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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wrecking Crew
12-4 140.36
132.06
 
VS
proj
chess coach's Team
107.72 12-4
142.27

chess coach's Team fall short of predictions, lose to Wrecking Crew in 140.36-107.72 drubbing

chess coach's Team failed to rise to the occasion, as Wrecking Crew rolled to a 140.36-107.72 victory. This one was over before it really even started, as Wrecking Crew grabbed a 66.56-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Ja'Marr Chase and Patrick Mahomes. Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns for 55.6 points, while Mahomes passed for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 25 yards (20.86 points). Kyler Murray (22.92 points) and Cooper Kupp (21.5) were the top scorers for chess coach's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Wrecking Crew have taken down chess coach's Team, after falling 141.44-110.48 in their last matchup. Wrecking Crew end the season at 12-4, while chess coach's Team finish the campaign at 12-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Wrecking Crew   chess coach's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Chase recorded 55.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 15.15-point projection and was much higher than his 18.67-point season scoring average.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Wrecking Crew
Points
% of total points 140.36
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
55.6
15.15
39.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.86
24.86
14.9%
3
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.95
9.3%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
11.1
11.25
7.9%
chess coach's Team
Points
% of total points 107.72
1
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
23.68
21.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
21.5
26.56
20%
3
Sony Michel
RB
18.9
15.75
17.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
15.6
16.66
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Wrecking Crew, while Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass, contributing to a 129.26-62.70 lead for Wrecking Crew.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for chess coach's Team, who trailed 140.36-97.42 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for chess coach's Team, who trailed 140.36-107.72 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Wrecking Crew   chess coach'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 looking ahead to next year.
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 119.88 points per game, 3rd-most in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4569 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 327 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 1144 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Jaylen Waddle
Best Acquisition
99 Rec, 988 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
chess coach's Team
chess coach's Team ended the regular season in first place after averaging 130.47 points per game, highest in the league.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
138 Rec, 1829 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Sony Michel
Best Acquisition
802 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Wrecking Crew scored higher than their point projections.
chess coach's Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wrecking Crew put up more points than their season scoring average (119.88) while chess coach's Team fell short of theirs (130.47).
Wrecking Crew scored more points than their projected total, while chess coach's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 32.64-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat concludes a three-match winning streak for chess coach's Team.
Wrecking Crew moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while chess coach's Team falls to (11-3).
In a losing effort, Kyler Murray (22.92 points) posted the second-best score for a quarterback this week.