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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Scrub Daddy Cowboys
12-3 102.36
137.42
 
VS
proj
It Hurts so good
99.36 10-6
128.22

Scrub Daddy Cowboys come back to top It Hurts so good for third straight win in 102.36-99.36 cliff-hanger

Scrub Daddy Cowboys extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over It Hurts so good, coming back for a 102.36-99.36 win. Scrub Daddy Cowboys trailed 79.76-78.46 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Austin Ekeler, who racked up 79 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23.9 points. Drake London (7 Rec, 96 Rec Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (46 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for It Hurts so good in the loss. This marks the first time this season Scrub Daddy Cowboys have gotten the best of It Hurts so good, after falling 150.46-138.1 in their last matchup.

Matchup Timeline

  Scrub Daddy Cowboys   It Hurts so good

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 24.16 points against his 19.2-point projection. During a 27-24 win over the Giants, he passed for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Scrub Daddy Cowboys
Points
% of total points 102.36
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.16
19.2
23.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.55
23.3%
3
Michael Gallup
WR
13.6
10.49
13.3%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
13.1
12.12
12.8%
It Hurts so good
Points
% of total points 99.36
1
Drake London
WR
14.6
8.13
14.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.8
20.65
13.9%
3
Mike Williams
WR
11.6
12.94
11.7%
4
Taysom Hill
TE
11.6
8.08
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch for Scrub Daddy Cowboys to contribute to a 73.06-62.60 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Scrub Daddy Cowboys   It Hurts so good

Game Notes

Scrub Daddy Cowboys won despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
It Hurts so good had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Scrub Daddy Cowboys won despite starting Marquise Goodwin, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Scrub Daddy Cowboys ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while It Hurts so good ranked 11th.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Scrub Daddy Cowboys managed to get the win, but did not cover the 9.2-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Scrub Daddy Cowboys moves to (3-0), while It Hurts so good falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

Scrub Daddy Cowboys
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Thanks to an awesome performance by Kirk Cousins, we doubled up It Hurts so good at the quarterback position this past week (24.16 points to 11.26). Cousins orchestrated a Vikings win over the Giants, going 34-of-48 for 299 yards and three passing TDs.
It Hurts so good
Logging four receptions on only five targets this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for It Hurts so good should investigate why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.