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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
7-9 72
69.51
 
VS
proj
Arizona Mini Teeth
18 6-11
51.08

Arizona Mini Teeth fall to Melonville LaRues, 72-18

There's no sugarcoating it, Arizona Mini Teeth underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Melonville LaRues secured a 72-18 victory. Melonville LaRues never trailed in this one after nabbing a 13-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Saquon Barkley (10 points) and Younghoe Koo (3). Brandin Cooks (12 points) and Greg Joseph (5) were the top performers for Arizona Mini Teeth in the loss. This marks the second time this season Melonville LaRues have knocked off Arizona Mini Teeth, after winning 88-86 in their last matchup. Melonville LaRues end the season at 7-9, while Arizona Mini Teeth finish the campaign at 6-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   Arizona Mini Teeth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hubbard scored 12 points against the Saints in Week 17 to more-than-double his 4.31-point projection. He racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Melonville LaRues this week.
Chuba Hubbard

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 72
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31
30.8
43.1%
2
Chuba Hubbard
RB
12
4.31
16.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
10
8.51
13.9%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
7
9.86
9.7%
Arizona Mini Teeth
Points
% of total points 18
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
12
7.82
66.7%
2
Greg Joseph
K
5
5.28
27.8%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
3
6.93
16.7%
4
George Kittle
TE
2
11.94
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Melonville LaRues, while Chuba Hubbard had a 21-yard touchdown run, helping Melonville LaRues to a 70-17 lead.
Sunday Night
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for Arizona Mini Teeth, who trailed 70-18 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   Arizona Mini Teeth
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?
Melonville LaRues
Melonville LaRues completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 82 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4154 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
98 Rec, 1103 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Darrel Williams
Best Acquisition
541 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 422 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Arizona Mini Teeth
Arizona Mini Teeth completed the regular season 10th in the standings after averaging 81 points per game, 8th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Brandin Cooks
Best Drafted
87 Rec, 1011 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Cam Newton
Best Acquisition
684 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Melonville LaRues exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Arizona Mini Teeth had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Melonville LaRues had two starters score zero points, while Arizona Mini Teeth had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Melonville LaRues put up more points than their projected total, while Arizona Mini Teeth failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 54-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Melonville LaRues win, but they also easily covered the 18.43-point forecasted margin of victory.
For Arizona Mini Teeth, Brandin Cooks put up 12 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.