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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Fan
9-7 154.96
110.25
 
VS
proj
the scoring machine
93.1 7-9
90

Cleveland Fan defeat the scoring machine in 154.96-93.10 beatdown

Cleveland Fan beat expectations, rolling to a 154.96-93.10 victory over the scoring machine. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Cleveland Fan leapt out to a 31.26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 74.6 points from Ja'Marr Chase (11 Rec, 266 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Devin Singletary (110 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Josh Allen (26.9 points) and Damien Harris (16.7) led the way for the scoring machine in defeat. This marks the second time this season Cleveland Fan have knocked off the scoring machine, after falling 118.34-101.04 in their last matchup. Cleveland Fan end the season at 9-7, while the scoring machine finish the campaign at 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Fan   the scoring machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chiefs in Week 17, Chase caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 49.6 points to more-than-quadruple his 10.22-point projection, the highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Fan
Points
% of total points 154.96
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
49.6
10.22
32%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
29.4
10.2
19%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
25
11.44
16.1%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.86
28.46
14.8%
the scoring machine
Points
% of total points 93.1
1
Josh Allen
QB
26.9
29.06
28.9%
2
Damien Harris
RB
16.7
10.02
17.9%
3
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.55
16.1%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
12.2
9.14
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch for Cleveland Fan, while Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass to contribute to a 116.86-85.60 lead for Cleveland Fan.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Cleveland Fan who claimed the lead, 149.16-93.10. For Cleveland Fan, Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 26-yard touchdown run. Courtland Sutton made the highlight reel for the scoring machine with a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Fan   the scoring machine
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.
Cleveland Fan
Cleveland Fan finished the season averaging 104.75 points per game, 4th-best in the league, placing them 7th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
4569 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs, 327 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
79 Rec, 1429 Rec Yds, 13 Rec TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Best Acquisition
82 Rec, 803 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
the scoring machine
the scoring machine ended the season averaging 105.81 points per game, 3rd-most in the league, placing them 8th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
4168 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 700 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
94 Rec, 1144 Rec Yds, 9 Rec TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Acquisition
33-35 FG, 66 long, 31-31 XP

Game Notes

Cleveland Fan won even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
the scoring machine had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
the scoring machine can partially blame the loss on Darrell Henderson Jr., who didn't score any points.
Cleveland Fan put up more points than their season scoring average (104.75) while the scoring machine fell short of theirs (105.81).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 154.96 points scored by Cleveland Fan are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 61.86-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Cleveland Fan.
Not only did Cleveland Fan earn the win, but they also easily covered the 20.25-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Cleveland Fan moves to (4-3), while the scoring machine falls to (4-6).
A bright spot in the defeat, Josh Allen (26.9 points) posted the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.