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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Mean Joe Green
6-8 89.06
109.21
 
VS
proj
Earl Campbell
84.22 7-7
107.47

Offensively challenged Mean Joe Green defeat Earl Campbell in 89.06-84.22 struggle

While they posted only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week, Mean Joe Green squeaked by for an 89.06-84.22 win over Earl Campbell. Mean Joe Green led 88.40-67.42 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as Kyler Murray didn't do much to pad their point total. Adam Thielen (7 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ezekiel Elliott (62 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Earl Campbell in defeat. This marks the first time this season Mean Joe Green have taken down Earl Campbell, after falling 105.4-70.18 in their last matchup. Mean Joe Green ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 6-8. Earl Campbell will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Joe Green   Earl Campbell

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 36 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Lions, Cook put up 7.6 points this week. His scoring output was 44.7% of his 17.02-point projection and was lower than his 13.32-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Mean Joe Green
Points
% of total points 89.06
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.9
10.83
23.5%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
18.2
14.75
20.4%
3
Pat Freiermuth
TE
12.3
9.49
13.8%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
12
7.42
13.5%
Earl Campbell
Points
% of total points 84.22
1
Adam Thielen
WR
18
13.4
21.4%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.6
12.71
19.7%
3
TE
11.3
5.94
13.4%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
9.9
14.4
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Earl Campbell, helping the team to a 57.52-40.40 lead.

Points By Position

  Mean Joe Green   Earl Campbell

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Mean Joe Green exceeded their scoring projections.
Earl Campbell had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters recording zero points for Mean Joe Green, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Mean Joe Green ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Earl Campbell ranked 12th.
The matchup's 4.84-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a two-game losing skid for Mean Joe Green.
Not only did Mean Joe Green win, but they also covered the 1.74-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Mean Joe Green moves to (2-0), while Earl Campbell falls to (1-2).

Coach Talk

Mean Joe Green
Hey Mean Joe Green, the good news is that we took this matchup by almost five points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 13 stood at 107.91. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Earl Campbell
Coming from someone who's lived life on the hot seat, let me assure you... if this whole "fantasy football coach" thing doesn't work out, you can always fall back on that scrappy Graduate Assistant gig available at the community college down the road!