Paper contenders who flopped, afterthoughts who caught fire, and the points owners left on the bench. Projections + player detail from 2019.
Overachievers
Written off, then delivered1Devion2023 · Slime SZN · proj 8th → 2nd+6
2Manny2025 · Get the GAT · proj 7th → 2nd+5
3Tyler2019 · In Godwin We Trust · proj 9th → 4th+5
4Devion2020 · Slime SZN · proj 7th → 2nd+5
5Crock2021 · Los Angeles Nippers · proj 7th → 3rd+4
6Dez2025 · Dez Harrison · proj 10th → 7th+3
7DT2021 · Board Room Member · proj 5th → 2nd+3
8Crock2023 · We Know The Truth · proj 7th → 4th+3
9Chengy2022 · Happy Endings · proj 6th → 3rd+3
10Beav2024 · Slauson Super Mall · proj 4th → 2nd+2
12023 · Slime SZN · proj 8th → 2nd
+622025 · Get the GAT · proj 7th → 2nd
+532019 · In Godwin We Trust · proj 9th → 4th
+542020 · Slime SZN · proj 7th → 2nd
+552021 · Los Angeles Nippers · proj 7th → 3rd
+462025 · Dez Harrison · proj 10th → 7th
+372021 · Board Room Member · proj 5th → 2nd
+382023 · We Know The Truth · proj 7th → 4th
+392022 · Happy Endings · proj 6th → 3rd
+3102024 · Slauson Super Mall · proj 4th → 2nd
+2Places climbed: where a team was projected to finish (by avg projected starter points) vs where it actually landed.
Underachievers
Great on paper, flopped1Frost2023 · Trap House · proj 1st → 9th-8
2Frost2025 · Trap House · proj 3rd → 8th-5
3Crawf2021 · Wack Wack GOOSE · proj 3rd → 7th-4
4Frost2019 · Trap House · proj 3rd → 7th-4
5Meek2020 · WHAT WOULD MEEK DO? · proj 2nd → 6th-4
6Dez2023 · Stone Cold Stunnas · proj 4th → 7th-3
7AJ2020 · Bompton Sleepers · proj 5th → 8th-3
8DT2019 · ImmaNut OnYouGuys · proj 6th → 9th-3
9Crawf2022 · CHASE BANK BAGFUMBLERS · proj 1st → 4th-3
10Frost2020 · Trap House · proj 1st → 4th-3
12023 · Trap House · proj 1st → 9th
-822025 · Trap House · proj 3rd → 8th
-532021 · Wack Wack GOOSE · proj 3rd → 7th
-442019 · Trap House · proj 3rd → 7th
-452020 · WHAT WOULD MEEK DO? · proj 2nd → 6th
-462023 · Stone Cold Stunnas · proj 4th → 7th
-372020 · Bompton Sleepers · proj 5th → 8th
-382019 · ImmaNut OnYouGuys · proj 6th → 9th
-392022 · CHASE BANK BAGFUMBLERS · proj 1st → 4th
-3102020 · Trap House · proj 1st → 4th
-3Paper contenders that tanked — ranked by places fallen from their projected finish.
Costly benchings
Benched in a loss1Will Fuller V · WRFrance · 2019 Wk 5 · lost55.7
2Deshaun Watson · QBFrance · 2019 Wk 5 · lost51.7
3Mike Evans · WRFrost · 2022 Wk 17 · lost50.7
4Drew Brees · QBMeek · 2019 Wk 14 · lost50.1
5Justin Fields · QBBeav · 2022 Wk 9 · lost49.7
6Sammy Watkins · WRTyler · 2019 Wk 1 · lost47.8
7Caleb Williams · QBFrost · 2025 Wk 9 · lost44.7
8Lamar Jackson · QBCrock · 2019 Wk 1 · lost43.6
9Josh Allen · QBCrock · 2020 Wk 15 · lost41.7
10James Conner · RBCrawf · 2021 Wk 9 · lost40.3
11Jameis Winston · QBMeek · 2021 Wk 1 · lost39.6
12Derek Carr · QBMajae · 2020 Wk 13 · lost37.7
1France · 2019 Wk 5 · lost
55.72France · 2019 Wk 5 · lost
51.73Frost · 2022 Wk 17 · lost
50.74Meek · 2019 Wk 14 · lost
50.15Beav · 2022 Wk 9 · lost
49.76Tyler · 2019 Wk 1 · lost
47.87Frost · 2025 Wk 9 · lost
44.78Crock · 2019 Wk 1 · lost
43.69Crock · 2020 Wk 15 · lost
41.710Crawf · 2021 Wk 9 · lost
40.311Meek · 2021 Wk 1 · lost
39.612Majae · 2020 Wk 13 · lost
37.7Highest single-game scores an owner left on the bench in a week they went on to lose. The ones that actually hurt.
Clutch
Won it in the last game · est.1Patrick Mahomes · QBMeek · 2020 Wk 3 · won by +10.448.0
2Raheem Mostert · RBCrock · 2023 Wk 3 · won by +20.145.2
3Russell Wilson · QBChengy · 2020 Wk 2 · won by +17.143.4
4Kyler Murray · QBDevion · 2020 Wk 7 · won by +28.043.1
5Mark Andrews · TECrawf · 2021 Wk 5 · won by +31.642.7
6Aaron Jones · RBChengy · 2019 Wk 8 · won by +13.142.6
7Christian McCaffrey · RBCrock · 2022 Wk 8 · won by +1.542.3
8Davante Adams · WRChengy · 2026 Wk 2 · won by +29.741.5
9Josh Allen · QBCrock · 2020 Wk 16 · won by +6.340.3
10Justin Herbert · QBChengy · 2021 Wk 11 · won by +35.640.3
11Jayden Daniels · QBMeek · 2024 Wk 17 · won by +11.839.8
12Kyler Murray · QBDevion · 2020 Wk 15 · won by +7.139.1
1Meek · 2020 Wk 3 · won by +10.4
48.02Crock · 2023 Wk 3 · won by +20.1
45.23Chengy · 2020 Wk 2 · won by +17.1
43.44Devion · 2020 Wk 7 · won by +28.0
43.15Crawf · 2021 Wk 5 · won by +31.6
42.76Chengy · 2019 Wk 8 · won by +13.1
42.67Crock · 2022 Wk 8 · won by +1.5
42.38Chengy · 2026 Wk 2 · won by +29.7
41.59Crock · 2020 Wk 16 · won by +6.3
40.310Chengy · 2021 Wk 11 · won by +35.6
40.311Meek · 2024 Wk 17 · won by +11.8
39.812Devion · 2020 Wk 15 · won by +7.1
39.1A starter in the owner's last-kicking game whose points topped the final margin — the difference. Estimated from kickoff time, not a live score.