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Week 18

Weekly
Grade
Aaron's Team
13-5 168
142.67
 
VS
proj
HOUSTON TEXANS
143 14-4
144.35

Aaron's Team defeat HOUSTON TEXANS for third straight win in 168-143 drubbing

Aaron's Team extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over HOUSTON TEXANS, rolling to a 168-143 win. HOUSTON TEXANS grabbed a 7-point lead on Saturday behind Travis Kelce (7 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (7), but Aaron's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen (239 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 63 Rush Yds) and Jimmy Garoppolo (316 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Davis Mills (47 points) and Matthew Stafford (17) carried the flag for HOUSTON TEXANS in the loss. This marks the second time this season Aaron's Team have gotten the best of HOUSTON TEXANS, after falling 225-220 in their last matchup. Aaron's Team end the season at 13-5, while HOUSTON TEXANS finish the campaign at 14-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Aaron's Team   HOUSTON TEXANS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (239 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 63 Rush Yds) scored 27 points in a 27-10 win over the Jets in Week 18. He nearly doubled his 14.23-point projection and overachieved for the 12th time this season.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Aaron's Team
Points
% of total points 168
1
Josh Allen
QB
27
14.23
16.1%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
22
8.68
13.1%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
20
14.78
11.9%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15
6.67
8.9%
HOUSTON TEXANS
Points
% of total points 143
1
Davis Mills
QB
47
5.42
32.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
17
13.35
11.9%
3
Cole Holcomb
LB
17
15.73
11.9%
4
Nick Bosa
DE
8
7.59
5.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davis Mills had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for HOUSTON TEXANS, contributing to a 100-33 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Aaron's Team who owned the lead, 160-143. Jimmy Garoppolo had a 43-yard pass for Aaron's Team, while Mike Evans had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for HOUSTON TEXANS with a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Aaron's Team   HOUSTON TEXANS
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
Aaron's Team
Aaron's Team completed the season averaging 174 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4407 Pass Yds, 36 Pass TDs, 763 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
4115 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 101 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Foye Oluokun
Best Acquisition
192 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 3 Ints
HOUSTON TEXANS
HOUSTON TEXANS ended the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 172 points per game, 3rd-best in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4886 Pass Yds, 41 Pass TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
92 Rec, 1125 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Davis Mills
Best Acquisition
2664 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Aaron's Team had nine of their 16 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
HOUSTON TEXANS had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Aaron's Team had two starters score zero points, while HOUSTON TEXANS had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Aaron's Team scored more points than their projected total, while HOUSTON TEXANS fell shy of their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of 10 consecutive wins for HOUSTON TEXANS.
Aaron's Team moves to (11-4) in blowout games this season, while HOUSTON TEXANS falls to (9-3).
For HOUSTON TEXANS, Davis Mills (47 points) registered the third-highest score in the league this week.