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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
6-8 115.94
95.91
 
VS
proj
varnelldude
69.38 3-11
88.23

Mean Machine smirk at predictions, knock off varnelldude in 115.94-69.38 rout

Mean Machine exceeded expectations, cruising to a 115.94-69.38 victory over varnelldude, who fell short of projections. varnelldude grabbed a 12-point lead on Saturday behind Robert Tonyan (7.8 points) and Davante Adams (4.2), but Mean Machine held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan, who passed for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 32.84 points, and Calvin Ridley, who caught 10 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown (24.3 points). Matthew Stafford (16.28 points) and Russell Gage (12.8) did their part for varnelldude in the loss. This marks the second time this season Mean Machine have beaten varnelldude, after winning 90.12-87.02 in their last matchup. Mean Machine improve to 6-8 for the season, while varnelldude fall to 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   varnelldude

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan (356 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) scored 32.84 points in a 31-27 lost to the Buccaneers in Week 15. His scoring output was 57.1% more than his 20.91-point projection and was much higher than his 20.33-point season scoring average. Ryan ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 115.94
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32.84
20.91
28.3%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
24.3
12.08
21%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
18.5
9.38
16%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
14.8
11.47
12.8%
varnelldude
Points
% of total points 69.38
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.28
21.06
23.5%
2
Russell Gage
WR
12.8
6.24
18.4%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
7.8
6.7
11.2%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
7.8
7.14
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Mean Machine had an 86.14-66.38 lead. For Mean Machine, Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Matthew Stafford had a 44-yard pass for varnelldude, while Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   varnelldude

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Mean Machine scored higher than their projected point totals.
varnelldude had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Matt Ryan, Calvin Ridley, and Leonard Fournette all scored more points than Matthew Stafford, the leading scorer for varnelldude.
Mean Machine put up more points than their season scoring average (92.84) while varnelldude fell short of theirs (84.77).
Mean Machine put up more points than their projected total, while varnelldude fell short of their projection.
Not only did Mean Machine get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.68-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Mean Machine moves to (4-4), while varnelldude falls to (1-6).

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
Hey, this sport is all about finding the mismatches. Thanks to an awesome outing by Matt Ryan, we doubled up varnelldude at the quarterback position this past week (32.84 points to 16.28). Ryan went 34-for-49 for 356 yards and three TDs in a 31-27 loss to the Buccaneers.
varnelldude
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for varnelldude collectively registered only a couple of targets this past week.