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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
That Hurtz
9-5 167
125.12
 
VS
proj
It's me yours truly
129 9-5
138.96

That Hurtz knock off It's me yours truly for third straight win in 167-129 drubbing

That Hurtz extended their win streak to three games with an easy win over It's me yours truly, cruising to a 167-129 victory. It's me yours truly nabbed a 9-point lead on Thursday, but That Hurtz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns for 40 points, and Zay Jones, who caught 6 passes for 109 yards and 3 touchdowns (29 points). Latavius Murray (130 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) and Saquon Barkley (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) were the top performers for It's me yours truly in the loss. This marks the second time this season That Hurtz have taken down It's me yours truly, after winning 129-116 in their last matchup. That Hurtz will look to clinch the championship next week, while It's me yours truly attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  That Hurtz   It's me yours truly

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins passed for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Vikings beat the Colts 39-36. In doing so, he put up 40 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any QB in the league this season. Cousins will play the Giants in Week 16.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

That Hurtz
Points
% of total points 167
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
40
15.48
24%
2
Zay Jones
WR
29
6.37
17.4%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
22
15.14
13.2%
4
James Conner
RB
16
13.44
9.6%
It's me yours truly
Points
% of total points 129
1
Latavius Murray
RB
20
9.96
15.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
20
12.42
15.5%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
18
13.5
14%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
12
11.03
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with standout moments for both teams Saturday, but after all was said and done, That Hurtz became the proud owner of a 59-35 lead. For That Hurtz, Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for It's me yours truly with a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, That Hurtz boasted a 109-58 lead. For That Hurtz, Zay Jones had a 59-yard touchdown catch. DeVonta Smith made the highlight reel for It's me yours truly with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Taylor Heinicke had a 61-yard pass for It's me yours truly, who trailed 167-111 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  That Hurtz   It's me yours truly

What If

That Hurtz would have beaten six other teams besides It's me yours truly this week.
It's me yours truly would have lost to just two other teams besides That Hurtz this week.
That Hurtz would be 6-8 if they played It's me yours truly every week.
That Hurtz would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as It's me yours truly.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as That Hurtz, It's me yours truly would be 8-4.
If That Hurtz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 103-97-2.
If they played every team every week, It's me yours truly would be 119-81-2.

Coach Talk

That Hurtz
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Our team found one this past week and literally tripled It's me yours truly at the quarterback position (40 points to 13).
It's me yours truly
Only one field goal on three attempts? Sounds like Justin Tucker may have just kicked himself back into the free agent pool following that sort of effort.