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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
The mystery machine
9-6 101.52
106.62
 
VS
proj
Dixie Normas
67.48 7-9
92.54

Dixie Normas come up short of projections, succumb to The mystery machine in 101.52-67.48 rout

Dixie Normas failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as The mystery machine rolled to a 101.52-67.48 win. The mystery machine took a 30.7-point lead on Saturday behind stellar efforts from Davante Adams (10 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Nyheim Hines (2.3) and never looked back. Stefon Diggs (18 points) and Cooper Kupp (16.3) carried the flag for Dixie Normas in the loss. This marks the second time this season The mystery machine have gotten the best of Dixie Normas, after winning 128.74-109.46 in their last matchup. The mystery machine improve to 9-6 for the season, while Dixie Normas fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  The mystery machine   Dixie Normas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Panthers in Week 16, the Buccaneers defense scored 16 points to beat their 8.94-point projection. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 273 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on The mystery machine this week. The Buccaneers will battle the Jets next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

The mystery machine
Points
% of total points 101.52
1
Davante Adams
WR
28.4
18.14
28%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16
8.94
15.8%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
12.8
12.87
12.6%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
10.9
14.42
10.7%
Dixie Normas
Points
% of total points 67.48
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
18
14.13
26.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.3
20.06
24.2%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
9
10.01
13.3%
4
DJ Moore
WR
8
10.96
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 40-yard pass for The mystery machine on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The mystery machine   Dixie Normas

Game Notes

The mystery machine won even though only four of their 10 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Dixie Normas had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as The mystery machine had one starter score zero points, while Dixie Normas had three.
The mystery machine put up more points than their season scoring average (101.33) while Dixie Normas fell short of theirs (105.26).
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 34.04-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The mystery machine earn the W, but they also easily covered the 14.08-point predicted margin of victory.
The mystery machine moves to (4-5) in blowout games this season, while Dixie Normas falls to (6-5).

Coach Talk

The mystery machine
Listen, The mystery machine, we do certainly respect the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Mike Evans), while still earning the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
Dixie Normas
Unless Dixie Normas wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many chances" cannot be a viable excuse this time around. Our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 41 times in Week 16. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group reeled in only 25 catches.