First off, how many of you were thinking about playing Drew Lock in Week 17? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
Despite not playing Lock, David was able to blow past the 400-point mark in the penultimate week, posting a 431 thanks to a lineup led by Daniels, Mayfield, Gibbs, Chase, Nabers, Bowers, Bates and the Eagles D.
Beth was fast on his heals with a 400, thanks to roster featuring Allen, Mayfield, Gibbs, Spears, Chase, Thomas Jr. , Nabers, Bowers, Karty and the Dolphins D.
This is David‘s first weekly win since Week 8 of last season, and Beth‘s fourth payday of her rookie campaign. Very impressive. Congrats to David and Beth on their strong showings in Week 17.
The Rookie Report:
As mentioned above, Beth does it again, taking second place for the second time this season, along with two weekly wins. Way to go Beth.
The Leaderboard:
Oh, wow, do we have a race coming right down to the wire. Troy rallied on Monday night to hold onto his overall lead, but with less than 60 points between him and third place, the door is open for Ravi and Trent. Can they prevent the three-peat? David‘s big week helped him climb into fourth, while I fell to fifth and Beth and Eric surged into the final two money spots.
1. TroyA (4764)
2. Ravi (4733)
3. Trent (4704)
4. David (4650)
5. JohnK. (4639)
6. Beth (4565),
7. Eric (4556),
CraigS (4552), Mr. Eames (4535) and RandyH (4516), round out the Top 10.
This is going to be one of our closest finishes in a long while, and while I will never underestimate Troy, Ravi and Trent have some pretty high scores that could come into play if they nail the finale. Good luck to all.
Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. Chase (25) 68%
1. Mayfield (25) 68%
3. Charbonnet (23) 62%
4. Barkley (22) 59%
4. Bowers (20) 54%
Monday Evening Quarterback:
The average score for this week was 337.
For those of you who were disappointed with your scores this week here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:
Box A: Purdy(53), Mahomes (48), Darnold (48), Nix (46)
Box B: D. Lock (66)
Box C: Taylor (42)
Box D:
Box E: Abdullah (35)
Box F:
Box G: Higgins (59), Evans (40), Jeudy (30)
Box H: McConkey (43), London (29), Addison (26)
Box I: Mims (51), Pearsall (42), Theilen (31)
Box J: Gesicki (28)
Box K:
Box L: Giants (30), Seahawks (30), Chargers (27)
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 547 points were possible this week.
The Extremes:
Highest scoring player: 66
Proved to be the magic number in Week 17, as Burrow, Daniels, Lock and Nabers (pictured above) all hit that mark.
Lowest scoring player: R. Stevenson (-1)
The Patriots RB was in the coach’s dog house and had a stat line to forget.
For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 17: Results/Tally/Teams
Housekeeping:
As teams exceed 50 trades, just a quick reminder that each trade over 50 costs 50 cents a piece.
Looking Ahead:
That’s it for Week 17
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors.
No Thursday Night Game in Week 18:
Good luck to all in Week 18.
John K.