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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
James's Notable Team
12-5 205
166.85
 
VS
proj
GridIron Maiden
76 14-3
111.81

James's Notable Team defeat GridIron Maiden for fifth straight win in 205-76 rout

James's Notable Team extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over GridIron Maiden, rolling to a 205-76 victory. This one was decided before it really even started, as James's Notable Team earned a 59-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Lamar Miller and Rod Smith. Miller ran for 56 yards and a touchdown for 27 points, while Smith racked up 49 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (21 points). Sam Darnold (167 Pass Yds, 28 Rush Yds) and Josh Adams (50 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds) led the charge for GridIron Maiden in the loss. This marks the first time this season James's Notable Team have knocked off GridIron Maiden, after falling 186-164 in their last matchup. James's Notable Team end the season with a record of 12-5, while GridIron Maiden finish the campaign at 14-3.

Matchup Timeline

  James's Notable Team   GridIron Maiden

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas scored 14 points against the Saints in Week 17 to more-than-double his 5.26-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on James's Notable Team this week.
Ian Thomas

Top Player Comparison

James's Notable Team
Points
% of total points 205
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
51
41.38
24.9%
2
C.J. Anderson
RB
39
22.09
19%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
27
23.31
13.2%
4
Rod Smith
RB
21
20.8
10.2%
GridIron Maiden
Points
% of total points 76
1
Sam Darnold
QB
19
36.28
25%
2
Josh Adams
RB
17
18.92
22.4%
3
Robert Foster
WR
11
7.4
14.5%
4
Corey Davis
WR
7
7.57
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, James's Notable Team had a 205-69 lead. For James's Notable Team, Lamar Jackson had a 25-yard touchdown run. David Njoku made the highlight reel for GridIron Maiden with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  James's Notable Team   GridIron Maiden

Game Notes

James's Notable Team had seven of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
GridIron Maiden had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
GridIron Maiden can partially blame the loss on Alvin Kamara, who didn't score any points.
James's Notable Team had four players score more points than the leading scorer for GridIron Maiden.
James's Notable Team put up more points than their season scoring average (175.18) while GridIron Maiden fell short of theirs (166.53).
James's Notable Team scored more points than their projected total, while GridIron Maiden failed to reach their projection.
James's Notable Team ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while GridIron Maiden ranked 7th.
The matchup's 129-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of eight consecutive wins for GridIron Maiden.
Not only did James's Notable Team earn the W, but they also easily covered the 55.04-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, James's Notable Team moves to (8-2), while GridIron Maiden falls to (12-2).

Coach Talk

James's Notable Team
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Despite a mediocre showing from Lamar Jackson, we thoroughly outscored GridIron Maiden at the quarterback position this past week (51 points to 19). Jackson went 14-for-24 for 179 yards in a 26-24 win over the Browns.
GridIron Maiden
Wow, talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for GridIron Maiden collectively logged just four targets this past week.