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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Elf needs win badly!
10-7 170.9
106.65
 
VS
proj
Elric's Injured Reserve
156.9 9-8
132.9

Elf needs win badly! come back to defeat Elric's Injured Reserve, 170.90-156.90

Both teams brought their A game and beat their projected point totals, but Elf needs win badly! knocked off Elric's Injured Reserve, coming back for a 170.90-156.90 victory. Elf needs win badly! trailed 144.03-140.37 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Najee Harris, who racked up 206 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 30.53 points. Tom Brady (45.01 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (31.73) led the way for Elric's Injured Reserve in the loss. This marks the second time this season Elf needs win badly! have gotten the best of Elric's Injured Reserve, after winning 145.65-142.93 in their last matchup. Elf needs win badly! finish the season with a record of 10-7, while Elric's Injured Reserve end the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Elf needs win badly!   Elric's Injured Reserve

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chiefs in Week 17, Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 65.33 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Elf needs win badly!
Points
% of total points 170.9
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
65.33
11.24
38.2%
2
Najee Harris
RB
30.53
13.7
17.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
20
11.86
11.7%
4
Jakobi Meyers
WR
15.67
9.98
9.2%
Elric's Injured Reserve
Points
% of total points 156.9
1
Tom Brady
QB
45.01
29.63
28.7%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
31.73
10.8
20.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15.87
10.98
10.1%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.87
11.77
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Elf needs win badly! emerged with a 130.30-89.73 lead. For Elf needs win badly!, Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Elric's Injured Reserve with a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 26-yard touchdown run for Elric's Injured Reserve, who trailed 140.37-131.46 after the late slate.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Elf needs win badly! on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Elf needs win badly!   Elric's Injured Reserve
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
Elf needs win badly!
Elf needs win badly! ended the season with the league's 3rd-highest points average (122.07 ppg), placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Ja'Marr Chase
MVP
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Lamar Jackson
Best Drafted
2882 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 767 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Elric's Injured Reserve
Elric's Injured Reserve finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 137.26 points per game, best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
TB Defense
Best Drafted
21.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 332.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 27 Turnovers
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Elf needs win badly! had six of their 11 starters exceed their projected points.
Elric's Injured Reserve lost despite six of their 11 starters exceeding their projected points.
Elf needs win badly! won despite starting Jared Cook, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two highest scores.
The win concludes a three-match losing skid for Elf needs win badly!, while the loss brings an end to a five-game winning streak for Elric's Injured Reserve.
Elf needs win badly! moves to (2-1) in upset games this season, while Elric's Injured Reserve falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Tom Brady (45.01 points) posted the highest score for a quarterback this week.