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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
NoDirtyLandry
10-7 81
84.52
 
VS
proj
Gorillas in Boots
73 9-6-1
72.19

Despite top scorer the Patriots defense, Gorillas in Boots fall to NoDirtyLandry, 81-73

The New England Patriots defense accumulated 23 points for Gorillas in Boots, the best total in the matchup and 10th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish NoDirtyLandry, who earned a 81-73 win. Gorillas in Boots nabbed a 24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from the New England Patriots defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 239 yards, and forced 3 fumbles for 23 points, and Julian Edelman, who racked up 93 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (14 points). But NoDirtyLandry held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jared Goff (199 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Mohamed Sanu (7 Rec, 90 Rec Yds). This marks the third time this season NoDirtyLandry have knocked off Gorillas in Boots, after winning 139-124 in their last matchup. NoDirtyLandry end the season with a record of 10-7, while Gorillas in Boots finish the campaign at 9-6-1.

Matchup Timeline

  NoDirtyLandry   Gorillas in Boots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Buccaneers in Week 17, Sanu caught 7 passes for 90 yards . In doing so, he put up 15 points to more-than-double his 5.51-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on NoDirtyLandry this week.
Mohamed Sanu

Top Player Comparison

NoDirtyLandry
Points
% of total points 81
1
Jared Goff
QB
31
22.3
38.3%
2
Mohamed Sanu
WR
15
5.51
18.5%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
11
6.69
13.6%
4
Sebastian Janikowski
K
10
8.56
12.3%
Gorillas in Boots
Points
% of total points 73
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23
9.73
31.5%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
14
9.06
19.2%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
10
10.24
13.7%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
9
6.48
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for NoDirtyLandry, helping the team to a 81-63 lead.

Points By Position

  NoDirtyLandry   Gorillas in Boots
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
NoDirtyLandry
NoDirtyLandry completed the season with the league's 4th-most points average (118 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
4688 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 108 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
1098 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 867 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
James Conner
Best Acquisition
973 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Gorillas in Boots
Gorillas in Boots finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 138 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
3992 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
1434 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 567 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Phillip Lindsay
Best Acquisition
1037 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 241 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

NoDirtyLandry won even though only four of their 11 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Gorillas in Boots had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as NoDirtyLandry had two starters score zero points, while Gorillas in Boots had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
NoDirtyLandry got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Gorillas in Boots outscored their projection.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win concludes a two-game winless streak for NoDirtyLandry, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for Gorillas in Boots.
NoDirtyLandry managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 12.33-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the New England Patriots defense (23 points) officially posted the fourth-highest scoring output for any DEF this season.