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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
8-6 121.33
137.51
 
VS
proj
Rated R Superstars
108 3-11
122.96

Back-and-forth battle ends with Mean Machine coming back to beat Rated R Superstars, 121.33-108.00

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Mean Machine earned a come-from-behind victory over Rated R Superstars, rallying to earn a 121.33-108.00 win. After trailing 108.00-89.83 heading into Monday night, Mean Machine charged back behind James Conner, who racked up 114 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.4 points, and Rhamondre Stevenson, who ran for 8 yards (2 points). Geno Smith (264 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) and DK Metcalf (5 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Rated R Superstars in defeat. This marks the second time this season Mean Machine have beaten Rated R Superstars, after winning 122.23-110.7 in their last matchup. Mean Machine (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Rated R Superstars will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 3-11.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Rated R Superstars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lawrence (368 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 45.23 points in a 36-22 win over the Titans in Week 14. His scoring output was 75.7% more than his 25.74-point projection and was much higher than his 24.09-point season scoring average. Lawrence ranks #11 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Trevor Lawrence

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 121.33
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
45.23
25.74
37.3%
2
James Conner
RB
20.4
13.42
16.8%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
13.4
11.53
11%
4
Brett Maher
K
11.6
10.1
9.6%
Rated R Superstars
Points
% of total points 108
1
Geno Smith
QB
29.6
27.83
27.4%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
15.6
12.88
14.4%
3
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
13
13.84
12%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
12.9
9.86
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Daniel Carlson had a 52-yard field goal for Rated R Superstars to contribute to a 25.90-0.00 lead for Rated R Superstars.
Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal, helping Mean Machine to a 56.83-50.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Rated R Superstars, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 32-yard touchdown catch, helping Rated R Superstars to a 108.00-82.53 lead.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Rated R Superstars

What If

Mean Machine would have beaten only two other teams besides Rated R Superstars this week.
Rated R Superstars would have lost to seven other teams besides Mean Machine this week.
If Mean Machine played Rated R Superstars every week this season, they'd be 7-7.
Rated R Superstars would have gotten the win over Mean Machine 127.73-127.13 had they played each other last week.
Mean Machine would be 6-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rated R Superstars.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mean Machine, Rated R Superstars would be 4-8.
If Mean Machine had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-63.
If they played every team every week, Rated R Superstars would be 45-81.

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
You know Mean Machine, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's declined a bit lately, I'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 129.64 points through Week 13, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outproducing the 121.33 we needed to win this past week!
Rated R Superstars
It's entirely possible that Rated R Superstars might be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 15 total targets in Week 14, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.