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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Toxins
9-8 111.1
87.29
 
VS
proj
Novaforce
95.64 7-10
89.55

Toxins hand Novaforce third consecutive loss, 111.10-95.64

Toxins earned a 111.10-95.64 victory to hand Novaforce their third consecutive loss. Novaforce earned a 3.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Toxins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 365 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 28.8 points, and Josh Jacobs, who ran for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns (20.9 points). A.J. Brown (10 Rec, 151 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Russell Wilson (181 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) led the charge for Novaforce in the loss. This marks the first time this season Toxins have beaten Novaforce, after falling 85.24-60.1 in their last matchup. Toxins end the season at 9-8, while Novaforce finish the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Toxins   Novaforce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gage racked up 102 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass as the Falcons lost to the Buccaneers 44-27. In doing so, he put up 16.2 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Toxins this week.
Russell Gage

Top Player Comparison

Toxins
Points
% of total points 111.1
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
28.8
24.12
25.9%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
20.9
12.34
18.8%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
18
9.26
16.2%
4
Russell Gage
WR
16.2
6.89
14.6%
Novaforce
Points
% of total points 95.64
1
A.J. Brown
WR
22.1
11.83
23.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
18.14
21.44
19%
3
David Johnson
RB
18
13.2
18.8%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
17.8
14.36
18.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 47-yard touchdown run for Novaforce, helping the team to a 22.40-18.90 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Toxins owned a 111.10-95.64 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Toxins, while Josh Jacobs had a 28-yard touchdown run. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for Novaforce with a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Toxins   Novaforce
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Toxins
Toxins completed the regular season 5th in the standings after averaging 86.78 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
4823 Pass Yds, 33 Pass TDs, 444 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1104 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Russell Gage
Best Acquisition
72 Rec, 786 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Novaforce
Novaforce finished the season with the league's 4th-most points average (103.22 ppg), placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
4572 Pass Yds, 42 Pass TDs, 518 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Drafted
1067 Rush Yds, 12 Rush TDs, 150 Rec Yds
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4336 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 234 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Toxins had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected points.
Novaforce had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Toxins had two starters score zero points, while Novaforce had two.
Toxins put up more points than their season scoring average (86.78) while Novaforce fell short of theirs (103.22).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Despite the loss, A.J. Brown put up 22.1 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.