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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Warriors
7-10 122.16
95.7
 
VS
proj
Mother of Dragons
75.4 9-8
89.14

Warriors defeat Mother of Dragons in 122.16-75.40 runaway

Warriors stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 122.16-75.40 victory over Mother of Dragons, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Warriors leapt out to a 73.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 77.96 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 25 Rush Yds). Austin Ekeler (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds) and Darnell Mooney (7 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Mother of Dragons in the loss. This marks the first time this season Warriors have gotten the best of Mother of Dragons, after falling 156.86-139.12 in their last matchup. Warriors finish the season with a record of 7-10, while Mother of Dragons end the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Warriors   Mother of Dragons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 52.1 points against his 12.82-point projection. During a 34-31 win over the Chiefs, he caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Warriors
Points
% of total points 122.16
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
52.1
12.82
42.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.86
30.66
21.2%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
6.36
11.5%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.6
13.26
8.7%
Mother of Dragons
Points
% of total points 75.4
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.7
15.79
26.1%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
16.4
14.35
21.8%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
13.1
13.64
17.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
9.3
13.8
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Warriors, while Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass, helping Warriors to a 97.56-24.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch for Mother of Dragons, who trailed 108.16-62.30 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Warriors   Mother of Dragons
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.
Warriors
Warriors finished the season averaging 97.28 points per game, 3rd-worst in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4569 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 327 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Rhamondre Stevenson
Best Acquisition
572 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 121 Rec Yds
Mother of Dragons
Mother of Dragons ended the season averaging 112.63 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
2882 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 767 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Rex Burkhead
Best Acquisition
403 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 144 Rec Yds

StatSmack

Warriors play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Mother of Dragons (3).
Warriors don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Mother of Dragons (0 vs 1).
Warriors should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Mother of Dragons (9 vs 5).
Mother of Dragons have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Warriors (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Warriors have outscored Mother of Dragons at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Warriors had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Mother of Dragons (1).
Hey Mother of Dragons, maybe you'll have better luck next year!