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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Ganaderos
11-6 176.3
124
 
VS
proj
vipers
124 9-8
111.92

Ganaderos beat vipers for fifth straight win in 176.3-124.0 rout

Ganaderos extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over vipers, rolling to a 176.3-124.0 victory. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Ganaderos grabbed a 56.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Kirk Cousins and the Baltimore Ravens defense. Cousins passed for 405 yards and 3 touchdowns for 64.6 points, while the Ravens defense allowed only 3 points, surrendered 195 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (11 points). Derrick Henry (250 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Russell Wilson (181 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) were the leaders for vipers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Ganaderos have gotten the best of vipers, after falling 64.2-23.2 in their last matchup. Ganaderos end the season at 11-6, while vipers finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Ganaderos   vipers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taylor (253 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 37.4 points in a 28-14 win over the Jaguars in Week 17. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.04-point projection and was much higher than his 12.87-point season scoring average.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

Ganaderos
Points
% of total points 176.3
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
64.6
44.57
36.6%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
37.4
15.04
21.2%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
21
9.38
11.9%
4
Darren Waller
TE
19.7
10.08
11.2%
vipers
Points
% of total points 124
1
Derrick Henry
RB
39
20.2
31.5%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
33
42.54
26.6%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
15
6.64
12.1%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.5
16.14
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Ganaderos to contribute to an 83.6-27.2 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Ganaderos boasted a 176.3-124.0 lead. Jonathan Taylor had a 45-yard touchdown run and a 56-yard run for Ganaderos, while Darren Waller had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Derrick Henry made the highlight reel for vipers with a 52-yard touchdown run and a 45-yard run.

Points By Position

  Ganaderos   vipers

StatSmack

Ganaderos are on fire, winning five in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ganaderos are doing a better job of that, averaging 127.66 versus vipers's 112.12.
Even the computers think Ganaderos have better players. They have a higher projected points average (126.91) than vipers (112.88).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. vipers has left more points on the bench this season (1,083.5) than Ganaderos (816.6).
Once Ganaderos put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than vipers (9 vs 2).
Ganaderos should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than vipers (10 vs 8).
By position, Ganaderos have outscored vipers at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Ganaderos don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 19 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Ganaderos had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for vipers (2).
Hey vipers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ganaderos
Props to you, Ganaderos. Nice work assembling a starting crew that recorded over 176 points in Week 17.
vipers
Posting four catches on just five targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for vipers should remind their quarterbacks to start checking down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).