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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
8-6 123
127.68
 
VS
proj
Satan's Soldiers
78 6-8
80.98

Despite top scorer the Cowboys defense, Satan's Soldiers fall to Mean Machine, 123-78

The Dallas Cowboys defense posted 26 points for Satan's Soldiers, the best total in the matchup and 13th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Mean Machine, who secured a 123-78 victory. Satan's Soldiers nabbed a 27-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from the Dallas Cowboys defense (26 points) and Patrick Mahomes (22). But Mean Machine held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Herbert (275 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Chris Godwin (10 Rec, 105 Rec Yds). This marks the second time this season Mean Machine have knocked off Satan's Soldiers, after winning 148-93 in their last matchup. Mean Machine (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Satan's Soldiers will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Satan's Soldiers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gay (3-3 FG, 55 long, 3-3 XP) scored 14 points against the Cardinals in Week 14. His scoring output was 71.1% more than his 8.18-point projection and was higher than his 9.5-point season scoring average. Gay ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 123
1
Justin Herbert
QB
26
27.22
21.1%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
20
16.25
16.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
18
12.28
14.6%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
16
13.39
13%
Satan's Soldiers
Points
% of total points 78
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
26
12.46
33.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22
27.37
28.2%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
14
8.53
17.9%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
8.62
16.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Satan's Soldiers, helping the team to a 61-34 lead.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 59-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine, helping the team to a 96-76 lead.
Monday
Matt Gay had a 55-yard field goal for Mean Machine during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Satan's Soldiers

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Mean Machine scored more than their point projections.
Satan's Soldiers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Satan's Soldiers even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Mean Machine ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Satan's Soldiers ranked 12th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Mean Machine. They got the W, but failed to cover the 46.7-point projected margin of victory.
For Satan's Soldiers, the Dallas Cowboys defense (26 points) recorded the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
Hey Mean Machine, the good news is that we took this matchup by 45 points. The *even better* news is that we know we're stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 13 stood at 130.54. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Satan's Soldiers
It's entirely possible that Satan's Soldiers might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just seven targets combined in Week 14, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.