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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
The Derailed-Train
9-8 150.92
129.25
 
VS
proj
Richie Rich
126.78 12-5
136.51

The Derailed-Train top Richie Rich for third straight win in 150.92-126.78 drubbing

The Derailed-Train extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Richie Rich, rolling to a 150.92-126.78 victory. Richie Rich took the first lead in the matchup , but it was all The Derailed-Train after that. They were led by Amon-Ra St. Brown, who racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 35.4 points, and Boston Scott, who racked up 86 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (24.6 points). Najee Harris (188 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) and Austin Ekeler (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Richie Rich in defeat. This marks the second time this season The Derailed-Train have beaten Richie Rich, after winning 110.16-97.12 in their last matchup. The Derailed-Train end the season at 9-8, while Richie Rich finish the campaign at 12-5.

Matchup Timeline

  The Derailed-Train   Richie Rich

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

St. Brown overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 35.4 points against his 15.18-point projection. During a 51-29 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns.
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Top Player Comparison

The Derailed-Train
Points
% of total points 150.92
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
35.4
15.18
23.5%
2
Boston Scott
RB
24.6
9.29
16.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
21.92
20.53
14.5%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
17.1
16.72
11.3%
Richie Rich
Points
% of total points 126.78
1
Najee Harris
RB
29.6
18.65
23.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.2
18.11
15.9%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
17.68
19.95
13.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
17
7.64
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, The Derailed-Train became the proud owner of a 97.22-72.98 lead. Kyler Murray had a 43-yard pass and a 42-yard pass for The Derailed-Train, while Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 26-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert found Austin Ekeler for a 40-yard pass for Richie Rich. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for The Derailed-Train, contributing to a 109.22-72.98 lead for the team.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Richie Rich, while Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  The Derailed-Train   Richie Rich
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 look ahead to next year, we'd like to dig into this season one last time.
The Derailed-Train
The Derailed-Train completed the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 126.83 points per game, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Keenan Allen
Best Drafted
100 Rec, 1086 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Richie Rich
Richie Rich completed the season with the league's highest points average (142.28 ppg), placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
4631 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 301 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Russell Gage
Best Acquisition
57 Rec, 644 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

The Derailed-Train had five of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Richie Rich had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Derailed-Train put up more points than their season scoring average (126.83) while Richie Rich fell short of theirs (142.28).
The Derailed-Train put up more points than their projected total, while Richie Rich fell short of their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-game winning streak for Richie Rich.
In blowout games this season, The Derailed-Train moves to (6-4), while Richie Rich falls to (5-2).
In a losing effort, Najee Harris put up 29.6 points, the highest score for a RB this week.