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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Cervelo
11-6 95.79
77.39
 
VS
proj
Jack Kool
79.93 8-9
77.3

Cervelo knock off Jack Kool, 95.79-79.93

Cervelo outperformed expectations, earning a 95.79-79.93 victory over Jack Kool. Cervelo nabbed a 22.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 32.7 points from the Chicago Bears defense (3 Pts Allowed, 151 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Jonathan Taylor (108 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. Amon-Ra St. Brown (23 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 111 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Daniel Carlson (3-3 FG, 47 long, 2-2 XP) carried the flag for Jack Kool in the loss. This marks the second time this season Cervelo have taken down Jack Kool, after winning 110.64-72.97 in their last matchup. Cervelo finish the season at 11-6, while Jack Kool end the campaign at 8-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Cervelo   Jack Kool

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points, surrendering 151 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Giants, the Bears defense tallied 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.13-point projection and was much higher than their 9-point season scoring average.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Cervelo
Points
% of total points 95.79
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
21
8.13
21.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.84
19.73
17.6%
3
Najee Harris
RB
16.3
9.66
17%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
11.7
13.08
12.2%
Jack Kool
Points
% of total points 79.93
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
20.7
6.31
25.9%
2
Daniel Carlson
K
13
8.49
16.3%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
12.13
21.44
15.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
11
10.67
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Cervelo had a 79.49-70.33 lead. Justin Herbert had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Cervelo, while Christian Kirk had a 43-yard catch. Amon-Ra St. Brown made the highlight reel for Jack Kool with a 26-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Najee Harris had a 37-yard touchdown run for Cervelo during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Cervelo   Jack Kool
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 dig into this season one final time.
Cervelo
Cervelo finished the season averaging 73.62 points per game, 6th-best in the league, placing them 5th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
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
Chi Defense
Best Acquisition
23.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 315.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
Jack Kool
Jack Kool finished the regular season 7th in the standings after averaging 74.15 points per game, 4th-highest in the league.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
4648 Pass Yds, 38 Pass TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
1205 Rush Yds, 13 Rush TDs, 314 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Cervelo exceeded their projected point totals.
Jack Kool lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Cervelo ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Jack Kool ranked 4th.
The loss concludes a two-game winning streak for Jack Kool.
Not only did Cervelo win, but they also covered the 0.09-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Amon-Ra St. Brown officially posted the fifth-best scoring output for any wideout this season with 20.7 points.