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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse
12-2 60.58
96.22
 
VS
proj
Mother of Touchdowns
50.1 7-7
98.27

Offensively challenged Darkhorse top Mother of Touchdowns, 60.58-50.10

Darkhorse secured a 60.58-50.10 win over Mother of Touchdowns despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Darkhorse jumped out to a 17.40-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Josh Jacobs, who racked up 114 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown, and never looked back. This marks the second time this season Darkhorse have taken down Mother of Touchdowns, after winning 90.48-74.7 in their last matchup. Darkhorse (12-2) have now won 11 matchups in a row and will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Mother of Touchdowns (7-7) will attempt to bounce back with a postseason run of their own.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse   Mother of Touchdowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 253 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers, Brady recorded 12.12 points this week. He scored 75.0% of his 16.16-point projection in the 35-7 loss. Brady ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse
Points
% of total points 60.58
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.4
15.05
28.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
12.12
16.16
20%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
7.6
14.96
12.5%
4
TE
7.1
13.81
11.7%
Mother of Touchdowns
Points
% of total points 50.1
1
RB
17.5
16.24
34.9%
2
Harrison Butker
K
12
10.56
24%
3
Pat Freiermuth
TE
9.3
6.3
18.6%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
3.7
11.35
7.4%

Points By Position

  Darkhorse   Mother of Touchdowns

StatSmack

They don't even seem to consider you a threat. Darkhorse have a winning record vs Mother of Touchdowns this season despite averaging fewer points against them (75.53) than their overall season average (91.55).
Darkhorse are on fire, with victories in 11 straight weeks.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Darkhorse (12-2) have a better record than Mother of Touchdowns (7-7).
Darkhorse have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Mother of Touchdowns (1 vs 0).
Darkhorse should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Mother of Touchdowns (7 vs 5).
By position, Darkhorse have outscored Mother of Touchdowns at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Darkhorse don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, second-highest in the league.
Don't worry Mother of Touchdowns, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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