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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Flying Squirrels
13-4 269.48
211.66
 
VS
proj
We Pack the Meat
196.32 13-4
239.02

Flying Squirrels beat We Pack the Meat for third straight win, 269.48-196.32

Flying Squirrels extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over We Pack the Meat, coming out on top with a 269.48-196.32 victory. Flying Squirrels earned a 166.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 105 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Josh Allen (120 Pass Yds, 81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and never looked back. Rashaad Penny (170 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) and Russell Wilson (236 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 24 Rush Yds) did everything they could for We Pack the Meat in the loss. This marks the second time this season Flying Squirrels have knocked off We Pack the Meat, after falling 252.86-165.22 in their last matchup. Flying Squirrels end the season at 13-4, while We Pack the Meat finish the campaign at 13-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Flying Squirrels   We Pack the Meat

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Chase scored 75.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 15.53-point projection and was much higher than his 21.5-point season scoring average.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Flying Squirrels
Points
% of total points 269.48
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
75.6
15.53
28.1%
2
Josh Allen
QB
29.4
37.62
10.9%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
23
12.81
8.5%
4
Tyler Huntley
QB
22.28
29.2
8.3%
We Pack the Meat
Points
% of total points 196.32
1
Rashaad Penny
RB
37.5
12.82
19.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
33.84
32.82
17.2%
3
Davante Adams
WR
32.6
25.19
16.6%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
26.68
34.03
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Flying Squirrels emerged with a 201.08-34.20 lead. Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Flying Squirrels, while Kyle Pitts had a 61-yard catch. Jaylen Waddle made the highlight reel for We Pack the Meat with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for We Pack the Meat, while Russell Wilson had a 58-yard pass for the team, who trailed 260.18-162.72 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Flying Squirrels   We Pack the Meat

Game Notes

Only seven of the 16 starters on Flying Squirrels exceeded their scoring projections.
We Pack the Meat had only four of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
We Pack the Meat can partially blame the loss on Dawson Knox, who didn't score any points.
Flying Squirrels put up more points than their season scoring average (216.74) while We Pack the Meat fell short of theirs (224.7).
Flying Squirrels put up more points than their projected total, while We Pack the Meat fell short of their projection.
We Pack the Meat ranked 4th in the league in points scored this week, while Flying Squirrels ranked 1st.
The matchup's 73.16-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a nine-game winning streak for We Pack the Meat.
In upset games this season, Flying Squirrels moves to (3-1), while We Pack the Meat falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Rashaad Penny recorded 37.5 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Flying Squirrels
Bravo, Flying Squirrels. Putting together a lineup that registered 269.48 points in Week 17.
We Pack the Meat
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for We Pack the Meat collectively logged just three catches on five targets this past week.