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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
GOAT BALL
10-7 263.5
217.04
 
VS
proj
Evening Shade 🏈🏆
173.7 9-8
277.27

GOAT BALL knock off Evening Shade 🏈🏆 for third straight win in 263.5-173.7 rout

GOAT BALL extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over Evening Shade 🏈🏆, cruising to a 263.5-173.7 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this matchup, as GOAT BALL nabbed a 118.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 73.4 points from Josh Allen (224 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Greg Zuerlein (4-4 FG, 57 long, 1-1 XP). The Kansas City Chiefs defense (23.6 points) and Cory Littleton (16) led the charge for Evening Shade 🏈🏆 in the loss. This marks the second time this season GOAT BALL have gotten the best of Evening Shade 🏈🏆, after winning 280.8-255.9 in their last matchup. GOAT BALL end the season with a record of 10-7, while Evening Shade 🏈🏆 finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  GOAT BALL   Evening Shade 🏈🏆

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 224 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Allen scored 39.7 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 15.59-point projection and overachieved for the 10th time this season.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

GOAT BALL
Points
% of total points 263.5
1
Josh Allen
QB
39.7
15.59
15.1%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
33.7
14.73
12.8%
3
Darren Waller
TE
26.7
14.99
10.1%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
23.9
16.17
9.1%
Evening Shade 🏈🏆
Points
% of total points 173.7
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
23.6
21.68
13.6%
2
Cory Littleton
LB
16
14.28
9.2%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
14.6
15.97
8.4%
4
Rodney Smith
RB
13.4
10.9
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 32-yard touchdown pass for GOAT BALL, while Greg Zuerlein had a 57-yard field goal, contributing to a 153.0-34.7 lead for GOAT BALL.
Sunday Late
Darren Waller had a 28-yard touchdown catch for GOAT BALL, while Josh Jacobs had a 28-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 252.0-168.1 lead for GOAT BALL.

Points By Position

  GOAT BALL   Evening Shade 🏈🏆
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
GOAT BALL
GOAT BALL completed the season averaging 258.5 points per game, 5th-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4544 Pass Yds, 37 Pass TDs, 421 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs
Devin White
Best Drafted
140 Tackles, 9 Sacks
Greg Zuerlein
Best Acquisition
34-41 FG, 59 long, 33-36 XP
Evening Shade 🏈🏆
Evening Shade 🏈🏆 finished the season with the league's 8th-most points average (252.8 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3971 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 819 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs
KC Defense
Best Drafted
22.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 358.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 22 Turnovers
Det Defense
Best Acquisition
32.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 419.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers

What If

GOAT BALL would have beaten only five other teams besides Evening Shade 🏈🏆 this week.
Evening Shade 🏈🏆 would have lost to six other teams besides GOAT BALL this week.
If GOAT BALL played Evening Shade 🏈🏆 every week this season, they'd be 10-7.
GOAT BALL would be 9-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Evening Shade 🏈🏆.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GOAT BALL, Evening Shade 🏈🏆 would be 6-8.
If GOAT BALL had played every team in the league each week, they would be 173-114.
If they played every team every week, Evening Shade 🏈🏆 would be 166-121.