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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
The Deal Breakers
12-4 127
100.72
 
VS
proj
Renegades
80 11-5
102.41

The Deal Breakers knock off Renegades for fifth straight win in 127-80 rout

The Deal Breakers extended their win streak to five games with an easy win over Renegades, cruising to a 127-80 victory. Renegades jumped out to a 23-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Lamar Jackson, who passed for 113 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 97 yards for 24 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 9 passes for 133 yards (13 points). But it was all The Deal Breakers after that. They were led by Derrick Henry, who ran for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns for 35 points, and Sterling Shepard, who racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (25 points). This marks the first time this season The Deal Breakers have taken down Renegades, after falling 97-94 in their last matchup. The Deal Breakers finish the season at 12-4, while Renegades end the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  The Deal Breakers   Renegades

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 25 points, Shepard more-than-tripled his 7.02-point projection as the Giants beat the Cowboys 23-19. He racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

The Deal Breakers
Points
% of total points 127
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35
18.42
27.6%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
25
7.02
19.7%
3
David Montgomery
RB
18
12.78
14.2%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
17
19.93
13.4%
Renegades
Points
% of total points 80
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24
24.15
30%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
20
11.51
25%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
13
10.96
16.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
8
9.96
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Renegades emerged with a 57-34 lead. For The Deal Breakers, Sterling Shepard had a 23-yard touchdown run. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Renegades with a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was The Deal Breakers who took the lead, 127-80. Derrick Henry had a 52-yard touchdown run and a 45-yard run for The Deal Breakers, while George Kittle had a 41-yard catch. Josh Jacobs made the highlight reel for Renegades with a 28-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  The Deal Breakers   Renegades
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.
The Deal Breakers
The Deal Breakers completed the regular season in first place after averaging 103 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4572 Pass Yds, 42 Pass TDs, 518 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
2027 Rush Yds, 17 Rush TDs, 114 Rec Yds
Sterling Shepard
Best Acquisition
66 Rec, 656 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Renegades
Renegades finished the season with the league's 4th-best points average (91 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2757 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 1005 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
1065 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 238 Rec Yds
Philip Rivers
Best Acquisition
4169 Pass Yds, 24 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on The Deal Breakers scored higher than their projected point totals.
Renegades had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Deal Breakers put up more points than their season scoring average (102.75) while Renegades fell short of theirs (91.31).
The Deal Breakers put up more points than their projected total, while Renegades failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 47-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat puts an end to a four-game winning streak for Renegades.
The Deal Breakers moves to (7-2) in blowout games this season, while Renegades falls to (4-2).
On the losing side, Lamar Jackson (24 points) posted the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.