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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
11-5-1 40
30.33
 
VS
proj
GB Packers (JP)
29 10-7
38.34

Cincinnati Bengals smirk at expectations, defeat GB Packers (JP), 40-29

Cincinnati Bengals outperformed their projected point total, emerging victorious with a 40-29 victory over GB Packers (JP), who fell short of projections. Cincinnati Bengals grabbed a 32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Joe Burrow (446 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Ja'Marr Chase (13) and never looked back. Ryan Succop (8 points) and Aaron Rodgers (7) carried the flag for GB Packers (JP) in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cincinnati Bengals have taken down GB Packers (JP), after falling 30-28 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   GB Packers (JP)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Chase put up 13 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 2.56-point projection and was much higher than his 3.18-point season scoring average.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 40
1
Joe Burrow
QB
14
8.42
35%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
13
2.56
32.5%
3
Evan McPherson
K
10
7.25
25%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
3
0.7
7.5%
GB Packers (JP)
Points
% of total points 29
1
Ryan Succop
K
8
8.66
27.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
7
10.3
24.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
5
4.42
17.2%
4
Mike Williams
WR
4
2.53
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow connected with Ja'Marr Chase on multiple big plays for Cincinnati Bengals: a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 40-8 lead for Cincinnati Bengals.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 45-yard touchdown catch for GB Packers (JP), who trailed 40-12 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for GB Packers (JP), who trailed 40-29 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   GB Packers (JP)

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Cincinnati Bengals has left fewer points on the bench this season (0) than GB Packers (JP) (488).
Cincinnati Bengals laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (5) than GB Packers (JP) (0).
Cincinnati Bengals should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than GB Packers (JP) (9 vs 7).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of GB Packers (JP) - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Cincinnati Bengals (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Cincinnati Bengals have outscored GB Packers (JP) at RB and K this season.
Cincinnati Bengals don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 6 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Cincinnati Bengals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for GB Packers (JP) (2).
Hey GB Packers (JP), maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to a thrilling outing from Joe Burrow, we doubled up GB Packers (JP) at the quarterback position this past week (14 points to 7). Burrow had his way against the Chiefs defense, going 30-of-39 for 446 yards and four passing TDs.
GB Packers (JP)
Fortunately, GB Packers (JP), this week's problem is fairly easy to diagnose. Going with Cordarrelle Patterson and Josiah Deguara in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?