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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Philly Phresh
12-5 103
81.1
 
VS
proj
Resistance is futile
65 7-10
73.18

Philly Phresh top predictions, defeat Resistance is futile in 103-65 rout

Philly Phresh beat their projected point total, rolling to a 103-65 victory over Resistance is futile, who fell short of projections. This one was over before it really even started, as Philly Phresh jumped out to a 31-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from the New Orleans Saints defense and Joe Mixon. the Saints defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 329 yards, and forced 3 turnovers for 24 points, while Mixon racked up 176 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (21 points). Breshad Perriman (5 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Resistance is futile in defeat. This marks the third time this season Philly Phresh have taken down Resistance is futile, after winning 124-97.5 in their last matchup. Philly Phresh end the season at 12-5, while Resistance is futile finish the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Philly Phresh   Resistance is futile

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.06 points, Mixon nearly tripled that amount by scoring 21 points as the Bengals beat the Browns 33-23. He racked up 176 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Philly Phresh this week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 103
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
24
19.23
23.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
21
7.06
20.4%
3
Justin Tucker
K
17
7.64
16.5%
4
Devin Bush
LB
11
5.41
10.7%
Resistance is futile
Points
% of total points 65
1
Breshad Perriman
WR
13
7.13
20%
2
Davante Adams
WR
12
10.1
18.5%
3
Kevin Byard
S
9
4.73
13.8%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
6
7.4
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Philly Phresh emerged with a 64-33 lead. For Philly Phresh, Joe Mixon had a 41-yard run. Breshad Perriman had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Resistance is futile, while Davante Adams had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 48-yard catch for Philly Phresh to contribute to a 98-55 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Philly Phresh   Resistance is futile
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Philly Phresh
Philly Phresh finished the season with the league's 6th-most points average (92 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
1494 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 278 Rec Yds
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
28-29 FG, 51 long, 57-59 XP
NO Defense
Best Acquisition
21.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 333.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 23 Turnovers
Resistance is futile
Resistance is futile finished the season averaging 84 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Travis Kelce
MVP
97 Rec, 1229 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
83 Rec, 997 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Breshad Perriman
Best Acquisition
36 Rec, 645 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Philly Phresh had seven of their 12 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Resistance is futile had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Philly Phresh had two starters score zero points, while Resistance is futile had two.
Philly Phresh had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Resistance is futile.
Philly Phresh put up more points than their season scoring average (91.85) while Resistance is futile fell short of theirs (84.41).
Philly Phresh scored more points than their projected total, while Resistance is futile failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 38-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Philly Phresh win, but they also easily covered the 7.92-point projected margin of victory.
Philly Phresh moves to (8-2) in blowout games this season, while Resistance is futile falls to (3-4).
Despite the loss, Breshad Perriman scored 13 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.