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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Yokels
8-8 119.13
105.21
 
VS
proj
Very inTimidating
90.58 8-8
89.17

Yokels knock off Very inTimidating in 119.13-90.58 blowout

Yokels brought their A game, rolling to a 119.13-90.58 win over Very inTimidating. Very inTimidating took a 3.18-point lead on Saturday behind Aaron Rodgers (25.98 points) and Austin Hooper (2.6), but Yokels held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams, who caught 10 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.4 points, and the Philadelphia Eagles defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 192 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (21.25 points). Aaron Rodgers (202 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Very inTimidating in the loss. This marks the second time this season Yokels have taken down Very inTimidating, after falling 135.14-105.93 in their last matchup. Yokels improve to 8-8 for the season, while Very inTimidating fall to 8-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Yokels   Very inTimidating

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Osborn caught 5 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings lost to the Rams 30-23. In doing so, he put up 12.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Yokels this week. Osborn will play the Packers next week.
K.J. Osborn

Top Player Comparison

Yokels
Points
% of total points 119.13
1
Davante Adams
WR
23.4
14.49
19.6%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
21.25
13.97
17.8%
3
Rashaad Penny
RB
19.5
10.71
16.4%
4
David Montgomery
RB
16.6
11.34
13.9%
Very inTimidating
Points
% of total points 90.58
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.98
27.33
28.7%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25.5
12.31
28.2%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
10
8.19
11%
4
Brandon McManus
K
10
8.37
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Yokels who claimed the lead, 83.03-54.08. For Yokels, DeVonta Smith had a 46-yard catch. Joe Mixon made the highlight reel for Very inTimidating with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Very inTimidating, who trailed 119.13-90.58 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Yokels   Very inTimidating

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Yokels scored higher than their projected point totals.
Very inTimidating had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Very inTimidating can partially blame the loss on Mike Williams, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Very inTimidating (Aaron Rodgers and Joe Mixon) scored more points than Davante Adams, the leading scorer for Yokels.
Yokels put up more points than their season scoring average (108.67) while Very inTimidating fell short of theirs (105.97).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The loss ends a streak of four straight wins for Very inTimidating.
Not only did Yokels win, but they also covered the 16.04-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Yokels moves to (3-4), while Very inTimidating falls to (5-4).
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers recorded 25.98 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Yokels
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost quadrupling Very inTimidating at the wide receiver position (50.2 points to 13).
Very inTimidating
Hey, Very inTimidating, what did your wideouts do to irk their quarterbacks this week? Accumulating only nine total targets this past week, our three wide receivers clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.