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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse
6-10 69.18
80.89
 
VS
proj
Mother of Touchdowns
66.88 6-9
75.45

Darkhorse manage to top Mother of Touchdowns in 69.18-66.88 cliff-hanger despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Darkhorse did enough to knock off Mother of Touchdowns. Predicted to win by a score of 80.89-75.45, Darkhorse narrowly earned a 69.18-66.88 win over Mother of Touchdowns. Mother of Touchdowns had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. Darkhorse led 69.18-59.70 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 7.18 points from the New Orleans Saints defense on Monday night for Mother of Touchdowns. Dak Prescott (330 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds) and Diontae Johnson (6 Rec, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) won the week for Darkhorse in the victory. This marks the first time this season Darkhorse have beaten Mother of Touchdowns, after falling 82.82-58.34 in their last matchup. Darkhorse improve to 6-10 for the season, while Mother of Touchdowns fall to 6-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse   Mother of Touchdowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Seahawks defense scored 66.1% of their 9.65-point projection with 6.38 points against the Bears in Week 16. They allowed 25 points and 317 yards in the 25-24 loss. The Seahawks defense will face the Lions next week.
The Seattle Seahawks defense

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse
Points
% of total points 69.18
1
Dak Prescott
QB
31.3
24.39
45.2%
2
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.1
10.17
13.2%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9.1
10.05
13.2%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
6.38
9.65
9.2%
Mother of Touchdowns
Points
% of total points 66.88
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
14
8.76
20.9%
2
Elliott Fry
K
13.8
10.98
20.6%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
13.1
19.09
19.6%
4
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
11.7
12.74
17.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 46-yard catch for Mother of Touchdowns, contributing to a 45.90-7.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 40-yard pass for Darkhorse, contributing to a 69.18-59.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse   Mother of Touchdowns

Game Notes

Darkhorse emerged victorious despite the fact that only one of their eight starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Mother of Touchdowns had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've 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 reach their projected point total.
Darkhorse ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Mother of Touchdowns ranked 11th.
The matchup's 2.3-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The win snaps a two-game winless slide for Darkhorse, while the loss caps a two-game winning streak for Mother of Touchdowns.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Darkhorse. They got the win, but failed to cover the 5.44-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Darkhorse moves to (3-0), while Mother of Touchdowns falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

Darkhorse
Hey, football is all about finding and exploiting the mismatches, right? Our team took that to heart this past week and doubled up Mother of Touchdowns at the quarterback position (31.3 points to 13.1).
Mother of Touchdowns
Normally, a single missed field goal isn't any real cause for concern. Having said that, Elliott Fry went 3-for-4 on FGs instead of 4-for-4, and Mother of Touchdowns lost the matchup by 2.3 points. Talk about impeccable timing...