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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
earl's Breathtaking Team
11-6 111.94
102.55
 
VS
proj
CeeDeez Nutz
100.1 11-6
115.42

CeeDeez Nutz fall to earl's Breathtaking Team, 111.94-100.10

CeeDeez Nutz underachieved compared to projections, as earl's Breathtaking Team earned a 111.94-100.10 victory. CeeDeez Nutz took a 31.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 36.3 points from Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Mark Andrews (6 Rec, 89 Rec Yds). But earl's Breathtaking Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Rashaad Penny, who racked up 185 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 30.5 points, and Dak Prescott, who passed for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 20 yards (23.04 points). This marks the second time this season earl's Breathtaking Team have gotten the best of CeeDeez Nutz, after winning 79.3-67.7 in their last matchup. earl's Breathtaking Team end the season with a record of 11-6, while CeeDeez Nutz finish the campaign at 11-6.

Matchup Timeline

  earl's Breathtaking Team   CeeDeez Nutz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker (4-4 FG, 46 long, 1-1 XP) scored 15 points against the Rams in Week 17. His scoring output was 75.4% more than his 8.55-point projection and was much higher than his 9.06-point season scoring average.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

earl's Breathtaking Team
Points
% of total points 111.94
1
Rashaad Penny
RB
30.5
11.56
27.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
23.04
23.97
20.6%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
17.2
13.37
15.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.55
13.4%
CeeDeez Nutz
Points
% of total points 100.1
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.4
24.21
27.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
19.6
16.65
19.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
10.6
12.85
10.6%
4
Brandon McManus
K
9
7.41
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for CeeDeez Nutz to contribute to a 52.90-21.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass for earl's Breathtaking Team, while Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 106.14-60.90 lead for earl's Breathtaking Team.

Points By Position

  earl's Breathtaking Team   CeeDeez Nutz
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
earl's Breathtaking Team
earl's Breathtaking Team completed the season averaging 100.53 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4154 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Rashaad Penny
Best Acquisition
559 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
CeeDeez Nutz
CeeDeez Nutz completed the season averaging 107.56 points per game, 2nd-best in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tony Pollard
Best Acquisition
719 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 337 Rec Yds

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on earl's Breathtaking Team scored higher than their point projections.
CeeDeez Nutz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
earl's Breathtaking Team put up more points than their season scoring average (100.53) while CeeDeez Nutz fell short of theirs (107.56).
earl's Breathtaking Team scored more points than their projected total, while CeeDeez Nutz failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 11.84-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two straight wins for CeeDeez Nutz.
earl's Breathtaking Team moves to (1-1) in upset games this season, while CeeDeez Nutz falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Tom Brady put up 27.4 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.