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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
5-9 215.26
246.87
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
210.1 10-4
241.91

New England Patriots fall short of projections, come back to defeat Miami Dolphins in 215.26-210.10 cliff-hanger

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but New England Patriots did enough to get the best of Miami Dolphins, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 215.26-210.10 win. After trailing 112.90-98.26 heading into Monday night, New England Patriots charged back behind James Conner (85 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) and Nick Folk (2-2 FG, 51 long, 3-3 XP). Logan Wilson, who made 17 tackles, carried the flag for Miami Dolphins in the loss. This marks the first time this season New England Patriots have gotten the best of Miami Dolphins, after falling 394.88-179.2 in their last matchup. New England Patriots (5-9) will look to build on their success against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Miami Dolphins (10-4) will attempt to get back on track against Indianapolis Colts.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 13.3 points, nearly doubled his 6.67-point projection as the tied the . He to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on New England Patriots this week. and the have a bye next week.

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 215.26
1
James Conner
RB
24.4
16.97
11.3%
2
Marquise Goodwin
WR
21.8
5.93
10.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
20.56
22.29
9.6%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
20
14.72
9.3%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 210.1
1
Logan Wilson
LB
32.5
14.61
15.5%
2
WR
32.1
26.43
15.3%
3
Christian Wilkins
DT
20
12.13
9.5%
4
LB
17
14.79
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Marquise Goodwin had a 24-yard touchdown catch for New England Patriots, contributing to a 95.26-49.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tua Tagovailoa had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Miami Dolphins, contributing to a 112.90-98.26 lead for the team.
Monday
Nick Folk had a 51-yard field goal for New England Patriots during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   Miami Dolphins

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starters on New England Patriots exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Miami Dolphins had only seven of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as New England Patriots had one starter score zero points, while Miami Dolphins had five.
Logan Wilson and both outscored James Conner, the leading scorer for New England Patriots.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.16-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of two straight losses for New England Patriots.
Not only did New England Patriots win, but they also covered the 4.96-point projected margin of victory.
New England Patriots moves to (3-0) in close games this year, while Miami Dolphins falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Logan Wilson registered 32.5 points, the third-highest scoring output for any LB this season.

Coach Talk

New England Patriots
You know New England Patriots, the good news is that we won this matchup by over five points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 13 stood at 240. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Miami Dolphins
Well, Miami Dolphins, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Starting multiple zero-point players in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... let's aim to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?