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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
james's Impressive Team
7-10 103.56
88.78
 
VS
proj
brayden's terrific team
73.9 7-10
74.54

james's Impressive Team hand brayden's terrific team fourth straight loss in 103.56-73.90 rout

james's Impressive Team cruised to a 103.56-73.90 victory to hand brayden's terrific team their fourth straight loss. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as james's Impressive Team grabbed a 63.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Ja'Marr Chase and Matthew Stafford. Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns for 50.1 points, while Stafford passed for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns (16.26 points). Alvin Kamara (32 Rush Yds, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jonathan Taylor (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for brayden's terrific team in the loss. This marks the second time this season james's Impressive Team have taken down brayden's terrific team, after winning 118-106.8 in their last matchup. james's Impressive Team finish the season with a record of 7-10, while brayden's terrific team end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  james's Impressive Team   brayden's terrific team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Chiefs 34-31. In doing so, he put up 50.1 points to nearly quadruple his 12.63-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

james's Impressive Team
Points
% of total points 103.56
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
50.1
12.63
48.4%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.26
23.88
15.7%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
10.1
9.49
9.8%
4
Michael Badgley
K
10
8.14
9.7%
brayden's terrific team
Points
% of total points 73.9
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.5
18.84
25%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
24.2%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
6.36
18.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
12.1
15.61
16.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for james's Impressive Team, while Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch, contributing to a 93.46-30.00 lead for james's Impressive Team.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 43-yard catch for brayden's terrific team, who trailed 93.46-59.90 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  james's Impressive Team   brayden's terrific team
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
james's Impressive Team
james's Impressive Team ended the season averaging 95.54 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
99 Rec, 988 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
brayden's terrific team
brayden's terrific team ended the season with the league's 3rd-worst points average (91.90 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

james's Impressive Team would have beaten four other teams besides brayden's terrific team this week.
brayden's terrific team would have lost to five other teams besides james's Impressive Team this week.
If james's Impressive Team played brayden's terrific team every week this season, they'd be 11-6.
james's Impressive Team would be 6-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as brayden's terrific team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as james's Impressive Team, brayden's terrific team would be 6-9.
If james's Impressive Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-81-1.
If they played every team every week, brayden's terrific team would be 56-93.