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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Bend the Knee
13-3 166.38
124.06
 
VS
proj
The Flintstone Flyer
117.44 11-5
132.68

Bend the Knee defeat The Flintstone Flyer in 166.38-117.44 runaway

Bend the Knee stepped up, cruising to a 166.38-117.44 victory over The Flintstone Flyer, who fell short of projections. The Flintstone Flyer got out to a 7.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Bend the Knee after that. They were led by Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Devin Singletary (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Joe Burrow (446 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for The Flintstone Flyer in the loss. This marks the second time this season Bend the Knee have beaten The Flintstone Flyer, after winning 110.52-104.16 in their last matchup. Bend the Knee finish the season with a record of 13-3, while The Flintstone Flyer end the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Bend the Knee   The Flintstone Flyer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Chase put up 50.1 points this week. His scoring output nearly quadrupled his 12.63-point projection and was much higher than his 16.23-point season scoring average.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Bend the Knee
Points
% of total points 166.38
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
50.1
12.63
30.1%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
23
12.88
13.8%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
18
11.61
10.8%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
10.8%
The Flintstone Flyer
Points
% of total points 117.44
1
Joe Burrow
QB
34.84
21.59
29.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
21.96
15.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
16
14.76
13.6%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
11.9
14.23
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, The Flintstone Flyer boasted a 106.64-99.00 lead. For Bend the Knee, Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for The Flintstone Flyer with a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Bend the Knee, while Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 166.38-111.64 lead for Bend the Knee.

Points By Position

  Bend the Knee   The Flintstone Flyer

What If

Bend the Knee would have beaten six other teams besides The Flintstone Flyer this week.
The Flintstone Flyer would have lost to just one other team besides Bend the Knee this week.
If Bend the Knee played The Flintstone Flyer every week this season, they'd be 10-6.
Bend the Knee would be 12-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Flintstone Flyer.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bend the Knee, The Flintstone Flyer would be 9-5.
If Bend the Knee had played every team in the league each week, they would be 124-48.
If they played every team every week, The Flintstone Flyer would be 117-55.

Coach Talk

Bend the Knee
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up The Flintstone Flyer at the wide receiver position (76.7 points to 33.9).
The Flintstone Flyer
Talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for The Flintstone Flyer collectively logged four receptions on just five targets this past week.