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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wolfpack
12-5 221.15
196.2
 
VS
proj
Lawrence and Order
195.37 10-7
205.11

Wolfpack defy projections, come back to win against Lawrence and Order, 221.15-195.37

Wolfpack stepped up, rallying for a 221.15-195.37 victory over Lawrence and Order, who fell short of projections. Wolfpack trailed 173.02-171.60 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Najee Harris (188 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) and Diontae Johnson (8 Rec, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Tom Brady (31.2 points) and Boston Scott (22.35) carried the flag for Lawrence and Order in the loss. This marks the second time this season Wolfpack have knocked off Lawrence and Order, after winning 216.35-186.19 in their last matchup. Wolfpack improve to 12-5 for the season, while Lawrence and Order fall to 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Wolfpack   Lawrence and Order

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chiefs in Week 17, Chase scored 53.1 points to more-than-quadruple his 11.07-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Wolfpack
Points
% of total points 221.15
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
53.1
11.07
24%
2
Najee Harris
RB
31.6
17.29
14.3%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
24.45
10.2
11.1%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17.95
12.45
8.1%
Lawrence and Order
Points
% of total points 195.37
1
Tom Brady
QB
31.2
26.24
16%
2
Boston Scott
RB
22.35
9.01
11.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.45
15.07
10%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
17.8
8.91
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Wolfpack became the proud owner of a 133.30-97.61 lead. Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Wolfpack, while Trevor Lawrence had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass. Meanwhile, Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Lawrence and Order, while Laquon Treadwell had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Lawrence and Order emerged with a 173.02-169.85 lead. For Wolfpack, Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal. Austin Ekeler made the highlight reel for Lawrence and Order with a 40-yard catch.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Wolfpack on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Wolfpack   Lawrence and Order

Game Notes

Wolfpack emerged victorious despite the fact that only eight of their 24 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Despite 12 of their 24 starters exceeding their projected points, Lawrence and Order lost.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Wolfpack put up more points than their season scoring average (186.96) while Lawrence and Order fell short of theirs (196.08).
Wolfpack recorded more points than their projected total, while Lawrence and Order fell short of their projection.
Wolfpack ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Lawrence and Order ranked 4th.
The defeat puts an end to a three-game winning streak for Lawrence and Order.
Wolfpack moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while Lawrence and Order falls to (0-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Tom Brady (31.2 points) recorded the highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Wolfpack
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Wolfpack. Our QBs were severely outplayed this past week. Our two signal-callers combined for only 13.85 points in Week 17, and the QBs for Lawrence and Order tripled us up with a score of 44.96.
Lawrence and Order
Luckily, Week 17's problem was pretty easy to identify, Lawrence and Order. Starting Trey Hendrickson in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 221 points... let's aim to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.