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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Pain and Suffering
12-5 216.76
189.65
 
VS
proj
Nashville Ninjas
119.1 10-7
148.82

Pain and Suffering beat projections, knock off Nashville Ninjas in 216.76-119.10 drubbing

Pain and Suffering rose to the occasion and beat expectations, rolling to a 216.76-119.10 victory over Nashville Ninjas, who fell short of projections. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Pain and Suffering took a 102.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 92.26 points from Joe Burrow (446 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and the Chicago Bears defense (3 Pts Allowed, 151 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers). Kyler Murray (34.2 points) and Keenan Allen (15.68) did their part for Nashville Ninjas in the loss. This marks the third time this season Pain and Suffering have knocked off Nashville Ninjas, after winning 163.1-133.45 in their last matchup. Pain and Suffering end the season at 12-5, while Nashville Ninjas finish the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Pain and Suffering   Nashville Ninjas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman ran for 132 yards and a touchdown as the Titans beat the Dolphins 34-3. In doing so, he put up 18.55 points to more-than-double his 8.12-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Pain and Suffering this week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Pain and Suffering
Points
% of total points 216.76
1
Joe Burrow
QB
55.76
29.29
25.7%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
36.5
27.53
16.8%
3
Noah Fant
TE
21.38
9.94
9.9%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
21.22
18.74
9.8%
Nashville Ninjas
Points
% of total points 119.1
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.2
30.57
28.7%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
15.68
17.28
13.2%
3
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
12.5
12.25
10.5%
4
Brandon McManus
K
11.5
8.55
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass for Pain and Suffering, while D'Onta Foreman had a 21-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 139.32-37.24 lead for Pain and Suffering.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Pain and Suffering had a 212.14-97.10 lead. Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Pain and Suffering, while Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Nashville Ninjas with a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Pain and Suffering   Nashville Ninjas
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.
Pain and Suffering
Pain and Suffering ended the season averaging 185.97 points per game, 3rd-best in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
320 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 1310 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Acquisition
4611 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Nashville Ninjas
Nashville Ninjas ended the season averaging 172.68 points per game, 8th-highest in the league, placing them 4th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Keenan Allen
Best Drafted
100 Rec, 1086 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
99 Rec, 988 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Seven of the 12 starting players on Pain and Suffering exceeded their projected point totals.
Nashville Ninjas had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Pain and Suffering had one starter score zero points, while Nashville Ninjas had two.
Pain and Suffering put up more points than their season scoring average (185.97) while Nashville Ninjas fell short of theirs (172.68).
Pain and Suffering scored more points than their projected total, while Nashville Ninjas fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 97.66-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Pain and Suffering win, but they also easily covered the 40.83-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Pain and Suffering moves to (3-1), while Nashville Ninjas falls to (0-4).
Despite the loss, Kyler Murray put up 34.2 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this week.