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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
3-11 237.86
269.14
 
VS
proj
Detroit Lions
170.7 4-10
250.87

New England Patriots manage to knock off Detroit Lions 237.86-170.70 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but New England Patriots did enough to beat Detroit Lions. Predicted to win 269.14-250.87, New England Patriots emerged victorious with a 237.86-170.70 win over Detroit Lions. New England Patriots never trailed in this one after nabbing a 8.00-point lead on Thursday behind Jayon Brown. Julian Edelman (9 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Cook (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Detroit Lions in the loss. This marks the second time this season New England Patriots have beaten Detroit Lions, after winning 226.42-214.9 in their last matchup. New England Patriots improve to 3-11 for the season, while Detroit Lions fall to 4-10.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   Detroit Lions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.28 points, Thomas more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 16.7 points as the Panthers lost to the Browns 26-20. He caught 9 passes for 77 yards to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. In Week 15, Thomas and the Panthers will go up against the Saints.
Ian Thomas

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 237.86
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
33
17.52
13.9%
2
Cameron Jordan
DE
23
16.4
9.7%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
20.22
21.37
8.5%
4
Spencer Ware
RB
19.9
14.91
8.4%
Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 170.7
1
Julian Edelman
WR
23.74
15.75
13.9%
2
Jared Cook
TE
18.6
12.34
10.9%
3
Mason Crosby
K
17
12.12
10%
4
Case Keenum
QB
13.84
17.92
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mason Crosby had a 50-yard field goal for Detroit Lions, who trailed 137.92-76.94 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 50-yard field goal for New England Patriots to contribute to a 237.86-170.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   Detroit Lions

What If

New England Patriots would have beaten only three other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
Detroit Lions would have lost to six other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
If New England Patriots played Detroit Lions every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Last week, New England Patriots would have gotten the win over Detroit Lions 256.42-205.76.
New England Patriots would be 3-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Detroit Lions.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New England Patriots, Detroit Lions would be 2-10.
If New England Patriots had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-106.
If they played every team every week, Detroit Lions would be 41-109.

Coach Talk

New England Patriots
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, New England Patriots. It takes moxie to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Jon Bostic and Denzel Ward), while still getting the win. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we'll be done.
Detroit Lions
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The eight offensive position starters (five WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Detroit Lions collectively put up 269 yards and just one touchdown in Week 14. Our opposition's skill players definitely outperformed us by logging 660 yards and three scores.