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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
huskers
13-4 150.76
112.37
 
VS
proj
Jaymin
142.44 9-8
98.77

huskers brush off predictions, earn win over Jaymin, 150.76-142.44

Both teams outperformed projections, but huskers beat Jaymin. Predicted to prevail by a score of 112.37-98.77, huskers earned a 150.76-142.44 win over Jaymin. huskers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 17.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ja'Marr Chase (44.6 points) and Matthew Stafford (16.26). Joe Burrow (34.84 points) and Rashaad Penny (30.5) carried the flag for Jaymin in the loss. This marks the second time this season huskers have beaten Jaymin, after winning 120.18-114.82 in their last matchup. huskers finish the season at 13-4, while Jaymin end the campaign at 9-8.

Matchup Timeline

  huskers   Jaymin

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 44.6 points against his 10.1-point projection. During a 34-31 win over the Chiefs, he caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

huskers
Points
% of total points 150.76
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
44.6
10.1
29.6%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
27.4
10.2
18.2%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.26
23.87
10.8%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
8.61
9.9%
Jaymin
Points
% of total points 142.44
1
Joe Burrow
QB
34.84
21.59
24.5%
2
Rashaad Penny
RB
30.5
11.56
21.4%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
22.7
8.92
15.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
17
8.19
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was huskers who emerged with the lead, 87.36-69.74. For huskers, Ja'Marr Chase had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 69-yard touchdown catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Jaymin with a 72-yard touchdown pass and a 69-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Amon-Ra St. Brown had a 26-yard touchdown run for huskers, contributing to a 140.16-116.34 lead for the team.
Monday
Chris Boswell had a 50-yard field goal for Jaymin.

Points By Position

  huskers   Jaymin
Standings Update
It seems like just yesterday we were eagerly awaiting our draft grades, yet here we are at the end of the season. How about a quick Year in Review for these two squads?
huskers
huskers finished the regular season 2nd in the standings after averaging 105.70 points per game, 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
Jaymin
Jaymin completed the season averaging 95.04 points per game, 5th-best in the league, placing them 6th in the standings at the end of the regular season.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
4611 Pass Yds, 34 Pass TDs, 118 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Diontae Johnson
Best Drafted
100 Rec, 1110 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Trey Lance
Best Acquisition
603 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 168 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

huskers would have beaten six other teams besides Jaymin this week.
Jaymin would not have lost to any other team in the league besides huskers this week.
If they played Jaymin every week, huskers would be 11-6 this season.
huskers would be 11-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jaymin.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as huskers, Jaymin would be 9-5.
If huskers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 145-58.
If they played every team every week, Jaymin would be 102-101.