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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Swizzle Stix
11-7 4114
3067.32
 
VS
proj
jman's Swag Team
3064 10-8
3349.09

Back-and-forth battle ends with Swizzle Stix coming back to beat jman's Swag Team, 4,114-3,064

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Swizzle Stix earned a come-from-behind victory over jman's Swag Team, rallying for a 4,114-3,064 win. Trailing 3,064-2,539 heading into Sunday night, Swizzle Stix came storming back behind Justin Herbert (383 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Kyzir White (7 Tackles). Xavien Howard (3 Tackles, 1 Int) and the Buffalo Bills defense (10 Pts Allowed, 53 Yds Allowed) were the leading scorers for jman's Swag Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Swizzle Stix have taken down jman's Swag Team, after winning 3,082-2,252 in their last matchup. Swizzle Stix finish the season with a record of 11-7, while jman's Swag Team end the campaign at 10-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Swizzle Stix   jman's Swag Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert overachieved for the ninth time this season, scoring 1,545 points against his 756.59-point projection. During a 35-32 loss to the Raiders, he passed for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Swizzle Stix
Points
% of total points 4114
1
Justin Herbert
QB
1545
756.59
37.6%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
805
617.4
19.6%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
480
245.58
11.7%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
315
99.37
7.7%
jman's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 3064
1
Xavien Howard
CB
615
72.69
20.1%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
535
515.21
17.5%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
534
689.91
17.4%
4
Taylor Heinicke
QB
208
502.06
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Melvin Gordon III had a 47-yard touchdown run for jman's Swag Team to contribute to a 310-155 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Taylor Heinicke had a 40-yard pass for jman's Swag Team, while Allen Lazard had a 29-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 2,080-1,510 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Swizzle Stix, who trailed 3,064-2,539 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Swizzle Stix, contributing to a 4,114-3,064 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Swizzle Stix   jman's Swag Team
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?
Swizzle Stix
Swizzle Stix ended the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 3,203 points per game, 4th-most in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
5014 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs, 302 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Drafted
3734 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 270 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Taysom Hill
Best Acquisition
978 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 374 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
jman's Swag Team
jman's Swag Team finished the season with the league's 8th-most points average (2,896 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
3563 Pass Yds, 27 Pass TDs, 215 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Buf Defense
Best Drafted
17.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 272.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 30 Turnovers
Davis Mills
Best Acquisition
2664 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs

What If

Swizzle Stix would have beaten six other teams besides jman's Swag Team this week.
jman's Swag Team would have lost to just two other teams besides Swizzle Stix this week.
If they played jman's Swag Team every week, Swizzle Stix would be 12-6 this season.
Swizzle Stix would be 11-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as jman's Swag Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Swizzle Stix, jman's Swag Team would be 10-6.
If Swizzle Stix had played every team in the league each week, they would be 168-77-1.
If they played every team every week, jman's Swag Team would be 135-111.