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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Chase The Dream
11-6 173.18
128.66
 
VS
proj
xVMx
94.7 9-8
135.49

Chase The Dream beat predictions, earn win over xVMx in 173.18-94.70 runaway

Chase The Dream showed up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 173.18-94.70 victory over xVMx, who fell short of projections. Chase The Dream earned a 22.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ja'Marr Chase (50.1 points) and David Montgomery (20.1) and never gave it back. Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jonathan Taylor (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for xVMx in the loss. This marks the second time this season Chase The Dream have beaten xVMx, after winning 126.64-114.14 in their last matchup. Chase The Dream end the season at 11-6, while xVMx finish the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Chase The Dream   xVMx

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Chase put up 50.1 points this week. His scoring output nearly quadrupled his 12.63-point projection and was much higher than his 15.32-point season scoring average.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Chase The Dream
Points
% of total points 173.18
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
50.1
12.63
28.9%
2
Najee Harris
RB
28.1
16.99
16.2%
3
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
14.85
11.6%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.7
15.74
10.8%
xVMx
Points
% of total points 94.7
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.4
24.21
28.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
18.9%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
13.1
13.58
13.8%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
12
13.02
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Chase The Dream became the proud owner of a 96.10-73.20 lead. For Chase The Dream, Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for xVMx with a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert teamed up with Austin Ekeler for a 40-yard pass for Chase The Dream. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard touchdown pass, helping Chase The Dream to a 139.08-81.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for Chase The Dream, contributing to a 145.08-81.60 lead for the team.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Chase The Dream during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Chase The Dream   xVMx
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 pivot to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one last time.
Chase The Dream
Chase The Dream completed the season with the league's best points average (123.02 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4631 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 301 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Najee Harris
Best Acquisition
1172 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
xVMx
xVMx completed the season with the league's 2nd-most points average (121.72 ppg), placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matt Gay
Best Acquisition
31-33 FG, 55 long, 45-46 XP

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Chase The Dream exceeded their projected point totals.
xVMx had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Chase The Dream put up more points than their season scoring average (123.02) while xVMx fell short of theirs (121.72).
Chase The Dream recorded more points than their projected total, while xVMx failed to reach their projection.
The 173.18 points scored by Chase The Dream are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 78.48-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a streak of four straight defeats for Chase The Dream.
Chase The Dream moves to (8-1) in blowout games this season, while xVMx falls to (7-3).
On the losing side, Tom Brady (27.4 points) recorded the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.