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Have you watched a game and wondered if the Wrong Team Won? If the stats didn't show up in the final score? If cooking sherry can be drunk without the cooking part? Our bold adventurer Tim is here to answer all of these questions and more.

THE WEEK THAT WAS: NFL Week Fourteen
With commentary by Tim

PSR: Play Success Rate - every play is graded as either a success or failure
Big: percentage of plays that went for big gains...10+ yards for a run, 20+ for a pass
Yds: adjusted yards per play, including penalties and excluding non-plays
EFR: Effectiveness rating. One number overall summary.
Stats Score: This is the projected score the TMW computer would have spit out if the stats for the game were the numbers coming in. This column lets us know who "should" have won.

Chicago at Pittsburgh

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Chicago	23%	12%	4.9	70	43%	8%	4.8	92	14
Pittsburgh	44%	9%	4.3	88	49%	5%	7.4	122	39

There is a point at which you actually need to score on offense to win. Chicago reached that point playing at Pittsburgh in the snow. Good to see the Bus rolling ready for the late season push.

Cleveland at Cincinnati

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Cleveland	44%	8%	3.4	68	50%	0%	4.7	88	21
Cincinnati	51%	14%	5.0	94	34%	0%	3.5	48	10

The WRONG TEAM WON! Bah. Bengals were sleeping in this one.

Houston at Tennessee

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Houston	48%	16%	5.5	88	33%	3%	3.3	57	6
Tennessee	39%	11%	3.3	64	40%	12%	6.6	112	33

The WRONG TEAM...covered. Shucks. Have to say that kick at the end sure seemed like an intentional miss. I've never seen a less close FG attempt.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Indianapolis	43%	3%	3.1	50	52%	13%	7.5	132	28
Jacksonville	40%	4%	2.2	60	55%	6%	7.0	124	29

The WRONG TEAM WON! The Colts lose their perfect record at the hands of the mighty JA~ oh dear. No one cares about stats score perfection.

New England at Buffalo

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
New England	48%	7%	3.4	87	64%	10%	7.9	138	31
Buffalo	8%	0%	1.1	16	29%	13%	6.6	48	3

Patriots letting people know they are still around and will have to be defeated in the playoffs to be knocked off the throne. Does Belicheck have another trick up his sleeve?

Oakland at N.Y. Jets

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Oakland	38%	17%	4.7	72	37%	3%	3.3	42	0
N.Y. Jets	55%	9%	4.2	88	40%	0%	4.2	96	32

I am starting to think with this here gigantic cranium of mine, that playing shaky QB's on the road is ruinous.

St. Louis at Minnesota

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
St. Louis	45%	10%	2.8	64	46%	4%	5.6	53	0
Minnesota	39%	21%	4.1	92	35%	4%	5.6	89	32

I'm eating my foot. I can't believe the Vikings are now 8-5. I'm eating my foot.

Tampa Bay at Carolina

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Tampa Bay	50%	8%	2.9	80	42%	0%	4.7	67	14
Carolina	23%	10%	3.4	42	38%	6%	5.2	80	13

It's final: both these teams will disappoint in the playoffs. Something about them just ultimately falters.

N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
N.Y. Giants	34%	10%	2.9	53	57%	9%	7.2	102	21
Philadelphia	46%	23%	6.3	100	30%	10%	3.7	66	18

G-Men hanging tough against a for once motivated Eagles team. Eli versus Carson in the Super Bowl? Nah.

San Francisco at Seattle

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
San Francisco	33%	5%	2.9	47	18%	4%	2.0	18	6
Seattle	56%	13%	4.5	100	73%	15%	9.3	176	39

49ers a disgrace. That Alex Smith kid is not only not going to help them, he's going to kill them. They'll take Leinert if he's there I imagine.

Washington at Arizona

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Washington	43%	6%	3.4	75	53%	3%	4.3	49	3
Arizona	44%	6%	3.4	55	42%	9%	5.8	97	26

The WRONG TEAM WON! Yeah tell me about it. Arizona is just a cursed kind of town for the NFL.

Baltimore at Denver

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Baltimore	45%	13%	2.5	75	50%	7%	5.9	88	15
Denver	34%	3%	3.4	55	52%	9%	6.5	126	32

The wrong team covered. What up with that?

Kansas City at Dallas

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Kansas City	46%	14%	5.7	110	57%	17%	9.1	168	52
Dallas	33%	10%	3.6	53	56%	10%	7.2	134	25

The WRONG TEAM WON! Larry Johnson is the go to guy in fantasy right now. Next year he'll be the #1 pick.

Miami at San Diego

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Miami	36%	4%	2.5	44	60%	13%	10.2	169	43
San Diego	51%	11%	3.5	88	50%	4%	4.5	83	16

If you would have shown me the newpaper with the stats from this one I would have been shocked. Miami a passing machine? Come on...

Detroit at Green Bay

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
Detroit	41%	6%	4.1	70	35%	8%	4.6	71	15
Green Bay	40%	14%	4.8	71	37%	0%	4.3	60	12

The WRONG TEAM WON! Didn't watch it. No comment forthcoming.

New Orleans at Atlanta

Matchup	Rush PSR	Rush Big	Rush Yds	Rush EFR	Pass PSR	Pass Big	Pass Yds	Pass EFR	Stats Score
New Orleans	38%	12%	4.0	76	45%	0%	3.7	78	11
Atlanta	35%	16%	4.1	80	47%	20%	11.1	147	44

Yawn. The Saints are the aints.

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