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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Hills’ Elite Team
13-5 97.7
121.61
 
VS
proj
Thielen your cousins
78.5 11-7
116.42

Hills’ Elite Team come up short of predictions, find way to top Thielen your cousins, 97.70-78.50

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but Hills’ Elite Team did enough to knock off Thielen your cousins, emerging victorious with a 97.70-78.50 win. Thielen your cousins nabbed a 20.4-point lead on Saturday behind stellar efforts from Travis Kelce, who caught 4 passes for 34 yards and a touchdown for 11.4 points, and Jake Elliott, who made both of his FG attempts (9 points). But Hills’ Elite Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tom Brady, who passed for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns for 28.04 points, and Deebo Samuel, who racked up 164 yards of total offense and scored 2 touchdowns (27.96 points). This marks the second time this season Hills’ Elite Team have beaten Thielen your cousins, after winning 129.12-121.92 in their last matchup. Hills’ Elite Team end the season with a record of 13-5, while Thielen your cousins finish the campaign at 11-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Hills’ Elite Team   Thielen your cousins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady (326 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 28.04 points in a 41-17 win over the Panthers in Week 18. He scored 26.6% more than his 22.14-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Hills’ Elite Team
Points
% of total points 97.7
1
Tom Brady
QB
28.04
22.14
28.7%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
27.96
13.99
28.6%
3
David Montgomery
RB
8.9
13.92
9.1%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
8.6
12.07
8.8%
Thielen your cousins
Points
% of total points 78.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
18.1
24.13
23.1%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
12.6
12.43
16.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11.4
14.39
14.5%
4
Jake Elliott
K
9
7.63
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Hills’ Elite Team emerged with a 94.50-70.30 lead. Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Hills’ Elite Team, while Deebo Samuel had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Thielen your cousins with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Hills’ Elite Team   Thielen your cousins
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Hills’ Elite Team
Hills’ Elite Team completed the season averaging 119.43 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
5316 Pass Yds, 43 Pass TDs
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
1200 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 467 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Rashaad Penny
Best Acquisition
749 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Thielen your cousins
Thielen your cousins finished the regular season 4th in the standings after averaging 113.35 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3787 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs, 423 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
123 Rec, 1553 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Acquisition
3563 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs, 215 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Hills’ Elite Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Thielen your cousins had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 19.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory puts an end to a two-game losing streak for Hills’ Elite Team.
Not only did Hills’ Elite Team earn the W, but they also easily covered the 5.19-point projected margin of victory.