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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Prime Time
11-5 169.7
161.96
 
VS
proj
Dirt € Warriors
158.65 10-7
142.5

Dirt € Warriors top predictions but fall to Prime Time, 169.70-158.65

Dirt € Warriors showed up and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Prime Time secured a 169.70-158.65 win. Prime Time grabbed a 53.37-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 83.5 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Tom Brady (410 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (24.32 points) and Devin Singletary (23) led the charge for Dirt € Warriors in the loss. This marks the second time this season Prime Time have gotten the best of Dirt € Warriors, after falling 133.84-123.7 in their last matchup. Prime Time end the season with a record of 11-5, while Dirt € Warriors finish the campaign at 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Prime Time   Dirt € Warriors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase scored 50.1 points against the Chiefs in Week 17 to nearly quadruple his 12.63-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any player in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Prime Time
Points
% of total points 169.7
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
50.1
12.63
29.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
33.4
29.59
19.7%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
20.85
10.5%
4
Sony Michel
RB
17.4
14.95
10.3%
Dirt € Warriors
Points
% of total points 158.65
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.32
29.34
15.3%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
23
12.88
14.5%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
21
8.55
13.2%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
18.93
10.5
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Prime Time owned a 142.40-89.03 lead. Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Prime Time, while Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Kyle Pitts made the highlight reel for Dirt € Warriors with a 61-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Dirt € Warriors, who trailed 169.70-115.33 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers found Allen Lazard for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dirt € Warriors, who trailed 169.70-158.65 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Prime Time   Dirt € Warriors
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 last time.
Prime Time
Prime Time completed the season with the league's best points average (151.68 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Trey Lance
Best Acquisition
603 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 168 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Dirt € Warriors
Dirt € Warriors ended the season with the league's 4th-most points average (137.20 ppg), placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3977 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
320 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 1310 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Allen Lazard
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 438 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Dirt € Warriors are down in wins against Prime Time this season, with a record of 1-2.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dirt € Warriors need some help then, averaging just 137.2 versus Prime Time's 151.68.
Even the computers think Prime Time have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (153.82) than Dirt € Warriors (138.58).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Prime Time has left fewer points on the bench this season (536.14) than Dirt € Warriors (668.78).
Prime Time are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Dirt € Warriors (1 vs 2).
Prime Time should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Dirt € Warriors (9 vs 7).
Dirt € Warriors have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Prime Time (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Prime Time have outscored Dirt € Warriors at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
Prime Time don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey Dirt € Warriors, maybe you'll have better luck next year!