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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Steel City Mutt
10-7 206.25
153.37
 
VS
proj
Stealth Shockers
108.05 8-8
139.66

Steel City Mutt knock off Stealth Shockers in 206.25-108.05 rout

Steel City Mutt rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 206.25-108.05 victory over Stealth Shockers, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this one, as Steel City Mutt jumped out to a 55.05-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 90.6 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and the Buffalo Bills defense (15 Pts Allowed, 265 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Russell Wilson (236 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds) and the New England Patriots defense (10 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for Stealth Shockers in defeat. This marks the second time this season Steel City Mutt have taken down Stealth Shockers, after winning 175.95-99.45 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel City Mutt   Stealth Shockers

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 59.3 points to more-than-quadruple his 12.04-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Steel City Mutt
Points
% of total points 206.25
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
59.3
12.04
28.8%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
36.75
12.29
17.8%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
34.03
15.2%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
31.3
32.17
15.2%
Stealth Shockers
Points
% of total points 108.05
1
Russell Wilson
QB
40.2
30.76
37.2%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
22
31.58
20.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
13.6
15.97
12.6%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
9.9
13.21
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Steel City Mutt, while Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch, helping Steel City Mutt to a 106.70-51.65 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Steel City Mutt who took the lead, 206.25-103.75. Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Steel City Mutt, while Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Stealth Shockers with a 58-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Steel City Mutt   Stealth Shockers

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starting players on Steel City Mutt scored more than their point projections.
Stealth Shockers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Steel City Mutt put up more points than their season scoring average (142.54) while Stealth Shockers fell short of theirs (124.54).
Steel City Mutt scored more points than their projected total, while Stealth Shockers failed to reach their projection.
The 206.25 points scored by Steel City Mutt are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 98.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of three consecutive defeats for Steel City Mutt.
Not only did Steel City Mutt win, but they also easily covered the 13.71-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Steel City Mutt moves to (8-4), while Stealth Shockers falls to (4-4).
For Stealth Shockers, Russell Wilson scored 40.2 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Steel City Mutt
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we nearly triple Stealth Shockers at RB (59.55 points to 20.2), we also utterly dominated them at WR (67.4 to 14.2).
Stealth Shockers
Unless Stealth Shockers wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many chances" is not a valid excuse this week. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) collectively saw a hearty 22 targets in Week 17. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they tallied just 11 catches.