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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Cavemen
7-10 137.94
116.61
 
VS
proj
The Legion of Boom💥
109.76 7-10
91.61

Back-and-forth battle ends with Cavemen coming back to top The Legion of Boom💥 in 137.94-109.76 beatdown

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Cavemen earned a convincing win over The Legion of Boom💥, rolling to a 137.94-109.76 victory. The Legion of Boom💥 got out to a 16.52-point lead early Sunday behind Darrel Williams (24.2 points) and Matthew Stafford (20.26). Cavemen came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Chase Edmonds (10.7 points) and Courtland Sutton (7.5). Not to be deterred, The Legion of Boom💥 made a run later that night to take a 5.92-point lead behind Greg Joseph (6 points). But Cavemen came back again on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Najee Harris (34.1 points) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Cavemen have knocked off The Legion of Boom💥, after falling 126.4-95.38 in their last matchup. Cavemen end the season with a record of 7-10, while The Legion of Boom💥 finish the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Cavemen   The Legion of Boom💥

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 25.68 points, Burrow more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 54.84 points as the Bengals beat the Chiefs 34-31. He passed for 446 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any QB in the league this season.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Cavemen
Points
% of total points 137.94
1
Joe Burrow
QB
54.84
25.68
39.8%
2
Najee Harris
RB
34.1
16.99
24.7%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.95
9.4%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
10.7
10.76
7.8%
The Legion of Boom💥
Points
% of total points 109.76
1
Darrel Williams
RB
24.2
10.34
22%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.26
28.43
18.5%
3
Damien Harris
RB
17.2
10.32
15.7%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
13
9.85
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass for Cavemen, who trailed 95.56-79.04 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Courtland Sutton had a 44-yard catch for Cavemen, helping the team to a 103.84-103.76 lead.
Sunday Night
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for The Legion of Boom💥, helping the team to a 109.76-103.84 lead.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Cavemen during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Cavemen   The Legion of Boom💥
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 turn our attention to next year, we'd like to reflect back on this season one final time.
Cavemen
Cavemen ended the season averaging 119.12 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 10th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
4611 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Najee Harris
Best Drafted
1172 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 440 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Den Defense
Best Acquisition
18.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 322.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 19 Turnovers
The Legion of Boom💥
The Legion of Boom💥 completed the season averaging 99.09 points per game, 8th-best in the league, placing them 9th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Damien Harris
Best Acquisition
892 Rush Yds, 14 Rush TDs

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Legion of Boom💥 need some help then, averaging just 99.09 versus Cavemen's 119.12.
Even the machines think Cavemen have better players. Their projected average points is higher (124.48) than The Legion of Boom💥 (110.1).
Cavemen don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Legion of Boom💥 (5 vs 0).
Cavemen should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than The Legion of Boom💥 (7 vs 6).
The Legion of Boom💥 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Cavemen (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cavemen have outscored The Legion of Boom💥 at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Cavemen has a higher average scoring margin (3) than The Legion of Boom💥 this season (-18).
The starters for Cavemen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for The Legion of Boom💥 (1).
Hey The Legion of Boom💥, maybe you'll have better luck next year!