Justin Herbert
QB
30.42
23.61
35.1%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.6
15.87
21.4%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
15.5
10.06
17.9%
4
Ryan Succop
K
12
9.44
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass for Beats By Ray, helping the team to a 51.30-23.90 lead.
Sunday Late
James Conner had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Beats By Ray, helping the team to a 91.40-56.30 lead.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday night, after which Beats By Ray boasted a 112.40-86.72 lead. For Beats By Ray, Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Joey's Team with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Beats By Ray   Joey's Team
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 dig into this season one final time.
Beats By Ray
Beats By Ray ended the season averaging 105.33 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Joe Mixon
MVP
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mark Andrews
Best Drafted
107 Rec, 1361 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
4221 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 115 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Joey's Team
Joey's Team ended the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 93.41 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
5014 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 302 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1225 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Ten Defense
Best Acquisition
20.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 329.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers

What If

Beats By Ray would have beaten four other teams besides Joey's Team this week.
Joey's Team would have lost to four other teams besides Beats By Ray this week.
Beats By Ray would be 13-4 if they played Joey's Team every week.
Beats By Ray would be 5-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Joey's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Beats By Ray, Joey's Team would be 5-9.
If Beats By Ray had played every team in the league each week, they would be 65-86.
If they played every team every week, Joey's Team would be 34-117.