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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Wallywood
13-3 118.85
123.67
 
VS
proj
Chicken Dinner
101.5 11-6
117.89

Wallywood defeat Chicken Dinner for fifth straight win, 118.85-101.50

Wallywood extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Chicken Dinner, earning a 118.85-101.50 victory. Chicken Dinner earned a 0.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Wallywood held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson (236 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (6 Rec, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Dak Prescott (31.3 points) and Jonathan Taylor (17.4) led the charge for Chicken Dinner in the loss. This marks the first time this season Wallywood have beaten Chicken Dinner, after falling 110.45-95.2 in their last matchup. Wallywood end the season with a record of 13-3, while Chicken Dinner finish the campaign at 11-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Wallywood   Chicken Dinner

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Patriots in Week 17, Ogunbowale racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 12.8 points to scored 61.6% higher than his 7.92-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Wallywood this week.
Dare Ogunbowale

Top Player Comparison

Wallywood
Points
% of total points 118.85
1
Russell Wilson
QB
38.2
28.14
32.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.5
17.35
13%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
14.2
13.54
11.9%
4
Mason Crosby
K
13
8.14
10.9%
Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 101.5
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
31.12
30.8%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.4
19.39
17.1%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
15.8
10.65
15.6%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
9.4
10.16
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Chicken Dinner owned a 45.60-44.80 lead. For Wallywood, Dare Ogunbowale had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Michael Carter made the highlight reel for Chicken Dinner with a 55-yard run.
Sunday Late
There were multiple players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Wallywood emerged with a 105.85-92.40 lead. Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass for Wallywood, while Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass for Chicken Dinner, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Wallywood   Chicken Dinner
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 reflect back on this season one last time.
Wallywood
Wallywood completed the season averaging 118.90 points per game, 2nd-highest in the league, placing them on top of the standings at the end of the regular season.
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
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
3494 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs
Chicken Dinner
Chicken Dinner ended the season averaging 106.35 points per game, 6th-most in the league, placing them 3rd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
4154 Pass Yds, 32 Pass TDs, 146 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Brandon Aiyuk
Best Acquisition
50 Rec, 719 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Wallywood scored higher than their projected point totals.
Chicken Dinner had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Wallywood ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Chicken Dinner ranked 4th.
Not only did Wallywood win, but they also easily covered the 5.78-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dak Prescott put up 31.3 points, the third-best score in the league this week.