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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
CARDINAL & GOLD
7-9 166.5
170.02
 
VS
proj
Chiefs Fan
85.1 4-12
96.99

CARDINAL & GOLD hand Chiefs Fan fourth consecutive loss, 166.5-85.1

CARDINAL & GOLD earned a 166.5-85.1 victory to hand Chiefs Fan their fourth straight loss. CARDINAL & GOLD nabbed a 36.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Rob Gronkowski (7 Rec, 115 Rec Yds) and Travis Kelce (5 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (32 Rush Yds, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (20 Pts Allowed, 373 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leading scorers for Chiefs Fan in the loss. This marks the second time this season CARDINAL & GOLD have taken down Chiefs Fan, after winning 155.7-141.9 in their last matchup. CARDINAL & GOLD end the season at 7-9, while Chiefs Fan finish the campaign at 4-12.

Matchup Timeline

  CARDINAL & GOLD   Chiefs Fan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 16.03 points, Metcalf nearly doubled that amount by scoring 30.9 points as the Seahawks beat the Lions 51-29. He caught 6 passes for 63 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CARDINAL & GOLD this week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

CARDINAL & GOLD
Points
% of total points 166.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
69
66.43
41.4%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
30.9
16.03
18.6%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
18.5
14.95
11.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.4
19.49
8%
Chiefs Fan
Points
% of total points 85.1
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
21
20.93
24.7%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
16
9.49
18.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
11.8
18.87
13.9%
4
Robbie Gould
K
11
7.85
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for Chiefs Fan, who trailed 61.6-25.2 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass for CARDINAL & GOLD, contributing to a 166.5-73.3 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  CARDINAL & GOLD   Chiefs Fan
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to review this season one last time.
CARDINAL & GOLD
CARDINAL & GOLD completed the season with the league's 7th-best points average (159.8 ppg), placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
2875 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
110 Rec, 1237 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
4618 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds
Chiefs Fan
Chiefs Fan ended the regular season at the bottom of the standings after averaging 150.4 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
3971 Pass Yds, 30 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1509 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
99 Rec, 988 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on CARDINAL & GOLD exceeded their scoring projections.
Chiefs Fan had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as CARDINAL & GOLD had one starter score zero points, while Chiefs Fan had two.
CARDINAL & GOLD put up more points than their season scoring average (159.84) while Chiefs Fan fell short of theirs (150.42).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 81.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did CARDINAL & GOLD win, but they also covered the 73.03-point forecasted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Alvin Kamara registered 21 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.