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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
9-5 138.73
153.13
 
VS
proj
Silver Bullets
125.17 5-9
119.11

Mean Machine overcome starter's goose egg, come back to knock off Silver Bullets, 138.73-125.17

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up 0 points, but Mean Machine were able to persevere and earn the victory, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 138.73-125.17 win over Silver Bullets. After trailing 125.17-107.60 heading into Monday night, Mean Machine came storming back behind Matthew Stafford, who passed for 287 yards and 3 touchdowns for 31.13 points. Taysom Hill (30.97 points) and Justin Jefferson (17) led the way for Silver Bullets in the loss. This marks the first time this season Mean Machine have taken down Silver Bullets, after falling 216.53-152.33 in their last matchup. Mean Machine (9-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Silver Bullets will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Silver Bullets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 20.8 points against his 12.28-point projection. During a 38-10 win over the Lions, he ran for 73 yards and a touchdown. Williams ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Javonte Williams

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 138.73
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.13
29.41
22.4%
2
Najee Harris
RB
23.9
16.35
17.2%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
20.8
12.28
15%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
14.9
9.46
10.7%
Silver Bullets
Points
% of total points 125.17
1
Taysom Hill
QB
30.97
27.37
24.7%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
17
18.93
13.6%
3
Dawson Knox
TE
15.5
7.7
12.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.6
12.16
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Taysom Hill had a 44-yard touchdown run for Silver Bullets, helping the team to a 97.07-74.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 27-yard touchdown run for Mean Machine, who trailed 125.17-107.60 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Mean Machine on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Silver Bullets

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Mean Machine are doing a better job of that, averaging 147.47 versus Silver Bullets's 127.1.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Mean Machine (9-5) have a better record than Silver Bullets (5-9).
Even the machines think Mean Machine have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (151.41) than Silver Bullets (134.47).
Mean Machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Silver Bullets (5 vs 2).
Mean Machine are clutch masters, with more close wins than Silver Bullets (2 vs 0).
Mean Machine have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Silver Bullets (65 vs 52).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Silver Bullets - they’ve made more transactions (8) than Mean Machine (4) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Mean Machine have outscored Silver Bullets at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Mean Machine has a higher average scoring margin (5) than Silver Bullets this season (-11).
The starters for Mean Machine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Silver Bullets (1).
Mean Machine are in the playoffs. Silver Bullets are currently looking forward to next season.
Hey Silver Bullets, 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

Mean Machine
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three starting backs logged 157 more total yards than the RBs of Silver Bullets (252 yards from scrimmage to 95), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 52.7 points to 22.5.
Silver Bullets
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to see a grand total of 31 targets in Week 14. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they notched just 19 receptions.