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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
'Fin Gal
8-9 138.3
141.59
 
VS
proj
Barely Legal
101.25 10-7
138.99

Barely Legal lose to 'Fin Gal, 138.30-101.25

Barely Legal failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as 'Fin Gal secured a 138.30-101.25 victory. 'Fin Gal jumped out to a 36.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 36.7 points from Julio Jones (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Michael Thomas (5 Rec, 29 Rec Yds) and never looked back. The Los Angeles Chargers defense (9 Pts Allowed, 370 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Ben Roethlisberger (287 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the way for Barely Legal in the loss. This marks the first time this season 'Fin Gal have beaten Barely Legal, after falling 170.25-115.75 in their last matchup. 'Fin Gal finish the season at 8-9, while Barely Legal end the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  'Fin Gal   Barely Legal

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 33 points, surrendering 436 yards, and forcing 2 turnovers against the Colts, the Titans defense put up 25.9 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.1-point projection and was much higher than their 11.53-point season scoring average.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

'Fin Gal
Points
% of total points 138.3
1
Julio Jones
WR
28.8
20.66
20.8%
2
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
25.9
9.1
18.7%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
24.4
10.05
17.6%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
16
13.36
11.6%
Barely Legal
Points
% of total points 101.25
1
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
21
14.12
20.7%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.65
29.4
19.4%
3
Taylor Gabriel
WR
10.1
9.43
10%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
9.6
19.37
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was 'Fin Gal who claimed the lead, 96.40-93.15. Jordan Howard had a 42-yard run for 'Fin Gal, while Russell Wilson had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 47-yard pass for Barely Legal, while Taylor Gabriel had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for Barely Legal, who trailed 138.30-101.25 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  'Fin Gal   Barely Legal
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we pivot to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
'Fin Gal
'Fin Gal completed the season averaging 159.79 points per game, 2nd-most in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
125 Rec, 1405 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Drafted
4308 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Ten Defense
Best Acquisition
18.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 333.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 17 Turnovers
Barely Legal
Barely Legal completed the season averaging 157.16 points per game, 4th-most in the league, placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
883 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs, 709 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
157 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1219 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
LAC Defense
Best Acquisition
20.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 333.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 20 Turnovers

What If

'Fin Gal would have beaten only one other team besides Barely Legal this week.
Barely Legal would have lost to six other teams besides 'Fin Gal this week.
If 'Fin Gal played Barely Legal every week this season, they'd be 8-9.
'Fin Gal would be 12-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Barely Legal.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 'Fin Gal, Barely Legal would be 6-8.
If 'Fin Gal had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-71-1.
If they played every team every week, Barely Legal would be 72-75.