Facing a 43.40-point deficit on Sunday night, Michael scored 50.00 to defeat Touchdown there 143.80 to 137.20. They also put up the second-highest score this week. Michael was clutch late with 50.00 points on Sunday Night Football (35% of their final score). Michael gets revenge for a Week 9 tight loss (119.24 to 116.22) and improves to 1-1 this season against Touchdown there. Ladd McConkey led Touchdown there with 29.40 points (94 Rec Yds, 2 TD) while Patrick Mahomes racked up 26.00 (320 Pas Yds, 3 TD).
Achane had plenty of opportunities for Touchdown there, but could only manage 38 total yards on 12 touches. There are a couple of spots where Touchdown there made a blunder, as Jonathan Taylor could have started in place of either De'Von Achane or Breece Hall. Either of those point differentials could have changed the outcome.
For the winning side, a few players have been postseason stars, including Jake Elliott and DeVonta Smith. During the playoffs, that duo has outperformed their season scoring averages by 84% and 82%, respectively. On the other hand, Michael has a player trending in the wrong direction. The Dallas Cowboys DEF has substantially underperformed their year-to-date average in the postseason by 71%. Despite the loss, Touchdown there also had several players performing their best in the playoffs, most notably the Baltimore Ravens DEF and McConkey. During the postseason, that combo has averaged 15.50 and 22.05 points, respectively, topping their season-long marks by 174% and 70%. Conversely, the losers had a player who was sputtering under the brightest lights. Averaging 14.43 points on the season, Hall mustered just 10.15 per game in the playoffs.
Michael finished the regular season with a record of 7-8, good for sixth place. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly worse (eighth with 109.21). In their only other postseason game on their voyage to the consolation championship, Michael beat Wildman36, 107.68 to 91.82. Touchdown there ended the regular season in eighth place with a record of 4-11. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (sixth with 114.75). In their only other postseason game of the season, Touchdown there took down Bj, 160.80 to 113.62.