LoveGreeN got 24.50 points from Derrick Henry (147 Rsh Yds, 1 TD) and 23.90 from Brian Thomas Jr. (91 Rec Yds, 1 TD) to stomp Lorenzo 112.00 to 71.92. LoveGreeN gets revenge for a Week 12 loss (110.98 to 104.36) and improves to 1-2 this season against Lorenzo. Lorenzo was led by Lamar Jackson with 29.42 points (168 Pas Yds, 87 Rsh Yds, 2 Pas TD, 1 Rsh TD) and Kyle Pitts, who scored 14.40 (44 Rec Yds, 1 TD). To make matters worse, Lorenzo had several starters score zero points.
For the victorious side, a few players have been late-season stars, most notably Jr. and Keenan Allen. During the playoffs, that duo has outperformed their season scoring averages by 61% and 58%, respectively. Conversely, LoveGreeN has a player trending the opposite way. The Minnesota Vikings DEF has fallen well beneath their year-to-date average in the postseason by 44%. Despite the loss, Lorenzo also had a pair of players performing their best in the playoffs: Jake Elliott and Deebo Samuel Sr. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 14.00 and 17.10 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 84% and 78%. On the other hand, the losers had several players who struggled in the playoff spotlight, including David Montgomery and CeeDee Lamb.
LoveGreeN wrapped up the regular season in seventh place with a record of 6-9. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (fifth with 115.11). In their only other postseason game on their path to the consolation championship, LoveGreeN demolished Spit on that thang, 167.28 to 115.56. Lorenzo finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of 7-8. With a scoring average of 110.50, they also placed sixth in the league in that metric. In their only other postseason game of the season, Lorenzo beat Bills Bills, 106.58 to 91.86.