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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wayne's World
10-7 140
130.54
 
VS
proj
d.s. saints
93.3 11-6
106.4

d.s. saints come up short of expectations, succumb to Wayne's World in 140.0-93.3 rout

There's no way around it, d.s. saints didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Wayne's World cruised to a 140.0-93.3 victory. Wayne's World pulled out to a 21.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind DeAndre Hopkins (14.7 points) and Calvin Ridley (9.2) and never let go of it. Tyreek Hill (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kirk Cousins (132 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for d.s. saints in defeat. This marks the second time this season Wayne's World have knocked off d.s. saints, after falling 124.8-118.9 in their last matchup. Wayne's World end the season with a record of 10-7, while d.s. saints finish the campaign at 11-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Wayne's World   d.s. saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chargers defense (9 Pts Allowed, 370 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 21 points against the Broncos in Week 17. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.61-point projection and was much higher than their 6.5-point season scoring average.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

Wayne's World
Points
% of total points 140
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39.2
51.85
28%
2
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
21
8.61
15%
3
George Kittle
TE
20.9
9.17
14.9%
4
Chris Carson
RB
18.9
11.84
13.5%
d.s. saints
Points
% of total points 93.3
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.6
13.1
25.3%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.9
40.06
21.3%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
12
8.93
12.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10.7
9.81
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeAndre Hopkins had a 43-yard catch for Wayne's World to contribute to a 23.9-2.4 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Wayne's World who emerged with the lead, 140.0-81.3. Patrick Mahomes had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Wayne's World, while George Kittle had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tyreek Hill had a 67-yard touchdown catch for d.s. saints, while Joe Mixon had a 51-yard run.

Points By Position

  Wayne's World   d.s. saints

Game Notes

Wayne's World had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
d.s. saints had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
d.s. saints can partially blame the loss on Alvin Kamara, who didn't score any points.
Wayne's World put up more points than their season scoring average (130.01) while d.s. saints fell short of theirs (132.06).
Wayne's World scored more points than their projected total, while d.s. saints failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 46.7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Wayne's World win, but they also covered the 24.14-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Wayne's World moves to (5-4), while d.s. saints falls to (8-3).
For d.s. saints, Tyreek Hill (23.6 points) registered the best overall score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Wayne's World
Deploying a lineup that won by a whopping 46.7 points this past week... we did what was needed and took care of business.
d.s. saints
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for d.s. saints collectively registered just one single target this past week.