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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Dread Lox Monstaz
8-8 135.72
105.87
 
VS
proj
thank me later
85 7-10
103.68

Dread Lox Monstaz brush off expectations, earn win against thank me later in 135.72-85.00 blowout

Dread Lox Monstaz stepped up, cruising to a 135.72-85.00 victory over thank me later, who fell short of projections. Dread Lox Monstaz took a 23-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Darrel Williams (24.2 points) and Damien Harris (17.2) and never gave it back. Josh Allen (23.9 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (14) did their part for thank me later in defeat. This marks the second time this season Dread Lox Monstaz have knocked off thank me later, after falling 117.5-82.86 in their last matchup. Dread Lox Monstaz finish the season with a record of 8-8, while thank me later end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Dread Lox Monstaz   thank me later

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 107 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Bengals, Williams registered 24.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.34-point projection and was much higher than his 12.67-point season scoring average.
Darrel Williams

Top Player Comparison

Dread Lox Monstaz
Points
% of total points 135.72
1
Darrel Williams
RB
24.2
10.34
17.8%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
16.9%
3
Damien Harris
RB
17.2
10.32
12.7%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
17.1
10.22
12.6%
thank me later
Points
% of total points 85
1
Josh Allen
QB
23.9
25.31
28.1%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14
5.49
16.5%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.69
15.4%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
11.4
12.87
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Dread Lox Monstaz owned a 102.42-68.70 lead. Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for Dread Lox Monstaz, while Michael Gallup had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Brandon Aiyuk made the highlight reel for thank me later with a 43-yard catch.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for Dread Lox Monstaz on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dread Lox Monstaz   thank me later
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Dread Lox Monstaz
Dread Lox Monstaz completed the season averaging 105.86 points per game, 5th-highest in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1509 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Darrel Williams
Best Acquisition
541 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 422 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
thank me later
thank me later ended the season with the league's 8th-most points average (96.05 ppg), placing them 11th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4168 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 700 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
799 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 391 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 547 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

StatSmack

thank me later are down in wins against Dread Lox Monstaz this season, with a record of 1-2.
This isn't a one-time thing. In three games vs thank me later this season, Dread Lox Monstaz have averaged more points (112.16) than they usually score this season (105.86).
We heard scoring helps you win. Dread Lox Monstaz are doing a better job of that, averaging 105.86 versus thank me later's 96.05.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Dread Lox Monstaz has left fewer points on the bench this season (343.76) than thank me later (398.8).
Once Dread Lox Monstaz put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than thank me later (5 vs 2).
Dread Lox Monstaz are clutch masters, with more close wins than thank me later (2 vs 0).
Dread Lox Monstaz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than thank me later (8 vs 7).
Dread Lox Monstaz have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than thank me later (64 vs 49).
By position, Dread Lox Monstaz have outscored thank me later at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Dread Lox Monstaz has a higher average scoring margin (3) than thank me later this season (-9).
The starters for Dread Lox Monstaz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for thank me later (1).
Hey thank me later, maybe you'll have better luck next year!