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Week 17

Weekly
Grade
The Madcows
14-3 190.7
191.8
 
VS
proj
Win or die trying
158.62 10-7
196.8

Win or die trying fall short of projections, lose to The Madcows, 190.70-158.62

There's no easy way to put it, Win or die trying underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as The Madcows earned a 190.70-158.62 victory. The Madcows never trailed in this one after earning a 27.47-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind D'Onta Foreman (20.95 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (17.04). The New Orleans Saints defense (10 Pts Allowed, 178 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) were the top scorers for Win or die trying in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Madcows have knocked off Win or die trying, after falling 197.06-167.12 in their last matchup. The Madcows improve to 14-3 for the season, while Win or die trying fall to 10-7.

Matchup Timeline

  The Madcows   Win or die trying

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 15.9 points against his 5.41-point projection. In a 23-20 win over the Colts, he caught 8 passes for 120 yards .
Zay Jones

Top Player Comparison

The Madcows
Points
% of total points 190.7
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
20.95
8.55
11%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
20.5
12.62
10.7%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17.04
17.54
8.9%
4
Zay Jones
WR
15.9
5.41
8.3%
Win or die trying
Points
% of total points 158.62
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
28.89
15.95
18.2%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
26.15
12.57
16.5%
3
Jaret Patterson
RB
17.55
9.76
11.1%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
12.8
5.69
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was The Madcows who emerged with the lead, 99.80-72.33. D'Onta Foreman had a 21-yard touchdown run for The Madcows, while Zay Jones had a 42-yard catch. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for Win or die trying with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Matt Prater had a 53-yard field goal for The Madcows, while Chuba Hubbard had a 21-yard touchdown run, helping The Madcows to a 171.70-152.37 lead.

Points By Position

  The Madcows   Win or die trying

What If

The Madcows would have beaten only two other teams besides Win or die trying this week.
Win or die trying would have lost to five other teams besides The Madcows this week.
If they played Win or die trying every week, The Madcows would be 10-7 this season.
The Madcows would be 10-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Win or die trying.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Madcows, Win or die trying would be 11-4.
If The Madcows had played every team in the league each week, they would be 175-64.
If they played every team every week, Win or die trying would be 150-89.

Coach Talk

The Madcows
Putting together a starting crew that won by more than 32 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right.
Win or die trying
Hey, Win or die trying, what did your receiving crew do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? With only 22 total targets in Week 17, our six starting pass-catchers (four WR, two TE) obviously got on the bad side of their respective QBs.