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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Larry Fists Gerald
11-6 115
135.07
 
VS
proj
it's lonely down here
113.42 9-8
135.04

Larry Fists Gerald manage to top it's lonely down here in 115.00-113.42 duel despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Larry Fists Gerald did enough to take down it's lonely down here. Predicted to come out on top by a score of 135.07-135.04, Larry Fists Gerald eked out a 115.00-113.42 victory over it's lonely down here. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Larry Fists Gerald led 115.00-69.82 heading into Monday night. it's lonely down here closed the gap behind T.J. Watt (34.5 points) and Diontae Johnson (9.1). Larry Fists Gerald were led by the New Orleans Saints defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 178 yards, and forced 2 turnovers for 17.84 points, and Damien Harris, who racked up 47 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (16.7 points). This marks the second time this season Larry Fists Gerald have gotten the best of it's lonely down here, after winning 121.36-83.92 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Larry Fists Gerald   it's lonely down here

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 17.84 points against their 11.3-point projection. In an 18-10 win over the Panthers, they allowed only 10 points, surrendered 178 yards, and forced 2 turnovers.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Larry Fists Gerald
Points
% of total points 115
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
17.84
11.3
15.5%
2
Damien Harris
RB
16.7
9.92
14.5%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.5
17.59
13.5%
4
Chris Jones
DT
14
6.21
12.2%
it's lonely down here
Points
% of total points 113.42
1
T.J. Watt
LB
34.5
13.14
30.4%
2
Noah Fant
TE
15.2
6.35
13.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
14
13.22
12.3%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
13.5
20.29
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for Larry Fists Gerald to contribute to an 88.46-41.32 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Larry Fists Gerald   it's lonely down here

What If

Larry Fists Gerald would have beaten only one other team besides it's lonely down here this week.
it's lonely down here would have lost to five other teams besides Larry Fists Gerald this week.
Larry Fists Gerald would be 11-6 if they played it's lonely down here every week.
Larry Fists Gerald would be 11-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as it's lonely down here.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Larry Fists Gerald, it's lonely down here would be 9-6.
If Larry Fists Gerald had played every team in the league each week, they would be 129-80.
If they played every team every week, it's lonely down here would be 101-108.

Coach Talk

Larry Fists Gerald
It just cannot be overstated how critical tight victories like this can be for locker room chemistry. Overcoming tough obstacles and persevering in the face of adversity... look for Larry Fists Gerald to carry some positive momentum into Week 18.
it's lonely down here
Missing a field goal usually isn't cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Matt Gay goes 0-for-1 on FGs instead of 1-for-1, and it's lonely down here loses the matchup by 1.58 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.