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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Bartosz's Team
6-11 102.62
108.61
 
VS
proj
SAINTS
80.48 8-9
107.71

SAINTS succumb to Bartosz's Team in 102.62-80.48 rout

SAINTS were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, as Bartosz's Team rolled to a 102.62-80.48 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Bartosz's Team took a 43.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Lamar Jackson (24.22 points) and Marquise Brown (16.1). Nick Chubb (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and David Johnson (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) led the charge for SAINTS in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bartosz's Team have knocked off SAINTS, after winning 116.64-89.02 in their last matchup. Bartosz's Team improve to 6-11 for the season, while SAINTS fall to 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Bartosz's Team   SAINTS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 13 tackles against the Titans, Cunningham tallied 8 points this week. His scoring output was 64.9% more than his 4.85-point projection and was much higher than his 4.5-point season scoring average.
Zach Cunningham

Top Player Comparison

Bartosz's Team
Points
% of total points 102.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24.22
24.98
23.6%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
16.1
8.82
15.7%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
13.3
11.49
13%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
13
11.74
12.7%
SAINTS
Points
% of total points 80.48
1
Nick Chubb
RB
19.8
14.24
24.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
18
13.07
22.4%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
14.5
15.45
18%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.6
7.3
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Bartosz's Team who emerged with the lead, 79.92-36.40. For Bartosz's Team, Lamar Jackson had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Diontae Johnson had a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for SAINTS, while Nick Chubb had a 47-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Nelson Agholor had a 57-yard catch for Bartosz's Team to contribute to a 102.62-80.48 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Bartosz's Team   SAINTS
Standings Update
Is it just us or did the end of the season come out of nowhere? Time flies when you're having fun. Before we look ahead to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Bartosz's Team
Bartosz's Team completed the season with the league's 2nd-worst points average (95.13 ppg), placing them 11th 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
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
88 Rec, 1400 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
4336 Pass Yds, 31 Pass TDs, 234 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
SAINTS
SAINTS ended the season with the league's 6th-best points average (105.50 ppg), placing them 8th 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
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
1104 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 355 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Diontae Johnson
Best Acquisition
88 Rec, 923 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the 12 starters on Bartosz's Team scored more than their projected point totals.
SAINTS had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
SAINTS could have used points from Frank Clark and Sammy Watkins, as both put up goose eggs.
Bartosz's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (95.13) while SAINTS fell short of theirs (105.5).
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 22.14-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win snaps a two-game losing streak for Bartosz's Team.
Not only did Bartosz's Team get the W, but they also covered the 0.9-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Bartosz's Team moves to (3-5), while SAINTS falls to (5-7).