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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
Green Knights
11-5 128
139.46
 
VS
proj
Grove St. Hawks
125 11-5
166.79

Green Knights come back to top Grove St. Hawks for fifth straight win in 128-125 nailbiter

Green Knights extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over Grove St. Hawks, rallying to earn a 128-125 victory. After trailing 118-102 heading into Sunday night, Green Knights roared back behind Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26 points. Tom Brady (35 points) and Cooper Kupp (24) carried the flag for Grove St. Hawks in defeat. This marks the second time this season Green Knights have taken down Grove St. Hawks, after winning 147-97 in their last matchup. Green Knights finish the season with a record of 11-5, while Grove St. Hawks end the campaign at 11-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Green Knights   Grove St. Hawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 20-19 loss to the Rams, Tucker scored 15 points to beat his 8.55-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Green Knights this week.
Justin Tucker

Top Player Comparison

Green Knights
Points
% of total points 128
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26
28.83
20.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20
20.18
15.6%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
18
13.2
14.1%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
17
19.55
13.3%
Grove St. Hawks
Points
% of total points 125
1
Tom Brady
QB
35
29.52
28%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
24
31.04
19.2%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18
23.64
14.4%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
18
19.96
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Grove St. Hawks to contribute to a 92-50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 40-yard catch for Green Knights, while Michael Gallup had a 21-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 118-102 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Green Knights, helping the team to a 128-125 lead.

Points By Position

  Green Knights   Grove St. Hawks
Standings Update
Well, that's a wrap for the season. Let's take one last look at where these teams finished up before turning our attention to next year.
Green Knights
Green Knights completed the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 144 points per game, 2nd-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
3977 Pass Yds, 35 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
847 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 612 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Dal Defense
Best Acquisition
20.8 Avg Pts Allowed, 353.3 Avg Yds Allowed, 33 Turnovers
Grove St. Hawks
Grove St. Hawks completed the season averaging 154 points per game, highest in the league, placing them atop the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
4990 Pass Yds, 40 Pass TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
138 Rec, 1829 Rec Yds, 15 Rec TDs
Mac Jones
Best Acquisition
3540 Pass Yds, 21 Pass TDs, 125 Rush Yds

What If

Green Knights would have beaten three other teams besides Grove St. Hawks this week.
Grove St. Hawks would have lost to three other teams besides Green Knights this week.
If they played Grove St. Hawks every week, Green Knights would be 7-9 this season.
Green Knights would be 8-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Grove St. Hawks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Green Knights, Grove St. Hawks would be 11-3.
If Green Knights had played every team in the league each week, they would be 80-61-1.
If they played every team every week, Grove St. Hawks would be 101-39-2.