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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 17
Weekly
Grade
Grade
PATRIOTS RULE
12-5 195.75
169.37
VS
proj
The Backpackers
108.77
8-9
154.3
PATRIOTS RULE defy projections, earn win against The Backpackers in 195.75-108.77 rout
PATRIOTS RULE beat expectations, cruising to a 195.75-108.77 victory over The Backpackers, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in this one, as PATRIOTS RULE leapt out to a 145.25-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 60.85 points from the New England Patriots defense (3 Pts Allowed, 239 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Tom Brady (250 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs). The Seattle Seahawks defense (21.29 points) and Case Keenum (14.03) were the leaders for The Backpackers in the loss. This marks the second time this season PATRIOTS RULE have taken down The Backpackers, after winning 194.77-165.8 in their last matchup. PATRIOTS RULE finish the season at 12-5, while The Backpackers end the campaign at 8-9.
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Matchup Timeline
PATRIOTS RULE
The Backpackers
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Beasley caught 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown as the Cowboys beat the Giants 36-35. In doing so, he put up 16.65 points to score more than 6 times his 2.77-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season.
Cole Beasley
Top Player Comparison
PATRIOTS RULE
Points
% of total points 195.75
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
33.35
19.28
17%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.5
21.73
14%
3
Zay Jones
WR
22.55
6.42
11.5%
4
Cole Beasley
WR
16.65
2.77
8.5%
The Backpackers
Points
% of total points 108.77
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
21.29
24.53
19.6%
2
Case Keenum
QB
14.03
15.2
12.9%
3
Frank Clark
DE
13.5
5.48
12.4%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
11.8
6.97
10.8%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Zay Jones had a 26-yard touchdown catch for PATRIOTS RULE, while Cole Beasley had a 32-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 153.65-8.40 lead for PATRIOTS RULE.
Sunday Late
Case Keenum had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for The Backpackers, who trailed 191.95-85.47 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
T.Y. Hilton had a 43-yard catch for The Backpackers, who trailed 195.75-108.77 after Sunday night.
Points By Position
PATRIOTS RULE
The Backpackers
Game Notes
PATRIOTS RULE won even though only nine of their 24 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
The Backpackers had only four of their 24 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as PATRIOTS RULE had one starter score zero points, while The Backpackers had four.
PATRIOTS RULE had three players score more points than the leading scorer for The Backpackers.
PATRIOTS RULE put up more points than their season scoring average (187.65) while The Backpackers fell short of theirs (160.26).
PATRIOTS RULE scored more points than their projected total, while The Backpackers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 86.98-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-game winning streak for The Backpackers.
Not only did PATRIOTS RULE get the win, but they also easily covered the 15.07-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, PATRIOTS RULE moves to (7-2), while The Backpackers falls to (6-3).
For The Backpackers, the Seattle Seahawks defense put up 21.29 points, the fifth-highest score for a DEF this week.
Coach Talk
PATRIOTS RULE
You know what, PATRIOTS RULE, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Chris Jones), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant. We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
The Backpackers
Unless The Backpackers wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" won't cut it as an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (five WR and one TE) collectively received a whopping 25 targets in Week 17. With only 11 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.