2018

Gruden’s Grinders

Lost the semifinal to Mikayel 85.82 to 93.21

7-6 · 4th by record · 4-seed · 12 teams

PF/G127.0PA/G122.3All-play81-62 · .566Luck533rdSkill533rd

2018 2017 Career ›

The team

All players ›

most starts in the slot

SlotPlayerPtsRankStarts

QBDB

Drew BreesQB · NOQB · NO · 15 starts305.0QB · 2nd15 RBCM

Christian McCaffreyMVPRB · CARRB · CAR · 15 starts380.5RB1 · 1st15MVP RBJW

James WhiteRB · NERB · NE · 10 starts205.2RB2 · 2nd10 WRAC

Amari CooperWR · DALWR · DAL · 14 starts209.4WR1 · 11th14 WRAR

Allen RobinsonWR · CHIWR · CHI · 13 starts135.9WR2 · 9th13 TEKR

Kyle RudolphTE · MINTE · MIN · 11 starts90.4TE · 8th11 FLEXML

Marshawn LynchRB · LVRB · LV · 6 starts79.0FLEX · 7th6 KHB

Harrison ButkerK · KCK · KC · 15 starts149.5K · 1st15 DEFS

SteelersDEF · PITDEF · PIT · 11 starts86.0DEF · 4th11 BNAJ

Aaron JonesRB · GBRB · GB · 7 starts120.27 BNF

FalconsDEF · ATLDEF · ATL · 2 starts36.02 BNTR

Theo RiddickRB · DETRB · DET · 4 starts32.24

The Yahoo years have no transaction log; the lineups are from the recovered box scores.

The season

points, the race, every week on one grid

166.90Season high, wk1082.66Season low, wk63-0Best startHover a weekStanding after—All-play that week—Against the median—Playoff odds—Power rank—

Playoffs

4th

QFW144.04114.97 SFL85.8293.21 3rdL128.94179.28

116.1114.6 WAN138.8109.3 W

146.9145.0 L

127.0149.5 W

133.494.0 L

82.7140.8 LC88.4125.6 L

158.7171.6 WAN118.9102.3 WAN144.0115.0 L

85.893.2 L

128.9179.3

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Hover a column for the week: opponent, score, standing after, all-play that week, points against the median, playoff odds and power rank.

The schedule

8-8 · 7-6 regular season

120.7Strength of schedule: opponents averaged 120.7 a game, league 120.684-85Opponents' combined record

WeekMineTheirsOpponentMarginAll-playTheir season

Wk 1116.06114.62MikayelMiks Sweat Lodge

+1.444-76-7, 2nd

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsMiks Sweat Lodge

Drew Brees31.56QB17.22Jared GoffJG

Amari Cooper2.80WR16.90JuJu Smith-SchusterJS

Allen Robinson10.10WR7.30Robert WoodsRW

Christian McCaffrey13.50RB20.80Saquon BarkleySB

James White15.60RB6.90Alex CollinsAC

Kyle Rudolph8.10TE23.30Rob GronkowskiRG

Marshawn Lynch12.90FLEX12.20Corey DavisCD

Harrison Butker9.00K3.00Chris BoswellCB

Steelers12.50DEF7.00SeahawksS

Blake Bortles13.24 Theo Riddick8.50 Keelan Cole8.40 Pierre Garcon4.10 Le'Veon Bell0.00Bench10.20Robbie Chosen 7.50Bilal Powell 7.10Tarik Cohen 2.00Kelvin Benjamin 0.00OutCarson Wentz

Played116.06Final114.62Slots 6-3

Optimal121.66118.12

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Wk 2138.82109.26Austin NRusty hammerdongAN+29.566-57-6, 8th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsRusty hammerdong

