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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Manchester Mercs
6-6 88.54
103.66
 
VS
proj
Odd Jobs
67.78 1-11
102.21

Manchester Mercs hand Odd Jobs eighth consecutive loss, 88.54-67.78

Manchester Mercs earned an 88.54-67.78 win to hand Odd Jobs their eighth consecutive loss. Manchester Mercs never trailed in this one after taking a 3.30-point lead on Thursday behind T.Y. Hilton. Alvin Kamara (14.7 points) and Robert Woods (12.7) were the top scorers for Odd Jobs in the loss. This marks the second time this season Manchester Mercs have gotten the best of Odd Jobs, after winning 153.12-128.14 in their last matchup. Manchester Mercs (6-6) will look to rack up another win against Big Baller Bastards, while Odd Jobs (1-11) try to get back in the win column against Russ's Miracle Water.

Matchup Timeline

  Manchester Mercs   Odd Jobs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers, Cook scored 18.9 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 6.55-point projection and was much higher than his 6.33-point season scoring average. Cook will face the Falcons next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Manchester Mercs
Points
% of total points 88.54
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
29.8
21.78
33.7%
2
Jared Cook
TE
18.9
6.55
21.3%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
11.6
10.77
13.1%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
10.94
18.33
12.4%
Odd Jobs
Points
% of total points 67.78
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
14.7
20.06
21.7%
2
Robert Woods
WR
12.7
10.69
18.7%
3
Wil Lutz
K
11
9.12
16.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
8.1
11.99
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Cook had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Manchester Mercs, contributing to an 84.14-40.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Manchester Mercs   Odd Jobs

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Odd Jobs, Manchester Mercs averaged more points (120.83) than they usually score (106.52).
Odd Jobs are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last eight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Manchester Mercs are doing a better job of that, averaging 106.52 versus Odd Jobs's 100.76.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Manchester Mercs (6-6) have a better record than Odd Jobs (1-11).
You can't win if you don't play. Manchester Mercs has left fewer points on the bench this season (393.12) than Odd Jobs (472.88).
Manchester Mercs don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Odd Jobs (4 vs 1).
Manchester Mercs are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Odd Jobs (1).
Manchester Mercs have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Odd Jobs (1 vs 0).
By position, Manchester Mercs have outscored Odd Jobs at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Manchester Mercs has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Odd Jobs this season (-13).
The starters for Manchester Mercs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Odd Jobs (0).
Manchester Mercs was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Odd Jobs (2).
Hey Odd Jobs, 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

Manchester Mercs
Listen Manchester Mercs, the good news is that we won this matchup by 20.76 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through 11 weeks was 108.15. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Odd Jobs
Jared Goff threw two interceptions and literally zero touchdowns? Thanksgiving may be upon us, but we're having a lot of trouble giving thanks for that sort of display.