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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Well Oiled Machine
8-6 89.5
100.05
 
VS
proj
Spoon
51 7-7
96.68

Well Oiled Machine top Spoon for third straight win in 89.5-51.0 rout

Well Oiled Machine extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Spoon, cruising to an 89.5-51.0 win. Spoon earned a 5.0-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Well Oiled Machine after that. They were led by the Green Bay Packers defense (17 points) and Zach Ertz (17). Joey Bosa (10 points) and Dalvin Cook (10) carried the flag for Spoon in the loss. This marks the first time this season Well Oiled Machine have knocked off Spoon, after falling 100-88 in their last matchup. Well Oiled Machine (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Spoon (7-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Well Oiled Machine   Spoon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Ertz recorded 17 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.12-point projection and was much higher than his 7.86-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #67 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 89.5
1
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
17
19.7
19%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
17
8.12
19%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
11
7.31
12.3%
4
Jared Goff
QB
7
5.82
7.8%
Spoon
Points
% of total points 51
1
Joey Bosa
DE
10
5.24
19.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
10
12.57
19.6%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
10
7.63
19.6%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
5
7.3
9.8%

Points By Position

  Well Oiled Machine   Spoon

StatSmack

Well Oiled Machine are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Well Oiled Machine are doing a better job of that, averaging 101.61 versus Spoon's 87.79.
Even the machines think Well Oiled Machine have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (97.18) than Spoon (89.12).
Well Oiled Machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Spoon (7 vs 3).
Well Oiled Machine have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Spoon (78 vs 64).
By position, Well Oiled Machine have outscored Spoon at TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Well Oiled Machine don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 19 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey Spoon, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Well Oiled Machine
Well Well Oiled Machine, the good news is that we won this matchup by an impressive 38.5 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through 13 weeks was 102.54. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Spoon
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting backfield for Spoon collectively registered only a couple of targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 15!