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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Dumpster Fire
12-5 141.92
121.81
 
VS
proj
Dennis's Definitive Team
115.18 12-5
139.89

Dumpster Fire defeat Dennis's Definitive Team for sixth straight win in 141.92-115.18 runaway

Dumpster Fire extended their win streak to six games with a convincing win over Dennis's Definitive Team, cruising to a 141.92-115.18 victory. Dennis's Definitive Team leapt out to a 55.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from the Chicago Bears defense, who allowed only 3 points, surrendered 151 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 21 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 6 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown (18.5 points). But it was all Dumpster Fire after that. They were led by Rashaad Penny (170 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) and Kyler Murray (263 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds). This marks the second time this season Dumpster Fire have beaten Dennis's Definitive Team, after winning 124.28-111.24 in their last matchup. Dumpster Fire end the season at 12-5, while Dennis's Definitive Team finish the campaign at 12-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Dumpster Fire   Dennis's Definitive Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense scored 13 points in a 20-19 win over the Ravens to more-than-double their 6.28-point projection. They allowed 19 points, surrendered 327 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dumpster Fire this week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Dumpster Fire
Points
% of total points 141.92
1
Rashaad Penny
RB
31.5
12.19
22.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
26.92
27.9
19%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
20
12.2
14.1%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
16.1
10.59
11.3%
Dennis's Definitive Team
Points
% of total points 115.18
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.68
27.41
18.8%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
21
8.55
18.2%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
21.96
16.1%
4
K.J. Osborn
WR
12.5
8.14
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Dumpster Fire owned a 130.52-102.68 lead. For Dumpster Fire, Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Dennis's Definitive Team with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Dumpster Fire   Dennis's Definitive Team
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Dumpster Fire
Dumpster Fire finished the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 126.26 points per game, 3rd-highest in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
103 Rec, 1509 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Trey Lance
Best Acquisition
603 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 168 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Dennis's Definitive Team
Dennis's Definitive Team completed the season with the league's highest points average (134.06 ppg), placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4631 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 301 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
138 Rec, 1829 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Braxton Berrios
Best Acquisition
1053 Ret. Yds, 1 Ret. TD

What If

Dumpster Fire would have beaten only three other teams besides Dennis's Definitive Team this week.
Dennis's Definitive Team would have lost to five other teams besides Dumpster Fire this week.
Dumpster Fire would be 7-10 if they played Dennis's Definitive Team every week.
Dumpster Fire would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dennis's Definitive Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dumpster Fire, Dennis's Definitive Team would be 10-4.
If Dumpster Fire had played every team in the league each week, they would be 104-75.
If they played every team every week, Dennis's Definitive Team would be 121-58.