Wow, what a finish to the season!
CraigS waited until the last week of the year to score his second-highest total of the season. Craig posted a 398 thanks to a lineup featuring Jackson, Mayfield, B. Robinson, Gibbs, Herbert, Chase, Little and the Ravens D.
Tom rallied Sunday Night to score a 393 and take second place, thanks to a lineup led by Jackson, Mayfield, B. Robinson, Chase, Thomas Jr., Nabers, Karty and the Ravens D.
This is CraigS‘ second weekly win of the season and Tom‘s second payday of 2024. Congratulations to CraigS and Tom on finishing the season strong.
The Rookie Report:
In the final week, Beth came in fourth to claim the final weekly bragging rights among this year’s rookie owners. The next time we compete, she’ll be a sophomore owner. Congrats on a strong inaugural season Beth.
The Leaderboard:
The season finale resulted in the most dramatic finish in the league since 2010, when an owner won the bonus in the final week and unseated the incumbent leader.
After taking the lead from Ravi in Week 12, Troy had held the top spot for six consecutive weeks, until the end.
Ravi scored a 369 to TroyA‘s 317 to retake the lead in the final week of 2024.
Congratulations to Ravi on winning his first league title. 
1. Ravi (5102)
2. TroyA (5081)
3. Trent (5060)
4. JohnK. (4981)
5. David (4975)
6. CraigS (4949)
7. Beth (4938)
Tom (4904), Eric (4883), and RandyH (4858), round out the Top 10.
In the end, Trent held on to third, while I slipped ahead of David for fourth, CraigS solidified sixth, and rookie owner Beth claimed the final money spot.
Congratulations to all on your strong showings this season, and especially Ravi on his successful come-from-behind victory.
Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. Mayfield (30) 81%
2. Charbonnet (25) 68%
3. Nabers (23) 62%
4. Bowers (22) 59%
5. Corum (21) 57%
5. Ravens (21) 57%
Sunday Evening Quarterback:
The average score for this week was 323.
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: Nix (69), Dobbs (41)
Box B: Young (56), Penix (40)
Box C: Achane (36)
Box D: Hall (26)
Box E: Pierce (70), Sanders (40)
Box F: P. Taylor (24), E. Wilson (23)
Box G: Sutton (31)
Box H: London (65), D. Moore (36)
Box I: Boutte (41), Q. Johnston
Box J: Freiermuth (31), Gesicki (21)
Box K: Gay (50), Slye (43), York (35)
Box L: Bears (27)
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 577 points were possible this week.
The Extremes:
Highest scoring player: Jamyr Gibbs (80)
The Lions RB rushed for over 139 yards and scored four TDs on Sunday Night.
For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 18: Results/Tally/Teams
Housekeeping:
As teams exceed 50 trades, just a quick reminder that each trade over 50 costs 50 cents a piece.
I will be sending owners emails with how much you owe or won based on end of season results.
Looking Ahead:
That’s it for Week 18
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors.
And just like that, the regular season is over.
Thanks to all of you for playing again this season. I hope you had some fun along the way.
If interested, I am planning on running a playoff season. Otherwise, I’ll be in touch next August to see if you all want to do this again.
Happy New Year. Enjoy the postseason and offseason
John K.