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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Hug It Out Bitch
6-10 121.55
118.44
 
VS
proj
Simmons
63.2 6-10
70.46

Hug It Out Bitch hand Simmons third consecutive loss in 121.55-63.20 blowout

Hug It Out Bitch cruised to a 121.55-63.20 win to hand Simmons their third straight loss. Hug It Out Bitch grabbed an early 9.00-point lead on Thursday. Simmons bounced back to take the lead on Saturday, powered by Nick Chubb (25.9 points). Not to be deterred, Hug It Out Bitch got it going later that afternoon, as Joe Burrow (51.35 points) and Kyle Pitts (13.2) put them back ahead for good. This marks the second time this season Hug It Out Bitch have beaten Simmons, after winning 117.8-87.6 in their last matchup. Hug It Out Bitch improve to 6-10 for the season, while Simmons fall to 6-10.

Matchup Timeline

  Hug It Out Bitch   Simmons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 11 yards against the Ravens, Burrow put up 51.35 points this week. His scoring output was 77.3% more than his 28.97-point projection and was much higher than his 23.82-point season scoring average. Burrow ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Hug It Out Bitch
Points
% of total points 121.55
1
Joe Burrow
QB
51.35
28.97
42.2%
2
Kyle Pitts
TE
13.2
11.3
10.9%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
12.5
11.43
10.3%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.1
13.24
10%
Simmons
Points
% of total points 63.2
1
Nick Chubb
RB
25.9
12.36
41%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.3
20.06
25.8%
3
Dustin Hopkins
K
10
7.82
15.8%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
6.9
5.48
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Hug It Out Bitch who grabbed the lead, 87.05-56.30. For Hug It Out Bitch, Joe Burrow had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass. Dustin Hopkins made the highlight reel for Simmons with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Hug It Out Bitch, contributing to a 107.15-63.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hug It Out Bitch   Simmons

StatSmack

There's a pattern emerging. In their two head-to-head wins against Simmons, Hug It Out Bitch averaged more points (119.68) than they usually score (107.73).
Simmons are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
Simmons are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Hug It Out Bitch (6 vs 5).
Hug It Out Bitch should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Simmons (5 vs 4).
By position, Hug It Out Bitch have outscored Simmons at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Hug It Out Bitch had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Simmons (1).
Hey Simmons, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Hug It Out Bitch
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Hug It Out Bitch! Having said that, if we want to take our performance to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our starting running backs were clearly outplayed this past week. Our backfield produced just 7 points in Week 16, and the starting backfield for Simmons literally quadrupled us with a score of 29.9.
Simmons
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for Simmons collectively recorded four catches on only five targets this past week.