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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Spoon
10-4 77
101.26
 
VS
proj
Well Oiled Machine
69.5 6-8
102.93

Spoon manage to defeat Well Oiled Machine 77.0-69.5

Both teams underperformed expectations, but Spoon did enough to get the best of Well Oiled Machine. Predicted to lose 102.9-101.3, Spoon earned a 77.0-69.5 win over Well Oiled Machine. Well Oiled Machine took a 5.0-point lead on Thursday, but Spoon held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Los Angeles Rams defense (15 Pts Allowed, 294 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Darius Leonard (12 Tackles, 1 Sack). Alvin Kamara (51 Rush Yds, 36 Rec Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (27 Pts Allowed, 248 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Well Oiled Machine in the loss. This marks the first time this season Spoon have beaten Well Oiled Machine, after falling 110.5-88.5 in their last matchup. Spoon will look to keep the streak alive in the semifinal round next week, while Well Oiled Machine seek to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Spoon   Well Oiled Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12 points, Leonard scored 51.1% more than his 7.94-point projection as the Colts beat the Texans 24-21. He made 12 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Spoon this week. Leonard will face the Cowboys next week.
Darius Leonard

Top Player Comparison

Spoon
Points
% of total points 77
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
13.48
22.1%
2
Darius Leonard
LB
12
7.94
15.6%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
11
9.21
14.3%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
7
11.04
9.1%
Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 69.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
12
12.99
17.3%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
9
19.48
12.9%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
7
8.95
10.1%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
7
4.87
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Well Oiled Machine boasted a 49.5-35.0 lead. For Spoon, Aaron Rodgers had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for Well Oiled Machine with a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Spoon   Well Oiled Machine

Game Notes

Just four of the 12 starters on Spoon exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Well Oiled Machine had only one of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Well Oiled Machine ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Spoon put up the 2nd-best score.
On the losing side, Alvin Kamara recorded 12 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Spoon
You know Spoon, the good news is that we took this matchup by 7.5 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 13 stood at 100. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Well Oiled Machine
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The four starting offensive skill players (two WRs, two RBs) on Well Oiled Machine combined to record a whopping 255 total yards. Unfortunately, no one from that group was able to score a touchdown in Week 14.