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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Hurts So Good
9-6 132.7
122.16
 
VS
proj
Smokin’ Herb
101.42 7-8
110.46

Hurts So Good knock off Smokin’ Herb in 132.70-101.42 blowout

Hurts So Good scored a dominant win over Smokin’ Herb, rolling to a 132.70-101.42 victory. Hurts So Good never trailed in this one after taking a 22.80-point lead on Thursday behind Christian McCaffrey. Derrick Henry (24.3 points) and Tee Higgins (13.8) did their part for Smokin’ Herb in the loss. This marks the second time this season Hurts So Good have knocked off Smokin’ Herb, after winning 95.8-82.42 in their last matchup. Hurts So Good will look to clinch the league title next week, while Smokin’ Herb seek to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Hurts So Good   Smokin’ Herb

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 315 yards and running for 61 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Bears, Hurts registered 36.7 points this week. His scoring output was 40.9% more than his 26.05-point projection and was higher than his 24.97-point season scoring average. Hurts ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Jalen Hurts

Top Player Comparison

Hurts So Good
Points
% of total points 132.7
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
26.05
27.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.8
18.2
17.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
18.3
12.24
13.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
16.04
12.2%
Smokin’ Herb
Points
% of total points 101.42
1
Derrick Henry
RB
24.3
16.4
24%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
11.84
13.6%
3
Tony Pollard
RB
12.6
13.52
12.4%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
11.1
11.62
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Hurts So Good, helping the team to a 114.40-18.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Hurts So Good   Smokin’ Herb

What If

Hurts So Good would have beaten only two other teams besides Smokin’ Herb this week.
Smokin’ Herb would have lost to just two other teams besides Hurts So Good this week.
Hurts So Good would be 11-4 if they played Smokin’ Herb every week.
Hurts So Good would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Smokin’ Herb.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hurts So Good, Smokin’ Herb would be 7-6.
If Hurts So Good had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-40.
If they played every team every week, Smokin’ Herb would be 70-59.

Coach Talk

Hurts So Good
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to a solid performance by Jalen Hurts, we tripled Smokin’ Herb at the quarterback position this past week (36.7 points to 10.72). Hurts went 22-for-37 for 315 yards in a 25-20 win over the Bears.
Smokin’ Herb
Tis the season, Smokin’ Herb! We hope the GM of Hurts So Good will write a thank-you card for the gift of a fantasy football victory this past week.