The regular season is now over, and it ended with a whimper. Of the 16 games in week 17, 6 featured margins of 17+ points, and a 7th had a Game Script of +15.2. There were two big comebacks, but they came in meaningless games: The Colts overcame a 17-0 deficit to win 24-20, with the final margin coming on a touchdown pass in the final seconds.
The Steelers, with their stars rested, trailed most of the day against the Browns. This game wasn’t meaningless to San Francisco, though: Cleveland led 14-0 early and 14-7 entering the 4th quarter; had the Browns won, the 49ers would have had the number one pick. Instead, Pittsburgh won in overtime, cementing a 1-15 year for the Browns.
Below are the week 17 Game Scripts.
| Team | H/R | Opp | Boxscore | PF | PA | Margin | Game Script | Pass | Run | P/R Ratio | Op_P | Op_R | Opp_P/R Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | @ | RAM | Boxscore | 44 | 6 | 38 | 15.7 | 43 | 24 | 64.2% | 34 | 22 | 60.7% |
| ATL | NOR | Boxscore | 38 | 32 | 6 | 15.2 | 37 | 22 | 62.7% | 52 | 23 | 69.3% | |
| MIN | CHI | Boxscore | 38 | 10 | 28 | 14.6 | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | 22 | 37 | 37.3% | |
| DEN | OAK | Boxscore | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12.9 | 27 | 40 | 40.3% | 34 | 16 | 68% | |
| NWE | @ | MIA | Boxscore | 35 | 14 | 21 | 12.6 | 34 | 29 | 54% | 34 | 23 | 59.6% |
| CIN | BAL | Boxscore | 27 | 10 | 17 | 11.7 | 29 | 38 | 43.3% | 54 | 16 | 77.1% | |
| TEN | HOU | Boxscore | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8.6 | 30 | 29 | 50.8% | 52 | 22 | 70.3% | |
| NYJ | BUF | Boxscore | 30 | 10 | 20 | 8.1 | 31 | 30 | 50.8% | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | |
| KAN | @ | SDG | Boxscore | 37 | 27 | 10 | 5.7 | 29 | 31 | 48.3% | 38 | 26 | 59.4% |
| NYG | @ | WAS | Boxscore | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5.2 | 28 | 40 | 41.2% | 39 | 15 | 72.2% |
| GNB | @ | DET | Boxscore | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2.5 | 40 | 30 | 57.1% | 43 | 21 | 67.2% |
| SEA | @ | SFO | Boxscore | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2.1 | 40 | 23 | 63.5% | 27 | 31 | 46.6% |
| PHI | DAL | Boxscore | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.5 | 45 | 30 | 60% | 32 | 21 | 60.4% | |
| TAM | CAR | Boxscore | 17 | 16 | 1 | -0.7 | 37 | 26 | 58.7% | 35 | 32 | 52.2% | |
| PIT | CLE | Boxscore | 27 | 24 | 3 | -5 | 41 | 28 | 59.4% | 44 | 26 | 62.9% | |
| IND | JAX | Boxscore | 24 | 20 | 4 | -6.8 | 44 | 22 | 66.7% | 41 | 30 | 57.7% |
As a sign of how teams treated week 17, check out the Bears/Vikings game. Chicago became the first team in three years to run 35+ times despite losing by 25+ points. The Bears were the most run-heavy team in the NFL in week 17, despite getting blown out. That’s week 17 in a nutshell.