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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Boston Clams
8-9 104.82
104.42
 
VS
proj
Chasseurs Alpins
80.36 7-10
130.25

Boston Clams hand Chasseurs Alpins fourth straight loss, 104.82-80.36

Boston Clams secured a 104.82-80.36 victory to hand Chasseurs Alpins their fourth straight loss. Chasseurs Alpins earned a 35.36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 29.96 points from the New England Patriots defense (10 Pts Allowed, 253 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Jalen Hurts (214 Pass Yds, 44 Rush Yds). But Boston Clams held the lead the rest of the way, powered by DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Kyler Murray (263 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds). This marks the second time this season Boston Clams have taken down Chasseurs Alpins, after winning 134.82-104.62 in their last matchup. Boston Clams finish the season with a record of 8-9, while Chasseurs Alpins end the campaign at 7-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Boston Clams   Chasseurs Alpins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fant caught 6 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos lost to the Chargers 34-13. In doing so, he put up 18.2 points to more-than-double his 8.3-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Boston Clams this week.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Boston Clams
Points
% of total points 104.82
1
DK Metcalf
WR
27.9
13.64
26.6%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
22.92
22.73
21.9%
3
Noah Fant
TE
18.2
8.3
17.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
13.1
14.69
12.5%
Chasseurs Alpins
Points
% of total points 80.36
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
17
21.6
21.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
12.96
21.66
16.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
12.4
14.31
15.4%
4
Rex Burkhead
RB
10.9
8.99
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyle Pitts had a 61-yard catch for Chasseurs Alpins, helping the team to a 49.86-14.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for Boston Clams to contribute to an 82.92-77.56 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Boston Clams   Chasseurs Alpins
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 dig into this season one final time.
Boston Clams
Boston Clams ended the season averaging 109.33 points per game, 7th-most in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
799 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 391 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
607 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 547 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Chasseurs Alpins
Chasseurs Alpins completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 106.03 points per game, 3rd-lowest in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
3144 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 784 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Keenan Allen
Best Drafted
100 Rec, 1086 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
NE Defense
Best Acquisition
16.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 311.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 30 Turnovers

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Boston Clams scored more than their point projections.
Chasseurs Alpins had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Boston Clams won despite starting James Conner, who scored zero points.
Boston Clams had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Chasseurs Alpins.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Boston Clams recorded more points than their projected total, while Chasseurs Alpins fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 24.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this season, Boston Clams moves to (1-0), while Chasseurs Alpins falls to (2-1).
On the losing side, the New England Patriots defense put up 17 points, the third-best score for a DEF this week.