Drew Brees17.62QB16.36Tom BradyTB

Amari Cooper21.60WR31.10Adam ThielenAT

Allen Robinson18.30WR14.70Devin FunchessDF

Christian McCaffrey27.90RB6.10David JohnsonDJ

James White15.40RB10.10Jamaal WilliamsJW

Kyle Rudolph14.20TE4.30Tyler EifertTE

Marshawn Lynch14.80FLEX13.60Emmanuel SandersES

Harrison Butker6.00K0.00Greg ZuerleinGZ

Steelers3.00DEF13.00RamsR

Blake Bortles32.54 Keelan Cole24.60 Theo Riddick13.70 Martavis Bryant7.00 Le'Veon Bell0.00Bench14.90Dak Prescott 7.50Ted Ginn 1.90Allen Hurns 0.00OutDevonta Freeman 0.00Samaje Perine

Played138.82Final109.26Slots 7-2

Optimal163.54112.46

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Wk 3146.89145.03AustinThe Collusionists

+1.8611-0Champion

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsThe Collusionists

Drew Brees40.54QB15.58Russell WilsonRW

Amari Cooper3.70WR22.90Michael ThomasMT

Allen Robinson8.00WR16.80Cooper KuppCK

Christian McCaffrey21.40RB34.00Alvin KamaraAK

James White14.10RB19.60Giovani BernardGB

Kyle Rudolph15.80TE19.40Travis KelceTK

Marshawn Lynch17.60FLEX3.00Kenyan DrakeKD

Harrison Butker8.75K4.75Stephen GostkowskiSG

Steelers17.00DEF9.00BrownsB

Keelan Cole9.00 Blake Bortles8.90 Theo Riddick6.60 Martavis Bryant5.40 Le'Veon Bell0.00Bench24.10Mike Williams 24.00Adrian Peterson 16.90QuestionableMarvin Jones 4.20Randall Cobb 0.00Julian Edelman

Played146.89Final145.03Slots 4-5

Optimal152.19173.33

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Wk 4126.98149.53RyanHypemerican Animals

−22.555-66-7, 10th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsHypemerican Animals

Drew Brees8.58QB20.78Matthew StaffordMS

Amari Cooper26.80WR13.40Jarvis LandryJL

Allen Robinson10.30WR25.70Sterling ShepardSS

James White31.20RB26.50Kareem HuntKH

Theo Riddick6.70RB30.90Melvin GordonMG

Kyle Rudolph10.70TE3.30Benjamin WatsonBW

Marshawn Lynch18.70FLEX14.20Carlos HydeCH

Harrison Butker10.00K14.75Mason CrosbyMC

Steelers4.00DEF0.00GiantsG

Blake Bortles24.32 Martavis Bryant8.10 Keelan Cole3.50 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Christian McCaffrey0.00Bench31.58Derek Carr 16.20DeSean Jackson 9.10QuestionableDoug Baldwin 4.80Marquise Goodwin 0.00OutEvan Engram 0.00QuestionableChris Carson

Played126.98Final149.53Slots 5-4

Optimal144.12163.13

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Wk 5133.4294.00Gregasdasd

+39.426-53-10, 12th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsasdasd

Drew Brees27.72QB0.00Jimmy GaroppoloJG

Amari Cooper2.00WR11.20Julio JonesJJ

Keelan Cole11.00WR17.50Keenan AllenKA

James White23.70RB5.80Dion LewisDL

Christian McCaffrey20.30RB0.00Rex BurkheadRB

Kyle Rudolph9.10TE27.00Zach ErtzZE

Marshawn Lynch6.10FLEX21.50Demaryius ThomasDT

Harrison Butker14.00K6.00Matt BryantMB

Steelers19.50DEF5.00JaguarsJ

Blake Bortles20.60 Martavis Bryant10.10 Theo Riddick4.30 Allen Robinson0.00Bench18.00Sony Michel 4.16Marcus Mariota 0.20Nick Chubb 0.00Rishard Matthews 0.00O.J. Howard

Played133.42Final94.00Slots 5-4

Optimal141.52116.16

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Wk 682.66140.80CurtisBunches of Funchess

−58.141-109-4, 6th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsBunches of Funchess

