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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
4-8 93.52
89.53
 
VS
proj
josh's pathetic team
78.42 3-9
73.58

Mean Machine come back to hand josh's pathetic team fifth straight loss, 93.52-78.42

Mean Machine rallied to earn a 93.52-78.42 win to hand josh's pathetic team their fifth straight loss. Mean Machine trailed 78.42-43.80 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Marcus Mariota (303 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds). Tom Brady (283 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and LeGarrette Blount (88 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) carried the flag for josh's pathetic team in defeat. This marks the first time this season Mean Machine have gotten the best of josh's pathetic team, after falling 133.78-89.02 in their last matchup. Mean Machine (4-8) will look to notch another W against King Crabbz, while josh's pathetic team (3-9) match up against Duck Tape in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   josh's pathetic team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mariota overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 26.92 points against his 19.35-point projection. During a 34-17 loss to the Texans, he passed for 303 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards. Mariota ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Marcus Mariota

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 93.52
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
26.92
19.35
28.8%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
22.8
13.95
24.4%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
13.2
11.02
14.1%
4
Chris Carson
RB
12.3
10.75
13.2%
josh's pathetic team
Points
% of total points 78.42
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.22
25.32
29.6%
2
LeGarrette Blount
RB
22.3
7.03
28.4%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
14.6
9.17
18.6%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
7
6.15
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for josh's pathetic team, helping the team to a 56.82-30.60 lead.
Monday
Marcus Mariota had a 61-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   josh's pathetic team

What If

Mean Machine would have beaten only two other teams besides josh's pathetic team this week.
josh's pathetic team would have lost to eight other teams besides Mean Machine this week.
Mean Machine would be 7-5 if they played josh's pathetic team every week.
Last week, Mean Machine would have topped josh's pathetic team 83-48.3.
Mean Machine would be 1-9 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as josh's pathetic team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mean Machine, josh's pathetic team would be 3-7.
If Mean Machine had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-99.
If they played every team every week, josh's pathetic team would be 35-97.

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