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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mack North
8-6 180.58
222.57
 
VS
proj
Axel
177.48 6-8
210.38

Mack North find way to defeat Axel in 180.58-177.48 battle despite falling short of predictions

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Mack North did enough to beat Axel, narrowly earning a 180.58-177.48 win. Axel made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Mack North led 175.08-165.38 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12.1 points from Stefon Diggs on Monday night for Axel. Mack North were led by JuJu Smith-Schuster (33 points) and Christian McCaffrey (28.1). This marks the second time this season Mack North have taken down Axel, after winning 232.12-172.84 in their last matchup. Mack North (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Axel will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Mack North   Axel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Steelers lost to the Raiders 24-21. In doing so, he put up 33 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Mack North this week. Next week, Smith-Schuster will face the Patriots.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Mack North
Points
% of total points 180.58
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
33
17.42
18.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.1
25.74
15.6%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.28
21.94
10.7%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
14.6
14.15
8.1%
Axel
Points
% of total points 177.48
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
29.7
24.53
16.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.98
19.07
11.3%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
16.5
14.94
9.3%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.7
22.37
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Saquon Barkley had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 52-yard run for Axel to contribute to a 134.88-86.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 48-yard catch for Axel.

Points By Position

  Mack North   Axel

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Mack North has left fewer points on the bench this season (935.68) than Axel (1,543.84).
Mack North play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Axel (3).
Mack North are clutch masters, with more close wins than Axel (1 vs 0).
Axel have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Mack North (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mack North have outscored Axel at QB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
The postseason awaits Mack North. They've clinched a playoff spot while Axel are currently looking forward to next season.
Don't worry Axel, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Mack North
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Axel at the wide receiver position (52.8 points to 21.7).
Axel
Axel will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 25 times in Week 14. Those players might need to spend more time with the JUGS machine, considering they pulled down only 12 catches.