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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Yo mama said U Ugly
3-5 139.52
131.45
 
VS
proj
The Mijo
119.12 5-3
126.69

Despite top scorer Henry, The Mijo fall to Yo mama said U Ugly, 139.52-119.12

The Mijo had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with RB Derrick Henry racking up 37.3 points, the third-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Yo mama said U Ugly, who secured a 139.52-119.12 victory. Yo mama said U Ugly jumped out to a 45.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 52.88 points from Tua Tagovailoa (382 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Travis Etienne Jr. (156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). The Mijo came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Derrick Henry (37.3 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (17.1). Unphased, Yo mama said U Ugly pulled it together later that night, as Aaron Jones (18.7 points) and Romeo Doubs (14.2) put them back ahead for good. Yo mama said U Ugly improve to 3-5 on the season, while The Mijo fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Yo mama said U Ugly   The Mijo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.57 points, Etienne Jr. nearly doubled that amount by scoring 24.7 points as the Jaguars lost to the Broncos 21-17. He ran for 156 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Yo mama said U Ugly this week. Next week, Etienne Jr. will go up against the Raiders.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Yo mama said U Ugly
Points
% of total points 139.52
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
28.18
18.95
20.2%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
24.7
12.57
17.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18.7
11.96
13.4%
4
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
14.84
13%
The Mijo
Points
% of total points 119.12
1
Derrick Henry
RB
37.3
17.89
31.3%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
17.1
12.04
14.4%
3
The New York Jets defense
DEF
12
6.18
10.1%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
11.7
12.74
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Yo mama said U Ugly, while Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass, helping Yo mama said U Ugly to a 78.62-33.44 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was The Mijo who emerged with the lead, 109.64-91.22. For Yo mama said U Ugly, Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal. Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for The Mijo, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for The Mijo.

Points By Position

  Yo mama said U Ugly   The Mijo

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Yo mama said U Ugly scored more in this matchup (139.52) than their season average (114.44).
Yo mama said U Ugly laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Mijo (0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Mijo - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Yo mama said U Ugly (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Yo mama said U Ugly have outscored The Mijo at WR and K this season.
The starters for Yo mama said U Ugly had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Mijo (4).
There's not much good to say about The Mijo this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Yo mama said U Ugly
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our team took that to heart this past week and absolutely dominated The Mijo at the quarterback position (46.32 points to 9.42).
The Mijo
Registering a couple of receptions on only three measly targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for The Mijo clearly need to look into why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.