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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Yobogoya!
4-8 87.9
88.46
 
VS
proj
Big Ballers
81.65 6-6
112.02

Big Ballers come up short of predictions, lose to Yobogoya!, 87.90-81.65

Big Ballers were unable to bring their A game, as Yobogoya! came out on top with a 87.90-81.65 win. Big Ballers earned a 33.65-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Matt Ryan (28.45 points) and Julio Jones (12.8). But Yobogoya! held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kenyan Drake, who racked up 96 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 21.6 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 198 yards and a touchdown (15.9 points). This marks the second time this season Yobogoya! have knocked off Big Ballers, after winning 101.1-77.75 in their last matchup. Yobogoya! (4-8) will look to add to their success against Big Ballers, while Big Ballers (6-6) will face Yobogoya! in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Yobogoya!   Big Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 31 points, surrendering 312 yards, and intercepting a pass against the Saints, the Falcons defense put up 5 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 1.78-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Falcons defense will face the Ravens next week.
The Atlanta Falcons defense

Top Player Comparison

Yobogoya!
Points
% of total points 87.9
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
21.6
7.71
24.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.9
26.8
18.1%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
13.3
7
15.1%
4
Chris Carson
RB
12.3
10.58
14%
Big Ballers
Points
% of total points 81.65
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28.45
28.46
34.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
12.8
13.96
15.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
9.2
5.76
11.3%
4
James White
RB
7.8
12.34
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Thursday, but after the scoring was completed, Big Ballers emerged with a 51.95-18.30 lead. For Yobogoya!, Calvin Ridley had a 50-yard catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Big Ballers with a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kenyan Drake had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Yobogoya!, who trailed 74.25-72.00 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Yobogoya!   Big Ballers

Game Notes

Yobogoya! had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Big Ballers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Yobogoya! ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Big Ballers ranked 11th.
This victory snaps a three-game losing streak for Yobogoya!, while the loss brings an end to a four-game winning streak for Big Ballers.
Yobogoya! moves to (2-1) in upset games this season, while Big Ballers falls to (1-2).

Coach Talk

Yobogoya!
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Thanks to solid performances by Kenyan Drake and Chris Carson, our crew certainly took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly outplayed Big Ballers at the running back position (33.9 points to 13.1). Drake had 96 total yards and two TDs, while Carson logged 63 yards.
Big Ballers
With just a couple of receptions on six targets this past week, the starting running backs for Big Ballers should remind their QBs to start checking down more frequently (and dial up a screen play or two).