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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Ya Muthers
10-5 136.99
127.11
 
VS
proj
Your moms favorite player
122.02 7-8
134.04

Despite top scorer Hurts, Your moms favorite player fall to Ya Muthers, 136.99-122.02

Your moms favorite player had the premier scorer in the league this week with QB Jalen Hurts racking up 36.7 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ya Muthers, who secured a 136.99-122.02 win. Your moms favorite player grabbed a 9.92-point lead on Thursday, but Ya Muthers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Derrick Henry, who racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 27.3 points, and Jaylen Waddle, who caught 3 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown (22.4 points). Jalen Hurts (36.7 points) and Dawson Knox (21.8) were the leading performers for Your moms favorite player in the loss. This marks the second time this season Ya Muthers have taken down Your moms favorite player, after winning 116.35-105.95 in their last matchup. Ya Muthers will look to not lose that winning feeling in the Championship next week, while Your moms favorite player attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Ya Muthers   Your moms favorite player

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.63 points, Folk scored 70.4% more than that amount by scoring 13 points as the Patriots lost to the Raiders 30-24. He made all 3 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ya Muthers this week. In Week 16, Folk and the Patriots will play the Bengals.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

Ya Muthers
Points
% of total points 136.99
1
Derrick Henry
RB
27.3
17.64
19.9%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.4
14.74
16.4%
3
James Conner
RB
18.1
15.08
13.2%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.8
14.97
12.3%
Your moms favorite player
Points
% of total points 122.02
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.7
28.84
30.1%
2
Dawson Knox
TE
21.8
7.53
17.9%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
15.2
14.2
12.5%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
15
21.27
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams Saturday, but it was Your moms favorite player who owned the lead, 41.62-28.20. For Ya Muthers, Jaylen Waddle had a 67-yard touchdown catch. Dawson Knox made the highlight reel for Your moms favorite player with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 68-yard pass for Your moms favorite player, helping the team to a 98.42-45.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for Ya Muthers, helping the team to a 121.73-113.42 lead.
Sunday Night
Taylor Heinicke had a 61-yard pass for Ya Muthers, contributing to a 136.99-113.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ya Muthers   Your moms favorite player

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ya Muthers (10-5) have a better record than Your moms favorite player (7-8).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Your moms favorite player has left more points on the bench this season (1,010.18) than Ya Muthers (580.69).
Ya Muthers see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Your moms favorite player (0).
Ya Muthers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Your moms favorite player (9 vs 8).
By position, Ya Muthers have outscored Your moms favorite player at WR, TE, and K this season.
Ya Muthers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 7 points, highest in the league.
Hey Your moms favorite player, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Ya Muthers
Getting the win is most important, Ya Muthers, but we definitely know of one spot where we can improve as a team: our QB was utterly outmatched by the opposition. Jalen Hurts went 22-of-37 for 315 yards and zero touchdowns for Your moms favorite player, and all Taylor Heinicke could produce was a 17-for-29 outing for 249 passing yards.
Your moms favorite player
Tis the season, Your moms favorite player! We hope the GM of Ya Muthers will send a thank-you card for the generous gift you offered them this past week.