Or, more accurately, Weak 16. Michael Heppeler of Evergreen Park, Ill. had by far the lowest weekly high-score of the year (159 points), which was by far the lowest percentage of the perfect lineup points this year (61.2 percent). Sounds bad, but he did better than you and me and everybody else, so we're sending him a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card.
There will be no prize for the Week 17 Super League winner. The focus in the last week is entirely on the overall race. Second place player John Barrett closed the gap on overall leader Pat Schlyer from 44 points to 26. Barrett could win the contest with a big Week 17. Jane Williams is 53 points back in third place.
Before we get to Heppeler's winning lineup, let's look at the reason Super League scoring was so low this week -- especially relative to the maximum possible score. Many of the consensus favorites had bad weeks, and the top scorers were mostly unheralded. To wit:
High percentage-of-ownership players had disappointing performances, while the top players were used by almost nobody. |
Pts | Terrible Weeks | Pct | - | Pts | Perfect Score | Pct | |
12 | Le'Veon Bell | 74 | . | 35 | Ryan Tannehill | 0.0 | |
10 | Calvin Johnson | 74 | | 38 | Russel Wilson | 0.6 | |
17 | Jordy Nelson | 61 | | 21 | Frank Gore | 0.0 | |
19 | Aaron Rodgers | 57 | | 23 | Marshawn Lynch | 2.3 | |
19 | Drew Brees | 53 | | 26 | Odell Beckham | 21.0 | |
13 | Antonio Brown | 51 | | 19 | Rueben Randle | 0.0 | |
5 | Andrew Luck | 41 | | 19 | Emmanuel Sanders | 1.7 | |
13 | Dez Bryant | 37 | | 21 | Antonio Gates | 3.4 | |
15 | Eddie Lacy | 32 | | 25 | Luke Willson | 0.0 | |
6 | Jamaal Charles | 29 | | 19 | Randy Bullock | 0.0 | |
1 | Adam Vinatieri | 21 | | 14 | Sebastian Janikowski | 0.0 | |
Week 16's winning lineup: |
RuralJurors - Michael Heppeler | Pts | . | Perfect Lineup | Pts |
Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB | 19 | | Tannehill, Ryan MIA QB | 35 |
Romo, Tony DAL QB | 28 | | Wilson, Russell SEA QB | 38 |
Bell, Le'Veon PIT RB | 12 | | Gore, Frank SFO RB | 21 |
Mason, Tre STL RB | 13 | | Lynch, Marshawn SEA RB | 23 |
Beckham, Odell NYG WR | 26 | | Beckham, Odell NYG WR | 26 |
Bryant, Dez DAL WR | 13 | | Randle, Rueben NYG WR | 19 |
Johnson, Calvin DET WR | 10 | | Sanders, Emmanuel DEN WR | 19 |
Graham, Jimmy NOS TE | 11 | | Gates, Antonio SDC TE | 21 |
Gronkowski, Rob NEP TE | 9 | | Willson, Luke SEA TE | 25 |
Bailey, Dan DAL PK | 6 | | Bullock, Randy HOU PK | 19 |
Bryant, Matt ATL PK | 12 | | Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK | 14 |
Total: | 159 | | Total: | 260 |
Here are this week's 10 highest scores: |
Score | Team Name | Owner | Hometown |
159 | RuralJurors | Michael Heppeler | Evergreen Pk, Ill. |
155 | InYourDreamsTeam | Bob Thurber | Lawrence, Kan. |
153 | Al Davis' White Tracksuit | Jason Chan | Federal Way, Wash. |
153 | AldonSmithHasABomb | Sean Chi | Flushing, N.Y. |
152 | Three Black Cats | Lee Weaver | League City, Texas |
151 | Junkyard Dogs | John Treanor | Venice, Calif. |
150 | Big New Prinz | Dominic Chapman | Sydney, Australia |
149 | Wolfie's Niners | #N/A | #N/A |
148 | Duckbilled Platypi | Timothy Casper | Plymouth, Wis. |
147 | Physically Unable to Perform | Dave Cohen | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
Here are all of this year's winners: |
Week | Score | Team | Winner | Hometown | |
16 | 159 | RuralJurors | Michael Heppeler | Evergreen Pk, Ill. | 260 |
15 | 199 | South Park Cows | James Wimmers | Lincolnton, N.C. | |
14 | 234 | Sackless | Bob Reck | Milwaukee, Wis. | |
13 | 202 | Rootworms | Randall Krzmarzick | Sleepy Eye, Minn. | |
12 | 211 | The Mush | Fab Canonaco | Pine Brook, N.J. | |
11 | 180 | 1/2 Star | Charles Raifman | Short Hills, N.J. | |
10 | 236 | Buck Sirloin | Michael Stoltz | Great Falls, Va. | |
9 | 220 | Three Black Cats | Lee Weaver | League City, Texas | |
8 | 226 | BassEyes | Tim McWilliams | Pittsburgh | |
7 | 188 | Rogering Codgers | John Gibb | Redmond, Ore. | |
