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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mean machine
6-6 138.44
115.16
 
VS
proj
The House of Pain
128.42 8-4
120.46

Mean machine come back to top The House of Pain for third straight win, 138.44-128.42

Mean machine extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over The House of Pain, coming back for a 138.44-128.42 win. Trailing 126.02-121.14 heading into Monday night, Mean machine rallied behind Jonathan Taylor (17.3 points). Josh Jacobs (45.3 points) and Josh Allen (30.92) carried the flag for The House of Pain in defeat. This marks the first time this season Mean machine have knocked off The House of Pain, after falling 112.3-54.66 in their last matchup. Mean machine (6-6) will look to sustain their winning ways against Spring chicken, while The House of Pain (8-4) meet Florida Fins in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean machine   The House of Pain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.32 points, Jones scored 41.2% more than that amount by scoring 17.4 points as the Packers lost to the Eagles 40-33. He racked up 99 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mean machine this week. Jones will battle the Bears in Week 13.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Mean machine
Points
% of total points 138.44
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
23.4
12.87
16.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.4
12.32
12.6%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.3
15.59
12.5%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
16.84
20.38
12.2%
The House of Pain
Points
% of total points 128.42
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
45.3
13.71
35.3%
2
Josh Allen
QB
30.92
24.72
24.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.7
18.71
13.8%
4
Jason Myers
K
10
7.61
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was The House of Pain who claimed the lead, 126.02-103.74. For Mean machine, DeAndre Hopkins had a 33-yard touchdown catch. Josh Jacobs made the highlight reel for The House of Pain with an 86-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Mean machine, who trailed 126.02-121.14 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Mean machine   The House of Pain

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on Mean machine exceeded their projected point totals.
The House of Pain had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Josh Jacobs and Josh Allen both outscored Amon-Ra St. Brown, the leading scorer for Mean machine.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Mean machine ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while The House of Pain put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 10.02-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for The House of Pain.
In comeback games this season, Mean machine moves to (3-1), while The House of Pain falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Josh Jacobs put up 45.3 points, the 2nd-best overall score in the league this season.

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