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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
10-6 144.07
131.81
 
VS
proj
Average Joe's
120.73 13-2
159.09

Average Joe's lose to Mean Machine in 144.07-120.73 beatdown

Average Joe's underachieved compared to projections, as Mean Machine rolled to a 144.07-120.73 win. Trailing 120.73-77.57 heading into Sunday night, Mean Machine came storming back behind James Conner (79 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 41 Rec Yds) and Leonard Fournette (72 Rush Yds, 90 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (29.73 points) and Derrick Henry (20.6) were the leaders for Average Joe's in defeat. This marks the first time this season Mean Machine have beaten Average Joe's, after falling 166.4-103.27 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Average Joe's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Eagles, Maher put up 17.9 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 9.07-point projection and was much higher than his 9.73-point season scoring average. Maher ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Brett Maher

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 144.07
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
25.37
24.11
17.6%
2
James Conner
RB
21.5
13.32
14.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.7
10.91
14.4%
4
Brett Maher
K
17.9
9.07
12.4%
Average Joe's
Points
% of total points 120.73
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.73
34.16
24.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
20.6
17.68
17.1%
3
Evan Engram
TE
15.8
7.93
13.1%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
14.3
14.17
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams Saturday, after which Average Joe's emerged with a 103.03-77.57 lead. Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch for Mean Machine, while Travis Kelce had a 52-yard catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 52-yard pass for Average Joe's, while Derrick Henry had a 48-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 52-yard catch for Average Joe's to contribute to a 120.73-77.57 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Mean Machine, while Leonard Fournette had a 44-yard catch to contribute to a 144.07-120.73 lead for Mean Machine.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Average Joe's

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Mean Machine has left fewer points on the bench this season (711.3) than Average Joe's (897.72).
Mean Machine laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Average Joe's (0).
By position, Mean Machine have outscored Average Joe's at TE and K this season.
Hey Average Joe's, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, Mean Machine. It takes a special kind of guts to deploy a player with zero points (Marquise Goodwin), while still getting the W.
Average Joe's
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for Average Joe's collectively logged only five targets this past week.