musty musket beat Vacant Team 138.90 to 131.83 for their second win in as many head-to-head matchups. Their overall record goes to 7-8, while Vacant Team drops to 1-14. Adam Thielen scored two touchdowns and was the difference this week, grabbing 28.00 points for musty musket. That's more than Jalen Hurts, who earned the top score with 22.00 points the last time these teams met. The outcome could have gone the other way had Vacant Team not had two starters score zero points (Christian McCaffrey and Dallas Goedert).
One position where Vacant Team wishes they could get a do-over is wide receiver. Michael Pittman could have started in place of Davante Adams, and that point difference could have changed the outcome.
For the winners, a few players have been hitting their strides at the right time, most notably Sam LaPorta and Zach Charbonnet. Over the past four fantasy matchups, that duo has outperformed their season scoring averages by 50% and 48%, respectively. On the other hand, musty musket has a player moving in the wrong direction. J.K. Dobbins has substantially underperformed his year-to-date average recently. Despite the loss, Vacant Team had several players peaking for the postseason, including DeVonta Smith and Adams. Over the past month, that combo has averaged 20.70 and 24.55 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 47% and 40%. Conversely, the losers had a player who was fading down the stretch. Goedert has dipped below his yearly average by 70% over the past month.
musty musket concluded the regular season in ninth place with a record of 6-8. They also ranked ninth in the league with 111.61 points per game. Following an opening-round bye, musty musket was victorious in their only playoff matchup on their trek to a consolation title. Vacant Team wrapped up the regular season in 10th place with a record of 1-13. They also ranked 10th in the league with 85.41 points per game. Vacant Team was bounced early this postseason, losing in their first playoff matchup.