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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Sascha's Cool Team
7-10 98.34
89.98
 
VS
proj
jeff's Team
69.56 6-11
84.41

Sascha's Cool Team defeat jeff's Team for third straight win in 98.34-69.56 beatdown

Sascha's Cool Team extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over jeff's Team, rolling to a 98.34-69.56 victory. jeff's Team took a 36.26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Jonathan Taylor (17.9 points) and Jalen Hurts (12.96). But it was all Sascha's Cool Team after that. They were led by Najee Harris (28.1 points) and Dak Prescott (23.04). This marks the second time this season Sascha's Cool Team have taken down jeff's Team, after winning 82.94-52.2 in their last matchup. Sascha's Cool Team end the season with a record of 7-10, while jeff's Team finish the campaign at 6-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Sascha's Cool Team   jeff's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris (188 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) scored 28.1 points in a 26-14 win over the Browns in Week 17. His scoring output was 65.4% more than his 16.99-point projection and was much higher than his 15.07-point season scoring average.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

Sascha's Cool Team
Points
% of total points 98.34
1
Najee Harris
RB
28.1
16.99
28.6%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
23.04
23.98
23.4%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.69
13.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
12.7
10.17
12.9%
jeff's Team
Points
% of total points 69.56
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
25.7%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
6.36
20.1%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
12.96
22.19
18.6%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
10.2
10.13
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyle Pitts had a 61-yard catch for jeff's Team, contributing to a 48.96-12.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Sascha's Cool Team, contributing to a 57.14-55.56 lead for the team.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Sascha's Cool Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Sascha's Cool Team   jeff'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.
Sascha's Cool Team
Sascha's Cool Team completed the season averaging 82.75 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4154 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
1172 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
jeff's Team
jeff's Team finished the season averaging 85.28 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Drafted
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Sascha's Cool Team emerged victorious even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
jeff's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Sascha's Cool Team had three starters score zero points, while jeff's Team had three.
Sascha's Cool Team put up more points than their season scoring average (82.75) while jeff's Team fell short of theirs (85.28).
Sascha's Cool Team scored more points than their projected total, while jeff's Team failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Sascha's Cool Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 5.58-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Sascha's Cool Team moves to (2-4), while jeff's Team falls to (3-6).
Despite the loss, Jonathan Taylor recorded 17.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.