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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Griddy King
14-3 134.98
135.02
 
VS
proj
Matt's Notable
133.46 11-6
111.97

Matt's Notable fall to Griddy King in 134.98-133.46 struggle despite outperforming expectations

Griddy King fell short of projections while Matt's Notable beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result. Predicted to win by a score of 135.02-111.97, Griddy King staged a comeback to earn a 134.98-133.46 win over Matt's Notable. Griddy King trailed 104.86-126.18 heading into Sunday night, but the unit rallied behind Justin Jefferson (8.8 points). Rashaad Penny (31.5 points) and DK Metcalf (27.9) did their part for Matt's Notable in the loss. This marks the second time this season Griddy King have taken down Matt's Notable, after winning 110.74-71.56 in their last matchup. Griddy King finish the season at 14-3, while Matt's Notable end the campaign at 11-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Griddy King   Matt's Notable

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Seahawks in Week 17, St. Brown scored 31.4 points to more-than-double his 12.69-point projection. He racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season.
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Griddy King
Points
% of total points 134.98
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
31.4
12.69
23.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.7
15.74
13.9%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
21.96
13.7%
4
Taysom Hill
QB
17.38
20.77
12.9%
Matt's Notable
Points
% of total points 133.46
1
Rashaad Penny
RB
31.5
12.19
23.6%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
27.9
13.64
20.9%
3
Boston Scott
RB
22.6
7.42
16.9%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.26
23.88
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for Matt's Notable, who trailed 58.70-25.46 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 26-yard touchdown run for Griddy King, while Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch, helping Griddy King to a 126.18-104.86 lead.

Points By Position

  Griddy King   Matt's Notable
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were all gathered together for the draft, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Griddy King
Griddy King ended the regular season on top of the standings after averaging 125.07 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Rob Gronkowski
Best Drafted
48 Rec, 665 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Matt's Notable
Matt's Notable finished the season averaging 108.57 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
68 Rec, 946 Rec Yds, 12 Rec TDs
Rashaad Penny
Best Acquisition
559 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Griddy King are doing a better job of that, averaging 125.07 versus Matt's Notable's 108.57.
Even the machines think Griddy King have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (127.77) than Matt's Notable (110.52).
Griddy King don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Matt's Notable (9 vs 5).
Griddy King are clutch masters, with more close wins than Matt's Notable (2 vs 1).
Griddy King should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Matt's Notable (7 vs 6).
Matt's Notable have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Griddy King (4) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Griddy King have outscored Matt's Notable at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Griddy King don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 28 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Griddy King had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Matt's Notable (1).
Hey Matt's Notable, maybe you'll have better luck next year!