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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
larry's Team
11-6 174.9
185.92
 
VS
proj
Elijah’s Elite Team
165.5 8-9
207.46

larry's Team knock off Elijah’s Elite Team for fourth straight win, 174.9-165.5

larry's Team extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Elijah’s Elite Team, emerging victorious with a 174.9-165.5 victory. larry's Team leapt out to a 53.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 65.1 points from Matthew Stafford (309 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jakobi Meyers (8 Rec, 73 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Justin Herbert (237 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Braxton Berrios (12 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Elijah’s Elite Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season larry's Team have taken down Elijah’s Elite Team, after winning 204.9-114.6 in their last matchup. larry's Team finish the season with a record of 11-6, while Elijah’s Elite Team end the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  larry's Team   Elijah’s Elite Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Tucker (4-4 FG, 46 long, 1-1 XP) scored 15 points against the Rams in Week 17. His scoring output was 75.4% more than his 8.55-point projection and was much higher than his 9.63-point season scoring average.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

larry's Team
Points
% of total points 174.9
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
47.8
61.82
27.3%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
17.3
11.24
9.9%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15
12.54
8.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.55
8.6%
Elijah’s Elite Team
Points
% of total points 165.5
1
Justin Herbert
QB
48.9
58.17
29.5%
2
Braxton Berrios
WR
27.2
10.07
16.4%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.9
21.16
10.8%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14.6
12.98
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Michael Carter had a 55-yard run for Elijah’s Elite Team, who trailed 133.9-80.1 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Elijah’s Elite Team, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 160.9-157.0 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  larry's Team   Elijah’s Elite Team
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before pivoting to next year.
larry's Team
larry's Team ended the regular season 3rd in the standings after averaging 182.2 points per game, 6th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
808 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 207 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Javonte Williams
Best Acquisition
857 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 298 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Elijah’s Elite Team
Elijah’s Elite Team completed the regular season 8th in the standings after averaging 177.1 points per game, 7th-most in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
4631 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 301 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
1734 Rush Yds, 18 Rush TDs, 342 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Acquisition
4611 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

StatSmack

larry's Team are on a roll, with victories in four straight weeks.
Even the machines think larry's Team have better players. Their projected average points is higher (201.15) than Elijah’s Elite Team (185.42).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Elijah’s Elite Team has left more points on the bench this season (1,299.2) than larry's Team (993.3).
In dire times, at least larry's Team keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Elijah’s Elite Team (1 vs 2).
larry's Team play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Elijah’s Elite Team (1).
larry's Team are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Elijah’s Elite Team (1 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Elijah’s Elite Team - they’ve made more transactions (5) than larry's Team (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, larry's Team have outscored Elijah’s Elite Team at TE and IDP this season.
larry's Team has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Elijah’s Elite Team this season (-11).
Hey Elijah’s Elite Team, maybe you'll have better luck next year!