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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
GainesVILLAINS
7-9 135.08
151.31
 
VS
proj
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
122.64 5-11
124.41

GainesVILLAINS manage to knock off U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ 135.08-122.64 despite falling short of predictions

There's no way around it, GainesVILLAINS dropped the ball, at least compared to projections. Still, they secured a 135.08-122.64 victory over U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ leapt out to a 29.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Joe Burrow, who passed for 446 yards and 4 touchdowns for 42.84 points, and Jakobi Meyers, who caught 8 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown (17.3 points). But GainesVILLAINS held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray (26.92 points) and Davante Adams (25.1). This marks the second time this season GainesVILLAINS have beaten U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚, after winning 169.44-130.07 in their last matchup. GainesVILLAINS finish the season with a record of 7-9, while U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ end the campaign at 5-11.

Matchup Timeline

  GainesVILLAINS   U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman (132 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 19.2 points in a 34-3 win over the Dolphins in Week 17. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.76-point projection and was much higher than his 8.25-point season scoring average.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

GainesVILLAINS
Points
% of total points 135.08
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.92
27.9
19.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25.1
20.85
18.6%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
19.2
8.76
14.2%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15
12.54
11.1%
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Points
% of total points 122.64
1
Joe Burrow
QB
42.84
26.35
34.9%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
17.3
11.01
14.1%
3
Chris Boswell
K
17
8.19
13.9%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
11.9
14.23
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ became the proud owner of a 91.04-61.60 lead. For GainesVILLAINS, D'Onta Foreman had a 21-yard touchdown run. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ with a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was GainesVILLAINS who grabbed the lead, 109.98-105.64. Kyler Murray teamed up with Christian Kirk for a 43-yard pass for GainesVILLAINS. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard pass. Michael Gallup made the highlight reel for U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚.

Points By Position

  GainesVILLAINS   U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one final time.
GainesVILLAINS
GainesVILLAINS completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 129.97 points per game, 5th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
117 Rec, 1498 Rec Yds, 11 Rec TDs
K.J. Osborn
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 634 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ completed the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 117.84 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4154 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Mark Andrews
Best Drafted
99 Rec, 1276 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
99 Rec, 988 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

GainesVILLAINS won despite the fact that only five of their 11 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
U mad broπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ can partially blame the loss on Dawson Knox, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
GainesVILLAINS managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 26.9-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Joe Burrow registered 42.84 points, the top overall score for a quarterback this week.