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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
My Chubb Hurts
10-5 105.1
106.47
 
VS
proj
The Cavemen
84 7-8
97.02

The Cavemen come up short of expectations, succumb to My Chubb Hurts in 105.1-84.0 landslide

The Cavemen failed to rise to the occasion, as My Chubb Hurts cruised to a 105.1-84.0 victory. The Cavemen jumped out to an 18-point lead on Saturday behind a combined 40 points from Kirk Cousins (460 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Gabe Davis (4 Rec, 56 Rec Yds). But My Chubb Hurts held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jalen Hurts (315 Pass Yds, 61 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) and Justin Jefferson (12 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season My Chubb Hurts have gotten the best of The Cavemen, after falling 86.3-81.18 in their last matchup. My Chubb Hurts will look to clinch the league title next week, while The Cavemen seek to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  My Chubb Hurts   The Cavemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making both of his FG attempts against the Commanders, Gano tallied 12 points this week. His scoring output was 60.2% more than his 7.49-point projection and was much higher than his 7.86-point season scoring average. Gano ranks #8 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Graham Gano

Top Player Comparison

My Chubb Hurts
Points
% of total points 105.1
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.33
34.9%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.3
15.06
17.4%
3
Graham Gano
K
12
7.49
11.4%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
9.9
13.66
9.4%
The Cavemen
Points
% of total points 84
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.4
18.6
41%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
11
14.85
13.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
8.6
9.96
10.2%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
8.2
10.26
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass for The Cavemen, contributing to a 49.3-31.3 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for My Chubb Hurts, contributing to an 88.5-58.4 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Graham Gano had multiple 50-yard field goals for My Chubb Hurts, contributing to a 100.5-84.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  My Chubb Hurts   The Cavemen

StatSmack

My Chubb Hurts are over .500 versus The Cavemen this season, with a record of 2-1.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Cavemen need some help then, averaging just 90.36 versus My Chubb Hurts's 104.06.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" My Chubb Hurts (10-5) have a better record than The Cavemen (7-8).
Even the computers think My Chubb Hurts have better players. Their projected average points is higher (104.23) than The Cavemen (95.2).
Once My Chubb Hurts put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Cavemen (6 vs 0).
My Chubb Hurts should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Cavemen (9 vs 6).
My Chubb Hurts have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Cavemen (63 vs 47).
By position, My Chubb Hurts have outscored The Cavemen at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
My Chubb Hurts don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for My Chubb Hurts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Cavemen (2).
Hey The Cavemen, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

My Chubb Hurts
Nice job, My Chubb Hurts. Putting together a lineup that recorded more than 105 points this past matchup.
The Cavemen
A lot of cake, no icing: The six offensive skill starters on The Cavemen (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record a healthy 376 yards from scrimmage. Not one of those players could find his way to the end zone in Week 15.