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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Eating Purple People
12-5 117.4
112.67
 
VS
proj
Bulletproof Brandt
103.1 11-6
96.55

Despite top scorer Chase, Bulletproof Brandt fall to Eating Purple People, 117.4-103.1

Bulletproof Brandt had the top scorer in the league this week with WR Ja'Marr Chase posting 44.6 points, but it wasn't enough to topple Eating Purple People, who secured a 117.4-103.1 win. Bulletproof Brandt leapt out to a 24.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Ja'Marr Chase, who caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns for 44.6 points, and Jalen Hurts, who passed for 214 yards and ran for 44 (15.1 points). But Eating Purple People held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson (30.2 points) and DK Metcalf (24.9). This marks the second time this season Eating Purple People have taken down Bulletproof Brandt, after falling 82.5-80.05 in their last matchup. Eating Purple People end the season with a record of 12-5, while Bulletproof Brandt finish the campaign at 11-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Eating Purple People   Bulletproof Brandt

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Lions in Week 17, Metcalf caught 6 passes for 63 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Eating Purple People this week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Eating Purple People
Points
% of total points 117.4
1
Russell Wilson
QB
30.2
23.74
25.7%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
24.9
11.25
21.2%
3
David Montgomery
RB
18.1
12.81
15.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.4
19.39
14.8%
Bulletproof Brandt
Points
% of total points 103.1
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
44.6
10.1
43.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
15.1
23.89
14.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
10.6
12.85
10.3%
4
Jake Elliott
K
8
8.07
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Bulletproof Brandt, while Michael Carter had a 55-yard run, helping Bulletproof Brandt to an 86.7-62.3 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass for Eating Purple People to contribute to a 117.4-86.7 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Eating Purple People   Bulletproof Brandt
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before looking ahead to next year.
Eating Purple People
Eating Purple People completed the season with the league's 3rd-highest points average (94.4 ppg), placing them 2nd in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Jonathan Taylor
MVP
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
2875 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 178 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Bulletproof Brandt
Bulletproof Brandt ended the season averaging 94.3 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them in first place at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
3547 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs, 388 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Jaret Patterson
Best Acquisition
245 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

What If

Eating Purple People would have beaten six other teams besides Bulletproof Brandt this week.
Bulletproof Brandt would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Eating Purple People this week.
If Eating Purple People played Bulletproof Brandt every week this season, they'd be 9-8.
Eating Purple People would be 7-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bulletproof Brandt.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Eating Purple People, Bulletproof Brandt would be 9-5.
If Eating Purple People had played every team in the league each week, they would be 82-67.
If they played every team every week, Bulletproof Brandt would be 81-68.