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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Tampa Thunder
11-3 113
92.59
 
VS
proj
Dolphin Mania
101 5-9
85.57

Tampa Thunder top Dolphin Mania for third straight win, 113-101

Tampa Thunder extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Dolphin Mania, securing a 113-101 win. Dolphin Mania took a 25-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Dalvin Cook (205 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds). But Tampa Thunder held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Josh Allen (36 points) and Tyler Lockett (22). This marks the second time this season Tampa Thunder have knocked off Dolphin Mania, after winning 97-82 in their last matchup. Tampa Thunder (11-3) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Dolphin Mania will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Tampa Thunder   Dolphin Mania

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Treadwell scored 6 points in a 20-0 loss to the Titans to more-than-double his 2.66-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 68 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Tampa Thunder this week. Next week, Treadwell will square off against the Texans.
Laquon Treadwell

Top Player Comparison

Tampa Thunder
Points
% of total points 113
1
Josh Allen
QB
36
23.65
31.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
22
8.66
19.5%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
15
7.68
13.3%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
14
7.38
12.4%
Dolphin Mania
Points
% of total points 101
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
33
13.36
32.7%
2
Justin Tucker
K
15
8.86
14.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
15
19.07
14.9%
4
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
12
6.96
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dalvin Cook had a 29-yard touchdown run for Dolphin Mania, helping Dolphin Mania to a 33-8 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Dolphin Mania emerged with an 83-77 lead. Tyler Lockett had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Tampa Thunder, while Laquon Treadwell had a 41-yard catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Dolphin Mania with a 55-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.
Monday
Van Jefferson Jr. had a 52-yard touchdown catch for Dolphin Mania.

Points By Position

  Tampa Thunder   Dolphin Mania

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on Tampa Thunder scored higher than their projected point totals.
Dolphin Mania lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Tampa Thunder had two starters score zero points, while Dolphin Mania had one.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 12-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Tampa Thunder get the win, but they also covered the 7.02-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dalvin Cook tallied 33 points, the highest scoring output of any player on Dolphin Mania this season.

Coach Talk

Tampa Thunder
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Not only did we double up Dolphin Mania at WR (53 points to 26), we also doubled them at QB (36 points to 15).
Dolphin Mania
Producing only one catch on three measly targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Dolphin Mania should look into why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.