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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
matthew's Nifty Team
7-10 115.74
114.95
 
VS
proj
owl
92.92 8-9
108.01

owl come up short of projections, succumb to matthew's Nifty Team, 115.74-92.92

There's no way around it, owl didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as matthew's Nifty Team earned a 115.74-92.92 victory. matthew's Nifty Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 5.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Burrow (34.84 points) and Tyler Higbee (9.9). Kyler Murray (22.92 points) and Justin Tucker (15) led the way for owl in the loss. This marks the second time this season matthew's Nifty Team have beaten owl, after winning 117.46-90.16 in their last matchup. matthew's Nifty Team finish the season at 7-10, while owl end the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  matthew's Nifty Team   owl

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow (446 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) scored 34.84 points against the Chiefs in Week 17. His scoring output was 61.4% more than his 21.58-point projection and was much higher than his 19.31-point season scoring average.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

matthew's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 115.74
1
Joe Burrow
QB
34.84
21.58
30.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.7
15.74
16.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.84
16%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
15.7
16.25
13.6%
owl
Points
% of total points 92.92
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
24.7%
2
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.54
16.1%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
15
7.54
16.1%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
12.1
15.61
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass for matthew's Nifty Team to contribute to a 47.74-42.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were multiple players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which matthew's Nifty Team had a 109.94-84.12 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch for matthew's Nifty Team, while Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for owl, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  matthew's Nifty Team   owl

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on matthew's Nifty Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
owl had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
matthew's Nifty Team put up more points than their season scoring average (99.88) while owl fell short of theirs (117.46).
matthew's Nifty Team scored more points than their projected total, while owl fell short of their projection.
Not only did matthew's Nifty Team win, but they also easily covered the 6.94-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Kyler Murray (22.92 points) posted the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

matthew's Nifty Team
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. With some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our three starting backs tallied 152 more total yards than the RBs on owl (270 yards from scrimmage to 118), as we ultimately utterly dominated them at the position (43 points to 15.8).
owl
owl will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 19 times in Week 17. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they recorded just 11 catches.