Blake Bortles10.16QB23.30Cam NewtonCN

Keelan Cole6.10WR39.20Tyreek HillTH

Amari Cooper0.00WR7.20Stefon DiggsSD

James White14.20RB36.50Todd GurleyTG

Christian McCaffrey13.60RB2.20Royce FreemanRF

Kyle Rudolph7.70TE8.60Jordan ReedJR

Marshawn Lynch8.90FLEX5.30William FullerWF

Harrison Butker19.00K11.50Jake ElliottJE

Steelers3.00DEF7.00BroncosB

Allen Robinson17.40 Martavis BryantQuestionable3.80 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Theo Riddick0.00Bench22.74Andrew Luck 20.60Peyton Barber 18.50David Njoku 5.50Nyheim Miller-Hines 0.00Kenny Golladay

Played82.66Final140.80Slots 3-6

Optimal100.06172.40

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Wk 788.43125.61ConnorConnor's TeamC−37.182-95-8, 11th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsConnor's Team

Drew Brees16.78QB10.86Deshaun WatsonDW

Keelan Cole4.10WR28.20Odell BeckhamOB

Allen Robinson1.40WR18.70A.J. GreenAG

James White29.70RB8.10Joe MixonJM

Christian McCaffrey14.00RB6.20Mark IngramMI

Kyle Rudolph2.60TE20.80George KittleGK

Willie Snead6.60FLEX14.00Larry FitzgeraldLF

Harrison Butker9.25K5.75Justin TuckerJT

Lions4.00DEF13.00VikingsV

Blake Bortles1.44 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Amari Cooper0.00Bench32.82Patrick Mahomes 27.60Trey Burton 6.40Jordan Wilkins 5.90Duke Johnson 0.00Cameron Meredith

Played88.43Final125.61Slots 4-5

Optimal88.43161.37

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Wk 8100.75112.38JeffWon'tTakeNo4Answer

−11.632-96-7, 9th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsWon'tTakeNo4Answer

Drew Brees6.80QB16.88Ben RoethlisbergerBR

Allen Robinson0.00WR4.40T.Y. HiltonTH

Chris Godwin7.20WR18.30Davante AdamsDA

James White25.40RB15.50LeSean McCoyLM

Christian McCaffrey21.60RB23.50Kenyan DrakeKD

Kyle Rudolph7.90TE3.10Jimmy GrahamJG

Aaron Jones16.60FLEX12.70Tyler LockettTL

Harrison Butker6.25K2.00Dan BaileyDB

Steelers9.00DEF16.00CommandersC

Blake Bortles19.74 Willie Snead10.40 Lions2.00 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Amari Cooper0.00Bench16.00T.J. Yeldon 8.84Jameis Winston 5.50Chris Ivory 2.40Geronimo Allison 0.00Tevin Coleman

Played100.75Final112.38Slots 4-5

Optimal124.09123.98

Bortles over Brees alone wins the game.

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Wk 9149.0995.16David MDavid’s Team

+53.9310-17-6, 7th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsDavid’s Team

Drew Brees31.44QB6.86Kirk CousinsKC

Amari Cooper16.80WR23.40Brandin CooksBC

Willie Snead12.80WR11.40Sammy WatkinsSW

James White28.30RB10.40Phillip LindsayPL

Christian McCaffrey32.70RB15.20Ezekiel ElliottEE

Kyle Rudolph4.80TE15.20Benjamin WatsonBW

Aaron Jones8.50FLEX5.70Matt BreidaMB

Harrison Butker7.75K2.00Dustin HopkinsDH

Lions6.00DEF5.00TexansT

Chris Godwin6.00 Steelers4.00 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Blake Bortles0.00 Allen RobinsonQuestionable0.00Bench14.60QuestionableRaheem Mostert 11.20Derrick Henry 3.60Jordy Nelson 0.00Golden Tate 0.00Leonard Fournette

Played149.09Final95.16Slots 7-2

Optimal149.09104.86

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Wk 10166.9080.40CalebHip-Hopkins

+86.5011-07-6, 5th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsHip-Hopkins

Drew Brees28.90QB20.50Matt RyanMR

Amari Cooper13.50WR12.10Josh GordonJG

Allen Robinson31.30WR8.80Alshon JefferyAJ

James White7.60RB1.90Austin EkelerAE

Christian McCaffrey36.80RB11.70Isaiah CrowellIC

Jack Doyle6.60TE8.00Greg OlsenGO

Aaron Jones32.20FLEX10.40Marquez Valdes-ScantlingMV

Harrison Butker10.00K3.00Adam VinatieriAV

Lions0.00DEF4.00EaglesE

Blake Bortles21.60 Steelers15.00 Kyle Rudolph0.00 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Willie Snead0.00Bench0.00Latavius Murray 0.00OutChris Thompson 0.00John Brown 0.00Dalvin Cook

