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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Sirens
8-7 107.6
98.2
 
VS
proj
Mean Machine
73.36 2-13
118.2

Sirens hand Mean Machine fifth straight loss, 107.60-73.36

Sirens earned a 107.60-73.36 victory to hand Mean Machine their fifth straight loss. Sirens grabbed an early 3.90-point lead on Thursday. Mean Machine came back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Tua Tagovailoa (18.06 points). Unphased, Sirens made a run later that afternoon, as Travis Kelce (20.5 points) and DJ Moore (18.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the second time this season Sirens have gotten the best of Mean Machine, after winning 120.56-108.4 in their last matchup. Sirens ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-7. Mean Machine will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 2-13.

Matchup Timeline

  Sirens   Mean Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Cardinals in Week 15, Murray racked up 142 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 21.2 points to scored 74.5% higher than his 12.15-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sirens this week. Murray will go up against the Rams next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Sirens
Points
% of total points 107.6
1
Latavius Murray
RB
21.2
12.15
19.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.5
19.41
19.1%
3
DJ Moore
WR
18.3
10.94
17%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.1
12.77
14%
Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 73.36
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
18.06
18.16
24.6%
2
Mike Evans
WR
13.3
13.5
18.1%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
12.5
13.29
17%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
11
6.8
15%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Tua Tagovailoa had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine to contribute to an 18.06-3.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Sirens   Mean Machine

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Sirens scored higher than their projected point totals.
Mean Machine had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Sirens won despite starting Jimmy Garoppolo, who scored zero points.
Sirens had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Mean Machine.
Sirens put up more points than their season scoring average (103.13) while Mean Machine fell short of theirs (102.33).
Sirens recorded more points than their projected total, while Mean Machine fell short of their projection.
Mean Machine ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Sirens ranked 9th.
Sirens moves to (3-0) in upset games this season, while Mean Machine falls to (0-1).

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