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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
8-6 147.8
112.25
 
VS
proj
The Awesomeness
68.64 9-5
97.54

Mean Machine earn win over The Awesomeness in 147.80-68.64 rout

Mean Machine brought their A game, cruising to a 147.80-68.64 win over The Awesomeness, who fell short of projections. Mean Machine pulled out to a 12.66-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Saquon Barkley (27.7 points) and T.Y. Hilton (21.9) and never let it go. Aaron Rodgers (22.24 points) and Marlon Mack (9.3) carried the flag for The Awesomeness in the loss. This marks the first time this season Mean Machine have beaten The Awesomeness, after falling 113.94-62.54 in their last matchup. Mean Machine will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinals next week, while The Awesomeness attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 5th Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   The Awesomeness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Eagles, Cooper put up 44.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 9.64-point projection and was much higher than his 10.44-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 147.8
1
Amari Cooper
WR
44.7
9.64
30.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.7
18.32
18.7%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
21.9
10.9
14.8%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
16.6
13.55
11.2%
The Awesomeness
Points
% of total points 68.64
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.24
24.43
32.4%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
9.3
11.69
13.5%
3
Adam Vinatieri
K
8
9.73
11.7%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
8
4.61
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Mean Machine boasted a 66.20-53.54 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 52-yard run for Mean Machine, while T.Y. Hilton had a 60-yard catch. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers had a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Awesomeness, while Adam Vinatieri had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 28-yard touchdown catch for Mean Machine, contributing to a 141.70-58.64 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   The Awesomeness

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Mean Machine are doing a better job of that, averaging 116.8 versus The Awesomeness's 102.33.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Awesomeness has left more points on the bench this season (636.4) than Mean Machine (527.18).
Mean Machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Awesomeness (6 vs 3).
Mean Machine are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Awesomeness (1 vs 0).
Mean Machine should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than The Awesomeness (10 vs 8).
Mean Machine have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Awesomeness (64 vs 51).
The Awesomeness have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Mean Machine (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mean Machine have outscored The Awesomeness at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Mean Machine don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Mean Machine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Awesomeness (2).
Hey The Awesomeness, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
Listen, Mean Machine, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Dustin Hopkins), while still getting a win... talk about arrogant. Try those shenanigans next week and we'll be toast!
The Awesomeness
Unless The Awesomeness wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough chances" isn't really an excuse this week. Our three wide receivers were targeted a respectable 16 times in Week 14. Chemistry could be the primary issue, as that group hauled in only 10 receptions.