Played166.90Final80.40Slots 7-2

Optimal181.9080.40

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Wk 11122.87148.83MaxThe No-Bell Prize

−25.966-57-6, 3rd

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsThe No-Bell Prize

Drew Brees30.52QB21.58Aaron RodgersAR

Amari Cooper6.60WR30.00Mike EvansME

Allen Robinson6.90WR22.70Antonio BrownAB

Christian McCaffrey17.00RB10.90James ConnerJC

Theo Riddick8.00RB17.70Kerryon JohnsonKJ

Jack Doyle8.30TE12.10Jared CookJC

Aaron Jones27.30FLEX11.10Tyler BoydTB

Harrison Butker9.25K12.75Wil LutzWL

Steelers9.00DEF10.00CommandersC

Lions6.00 Blake Bortles3.86 Kyle Rudolph3.30 Le'Veon Bell0.00Bench28.70DJ Moore 13.80Lamar Miller 10.80Courtland Sutton 7.50Jordan Howard 1.70Michael Crabtree

Played122.87Final148.83Slots 3-6

Optimal122.87169.33

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Wk 12158.74171.59MikayelMiks Sweat Lodge

−12.8510-16-7, 2nd

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsMiks Sweat Lodge

Drew Brees20.44QB13.24Carson WentzCW

Amari Cooper38.00WR37.90JuJu Smith-SchusterJS

Allen Robinson5.70WR0.00Tyrell WilliamsTW

Christian McCaffrey46.70RB18.90Tarik CohenTC

Theo Riddick13.00RB33.20Saquon BarkleySB

Jack Doyle11.60TE14.60Rob GronkowskiRG

James White8.80FLEX23.50Corey DavisCD

Aldrick Rosas12.50K11.25Jake ElliottJE

Steelers2.00DEF19.00RavensR

Aaron Jones18.30 Kyle Rudolph13.30 Blake Bortles8.98 Le'Veon Bell0.00Bench14.00Bears 5.70Vance McDonald 0.00Robert Woods 0.00Jared Goff 0.00QuestionableAlex Collins

Played158.74Final171.59Slots 5-4

Optimal169.94177.29

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Wk 13118.93102.31Austin NRusty hammerdongAN+16.627-47-6, 8th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsRusty hammerdong

Drew Brees7.28QB22.76Jameis WinstonJW

Amari Cooper13.60WR13.80Adam ThielenAT

Allen Robinson12.90WR5.90Emmanuel SandersES

Christian McCaffrey31.10RB8.20David JohnsonDJ

Aaron Jones15.20RB9.30Austin EkelerAE

Kyle Rudolph6.80TE15.20Eric EbronEE

James White18.80FLEX3.90Josh ReynoldsJR

Harrison Butker12.25K14.25Greg ZuerleinGZ

Steelers1.00DEF9.00RamsR

Aldrick Rosas15.75 Theo Riddick8.80 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Jack Doyle0.00 Blake Bortles0.00Bench14.94Tom Brady 13.60Jalen Richard 8.00QuestionableDevin Funchess 6.70Mohamed Sanu 6.50Damien Williams

Played118.93Final102.31Slots 4-5

Optimal122.43114.11

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QF144.04114.97Austin NRusty hammerdongAN+29.07—7-6, 8th

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsRusty hammerdong

Drew Brees13.94QB19.22Jameis WinstonJW

Amari Cooper49.70WR12.80Adam ThielenAT

Allen Robinson9.20WR11.40Mohamed SanuMS

Christian McCaffrey28.10RB14.10David JohnsonDJ

Aaron Jones19.60RB16.20Jaylen SamuelsJS

Kyle Rudolph2.70TE16.50Eric EbronEE

James White4.80FLEX5.50Justin JacksonJJ

Harrison Butker10.00K8.25Greg ZuerleinGZ

Steelers6.00DEF11.00RamsR

Aldrick Rosas11.00 Theo Riddick9.80 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Jack Doyle0.00 Blake Bortles0.00Bench26.62Tom Brady 6.60Josh Reynolds 3.90Jalen Richard 0.00Emmanuel Sanders 0.00C.J. Anderson 0.00Devin Funchess