6 | 203 | Mr. Hankey | Greg Forgione | Springfield, Pa. | |
5 | 213 | Justin Eleff | Justin Eleff | Lake Charles, La. | |
4 | 210 | The Watch Dog | Peter Richmond | Alexandria, Va. | |
3 | 170 | Sub-City Warriors | Bruce Boase | Ogden, Utah | |
2 | 199 | Old School Raiders | Mark Torres | Port Ludlow, Wash. | |
1 | 196 | Williams Winners | Jane Williams | Wooster, Ohio | |
Top 50 teams after Week 16: |
Rk | Wk15 | Team Name | Pts | Owner | Hometown |
1. | 1. | Riverboat Gamblers | 2738 | Pat Schlyer | Hays, Kan. |
2. | 2. | My Other Wife | 2712 | John Barrett | Mauston, Wis. |
3. | 3. | Williams Winners | 2685 | Jane Williams | Wooster, Ohio |
4. | 7. | The 546 Posse | 2670 | Michael Livengood | Ward, Ark. |
5. | 5. | Houston's Best | 2664 | Edward Pena | Houston, Texas |
6. | 6. | Phillie Connection | 2656 | Frank Read | Cranberry Twp, Pa. |
7. | 10. | JRs Rammers | 2652 | John Ruppe | Fort Myers, Fla. |
8. | 4. | Milhou | 2652 | Andy Sherrill | Bellevue, Wash. |
9. | 9. | Sub-City Warriors | 2641 | Bruce Boase | Ogden, Utah |
10. | 8. | Ancient Chinese Secret | 2637 | Mark Maloney | Andover, Minn. |
11. | 11. | Dogs On The Hunt | 2637 | Andrew Vanderdussen | Gold Canyon, Ariz. |
12. | 12. | Belchertown Bruins | 2617 | Todd Les | Belchertown, Mass. |
13. | 20. | Duckbilled Platypi | 2614 | Timothy Casper | Plymouth, Wis. |
14. | 16. | Back932 | 2604 | Kevin Turner | Chillicothe, Ill. |
15. | 18. | Ben's Taters | 2603 | Rich Nadler | Aurora, Ill. |
16. | 19. | CedarCreekBluecats | 2603 | Bud Henry | Trinidad, Texas |
17. | 26. | BOHICA | 2601 | Dennis Snyder | Modesto, Calif. |
18. | 13. | Fantasy Football Index (official picks) | 2599 | Fantasy Football Index | Seattle, Wash. |
19. | 14. | Honolulu Hawks | 2599 | John Roberts | Kapolei, Hawaii |
20. | 25. | Texas Pink Flamingos | 2597 | Travis Henry | Rowlett, Texas |
21. | 22. | Douches | 2593 | Jack Silverman | Mendota Hts, Minn. |
22. | 28. | Merlin's Magic | 2589 | Dave Bouchard | Fort Kent, Maine |
23. | 30. | Bills Stay in Buffalo | 2587 | Brent Miles | Pasco, Wash. |
24. | 42. | Three Black Cats | 2586 | Lee Weaver | League City, Texas |
25. | 23. | Sea Monkey Mafia | 2585 | Scott Nicolino | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
26. | 21. | Tec9 Bandits | 2585 | Russell Brown | New Orleans, La. |
27. | 46. | AldonSmithHasABomb | 2584 | Sean Chi | Flushing, N.Y. |
28. | 15. | Fubar | 2584 | Tom Morande | Tinley Park, Ill. |
29. | 38. | 3Kid Chaos | 2584 | Michael Mcaninch | Naperville, Ill. |
30. | 17. | Deadbeats | 2583 | Dallas Bothum | Thief River Falls, Minn. |
31. | 33. | Papapdog | 2583 | Brian Postera | Turners Falls, Mass. |
32. | 31. | Monsters of Midway | 2582 | William Berg | Spokane Valley, Wash. |
33. | 32. | Fantasy Football Index (Ian Allan) | 2579 | Ian Allan | Seattle, Wash. |
34. | 43. | Physically Unable to Perform | 2579 | Dave Cohen | Brooklyn, N.Y. |
35. | 24. | 1/2 Star | 2579 | Charles Raifman | Short Hills, N.J. |
36. | 29. | Buck Xpress | 2576 | Robert Buckmann | Mount Dora, Fla. |
37. | 35. | Justin Eleff | 2576 | Justin Eleff | Lake Charles, La. |
38. | 47. | Havoc | 2574 | Mike Taylor | Meridian, Idaho |
39. | 34. | Courtesy Flush | 2571 | Nick Fritz | Minneapolis, Minn. |
40. | 37. | Plano Guru | 2568 | Larry Heffelfinger | Plano, Texas |
41. | 40. | Team Venture | 2567 | Chris Schatz | New Hampton, Iowa |
42. | - | Prime Time | 2566 | Jamie Alberts | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. |
43. | 27. | Giantsfan | 2566 | Reed Jacobsen | Montville, N.J. |
44. | 45. | Viva Murillo! | 2563 | Michael Murillo | Brandon, Fla. |
45. | 50. | Skull Busters | 2559 | Ian Macewen | Seven Hills, Ohio |
46. | 44. | Smashmouth55 | 2556 | James Nienaber | Georgetown, Ohio |
47. | - | InYourDreamsTeam | 2555 | Bob Thurber | Lawrence, Kan. |
48. | 39. | Boom! | 2555 | Jeffrey Matson | Laurel, Md. |
49. | 41. | Sackless | 2554 | Bob Reck | Milwaukee, Wis. |
50. | - | Rootworms | 2553 | Randall Krzmarzick | Sleepy Eye, Minn. |