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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Team Name Required
11-5 169.78
132.84
 
VS
proj
Old Stonewall's Team
115.56 10-6
125.98

Team Name Required brush off predictions, earn win over Old Stonewall's Team in 169.78-115.56 runaway

Team Name Required stepped up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 169.78-115.56 victory over Old Stonewall's Team, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Team Name Required took a 66.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 83.1 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and the Chicago Bears defense (3 Pts Allowed, 151 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers). Matthew Stafford (21.26 points) and Eli Mitchell (20) were the leaders for Old Stonewall's Team in defeat. This marks the first time this season Team Name Required have knocked off Old Stonewall's Team, after falling 144.9-69.56 in their last matchup. Team Name Required end the season at 11-5, while Old Stonewall's Team finish the campaign at 10-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Name Required   Old Stonewall's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.69 points, Chase more-than-quadrupled that amount by scoring 56.1 points as the Bengals beat the Chiefs 34-31. He caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any WR in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Team Name Required
Points
% of total points 169.78
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
56.1
12.69
33%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
27
18.48
15.9%
3
David Montgomery
RB
20.1
14.92
11.8%
4
Taysom Hill
QB
19.38
23.45
11.4%
Old Stonewall's Team
Points
% of total points 115.56
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.26
29.33
18.4%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
20
12.2
17.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.92
15.5%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
19.25
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Team Name Required, while Kyle Pitts had a 61-yard catch, helping Team Name Required to a 145.60-79.36 lead.
Sunday Night
Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Old Stonewall's Team, who trailed 169.78-115.56 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Team Name Required   Old Stonewall's Team
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
Team Name Required
Team Name Required completed the season averaging 130.07 points per game, highest in the league, placing them 2nd 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
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Old Stonewall's Team
Old Stonewall's Team finished the season with the league's 2nd-best points average (128.91 ppg), placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Allen Lazard
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 438 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Team Name Required had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Old Stonewall's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Old Stonewall's Team can partially blame the loss on James Conner, who didn't score any points.
Team Name Required put up more points than their season scoring average (130.07) while Old Stonewall's Team fell short of theirs (128.91).
Team Name Required recorded more points than their projected total, while Old Stonewall's Team fell shy of their projection.
The 169.78 points scored by Team Name Required are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 54.22-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Team Name Required get the W, but they also easily covered the 6.86-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Team Name Required moves to (6-2), while Old Stonewall's Team falls to (6-3).