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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Free Agent
9-9 176
181.69
 
VS
proj
StankWaffles
169 8-10
148.41

StankWaffles fall to Free Agent in 176-169 struggle despite beating projections

Free Agent fell short of projections while StankWaffles rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Free Agent came from behind to earn a 176-169 victory. Trailing 137-116 heading into Sunday night, Free Agent charged back behind Justin Herbert (383 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Dak Prescott (74 points) and Austin Ekeler (32) led the way for StankWaffles in defeat. This marks the first time this season Free Agent have taken down StankWaffles, after falling 192-175 in their last matchup. Free Agent end the season with a record of 9-9, while StankWaffles finish the campaign at 8-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Free Agent   StankWaffles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Higbee put up 23 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.88-point projection and was much higher than his 7.78-point season scoring average.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Free Agent
Points
% of total points 176
1
Justin Herbert
QB
60
62.83
34.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
27
24.39
15.3%
3
Tyler Higbee
TE
23
10.88
13.1%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
15
8.7
8.5%
StankWaffles
Points
% of total points 169
1
Dak Prescott
QB
74
55.86
43.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
32
23.35
18.9%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
24
10.55
14.2%
4
Pat Freiermuth
TE
11
8.36
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dak Prescott had a 24-yard touchdown pass for StankWaffles, helping the team to a 90-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 46-yard catch for Free Agent, who trailed 137-116 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Free Agent, contributing to a 176-169 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Free Agent   StankWaffles
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Free Agent
Free Agent ended the regular season 6th in the standings after averaging 172 points per game, 4th-best in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
5014 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 302 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
145 Rec, 1947 Rec Yds, 16 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Acquisition
3740 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs
StankWaffles
StankWaffles completed the season with the league's 3rd-most points average (177 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4449 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
911 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 647 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
21.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 351.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 34 Turnovers

What If

Free Agent would have beaten only two other teams besides StankWaffles this week.
StankWaffles would have lost to four other teams besides Free Agent this week.
If Free Agent played StankWaffles every week this season, they'd be 7-11.
Free Agent would be 8-8 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as StankWaffles.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Free Agent, StankWaffles would be 12-4.
If Free Agent had played every team in the league each week, they would be 101-84-1.
If they played every team every week, StankWaffles would be 109-76-1.