Played144.04Final114.97Slots 4-5

Optimal150.04123.47

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SF85.8293.21MikayelMiks Sweat Lodge

−7.39—6-7, 2nd

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsMiks Sweat Lodge

Drew Brees5.92QB10.66Jared GoffJG

Amari Cooper8.30WR8.00JuJu Smith-SchusterJS

Allen Robinson8.40WR16.30Robert WoodsRW

Christian McCaffrey26.00RB14.50Tarik CohenTC

Aaron Jones0.80RB9.60Saquon BarkleySB

C.J. Uzomah3.70TE4.10Rob GronkowskiRG

James White8.70FLEX6.30Corey DavisCD

Harrison Butker4.00K15.75Jake ElliottJE

Falcons20.00DEF8.00RavensR

Steelers8.00 Theo Riddick7.60 Kyle Rudolph5.30 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Blake Bortles0.00Bench13.10Tyrell Williams 9.30Vance McDonald 8.00Bears 0.00DoubtfulCarson Wentz 0.00Alex Collins

Played85.82Final93.21Slots 4-5

Optimal94.22105.21

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3rd128.94179.28MaxThe No-Bell Prize

−50.34—7-6, 3rd

Gruden’s GrindersPtsSlotPtsThe No-Bell Prize

Drew Brees16.94QB42.88Aaron RodgersAR

Amari Cooper6.00WR21.00Mike EvansME

Allen Robinson13.40WR44.50Antonio BrownAB

Christian McCaffrey29.80RB25.00Damien WilliamsDW

Theo Riddick4.50RB15.00Jordan HowardJH

C.J. Uzomah14.90TE4.00Jared CookJC

James White13.40FLEX3.90DJ MooreDM

Harrison Butker14.00K8.00Wil LutzWL

Falcons16.00DEF15.00CowboysC

Kyle Rudolph33.20 Steelers5.50 Blake Bortles4.06 Le'Veon Bell0.00 Aaron Jones0.00Bench5.80Jeff Wilson 0.00QuestionableLamar Miller 0.00OutTyler Boyd 0.00OutJames Conner 0.00Kerryon Johnson

Played128.94Final179.28Slots 5-4

Optimal157.64181.18

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Head to head this season: Austin N 3-0, Austin, Greg, David M and Caleb 1-0, Mikayel 1-2, Ryan, Curtis, Connor and Jeff 0-1, Max 0-2.

Where the points came from

you against the league

2,009.3 points started

RB43% vs 30%

WR20% vs 33%

QB16% vs 15%

K8% vs 7%

TE7% vs 9%

DEF7% vs 7%

Grinder

What went wrong

Injuries

2starter weeks lost · 18 points · 1%

Lost12345678910111213QFSF3rd

Jack DoyleTE · IND2

OutIRPlayed hurtHealthyByeNot rosteredD marks Doubtful, Q Questionable and inactive

The bench

174.4points left on the bench

Start-sit misses2wk8 Jeff ›SF Mikayel ›

Worst weekwk16 28.7 left

Points left174.4

Luck and skill, this season

Luck

533rd of 12−0.4 wins over expected

81-62All-play.566 against a .538 record

2-0One-score games

1 · 1Cheap wins · unlucky losses

−1.7 a gameSchedule draw

With anyone's schedulebest 9-4, worst 5-8

Starter weeks lost2 1%

Skill

533rd of 12

5thScoring rank

.9201Lineup efficiency2nd

—Draft returnvs league

—Waiver hit rate

Cheap hits—

Trades wonno trades

Schedule draw: opponents scored 1.7 above their average against you. With anyone's schedule: best 9-4 with Caleb's; worst 5-8 with Mikayel's. Index 0 to 100, 50 neutral, in the season's pool.