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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Music City Madman
9-4 103
98.11
 
VS
proj
The Bark That Hurts
50.97 5-8
98

Music City Madman defeat The Bark That Hurts for fourth straight win in 103.00-50.97 romp

Music City Madman extended their win streak to four games with a convincing win over The Bark That Hurts, rolling to a 103.00-50.97 victory. It was the fourth straight loss for The Bark That Hurts. Music City Madman nabbed an early 4.00-point lead on Thursday. The Bark That Hurts came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Christian Kirk (11.2 points) and Greg Joseph (11). Not to be deterred, Music City Madman rallied later that afternoon, as Keenan Allen (16.4 points) and Derek Carr (15) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Music City Madman have taken down The Bark That Hurts, after winning 75.27-47.04 in their last matchup. Music City Madman (9-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Putter Gal, while The Bark That Hurts (5-8) take on Slobberknocker in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Music City Madman   The Bark That Hurts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Cowboys defense scored 20 points against the Colts in Week 13 to more-than-double their 8.97-point projection. They allowed 19 points, surrendered 309 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Music City Madman this week. The Cowboys will go up against the Texans next week.
The Dallas Cowboys defense

Top Player Comparison

Music City Madman
Points
% of total points 103
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
20
8.97
19.4%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
19.25
10.01
18.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.4
11.14
15.9%
4
Derek Carr
QB
15
14.8
14.6%
The Bark That Hurts
Points
% of total points 50.97
1
Isiah Pacheco
RB
12.1
7.23
23.7%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
11.2
12.22
22%
3
Greg Joseph
K
11
6.82
21.6%
4
Gerald Everett
TE
9
7.04
17.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Joseph had a 51-yard field goal for The Bark That Hurts to contribute to a 29.87-28.85 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tua Tagovailoa had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard touchdown pass for Music City Madman, while Derek Carr had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 79.15-50.97 lead for Music City Madman.

Points By Position

  Music City Madman   The Bark That Hurts

StatSmack

They don't even seem to consider you a threat. Music City Madman have a winning record vs The Bark That Hurts this season despite scoring less against them on average (89.14) than their season average (97.28).
Get on their level! Music City Madman have won four straight weeks, while The Bark That Hurts have dropped their last four.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Bark That Hurts need some help then, averaging just 90.37 versus Music City Madman's 97.28.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Music City Madman (9-4) have a better record than The Bark That Hurts (5-8).
You can't win if you don't play. The Bark That Hurts has left more points on the bench this season (367.18) than Music City Madman (237.89).
Music City Madman don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Bark That Hurts (3 vs 1).
Music City Madman have the clutch gene, with more close wins than The Bark That Hurts (2 vs 0).
Music City Madman should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Bark That Hurts (5 vs 4).
By position, Music City Madman have outscored The Bark That Hurts at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Music City Madman had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Bark That Hurts (1).
Time to rest the starters for Music City Madman. They've clinched a playoff spot while The Bark That Hurts are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry The Bark That Hurts, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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