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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Team Butthole
8-5 92.78
101.52
 
VS
proj
Sons of Repair
82 5-8
107.57

Sons of Repair fall short of expectations, lose to Team Butthole, 92.78-82.00

There's no way around it, Sons of Repair underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Team Butthole secured a 92.78-82.00 victory. Team Butthole earned a 20.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 40.64 points from Tarik Cohen (30 Rush Yds, 156 Rec Yds) and Lamar Miller (103 Rush Yds, 12 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (37 points) and Nick Chubb (13.2) did their part for Sons of Repair in the loss. This marks the second time this season Team Butthole have beaten Sons of Repair, after winning 145.5-94.7 in their last matchup. Team Butthole (8-5) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Sons of Repair will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 5-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Butthole   Sons of Repair

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cohen scored 29.14 points in a 30-27 loss to the Giants to nearly triple his 10.11-point projection. He racked up 187 yards from scrimmage to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Team Butthole this week. Cohen will face the Rams next week.
Tarik Cohen

Top Player Comparison

Team Butthole
Points
% of total points 92.78
1
Tarik Cohen
RB
29.14
10.11
31.4%
2
Jared Cook
TE
16
5.76
17.2%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
11.5
11.55
12.4%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.04
25.18
11.9%
Sons of Repair
Points
% of total points 82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37
30.82
45.1%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
13.2
12.76
16.1%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
10.5
5.1
12.8%
4
LeSean McCoy
RB
6.4
9.44
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tarik Cohen had a 46-yard catch for Team Butthole, helping the team to a 54.74-34.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Team Butthole, contributing to a 92.78-82.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Team Butthole   Sons of Repair

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Sons of Repair, Team Butthole averaged more points (119.14) than they usually score (109.27).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Team Butthole (8-5) have a better record than Sons of Repair (5-8).
You can't win if you don't play. Team Butthole has left fewer points on the bench this season (398.88) than Sons of Repair (588.34).
Team Butthole don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Sons of Repair (5 vs 2).
Team Butthole see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Sons of Repair (1).
Team Butthole don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Sons of Repair (0 vs 2).
Team Butthole should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Sons of Repair (8 vs 6).
By position, Team Butthole have outscored Sons of Repair at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Team Butthole has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Sons of Repair this season (-5).
The starters for Team Butthole had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Sons of Repair (0).
The postseason awaits Team Butthole. They've clinched a playoff spot while Sons of Repair are currently looking forward to next season.
There's not much good to say about Sons of Repair this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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