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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
6-8 114.7
109.16
 
VS
proj
Luke Skywokka
102.66 5-9
99.87

Despite top scorer Brees, Luke Skywokka fall to Ya Gotta McKinnon Me, 114.70-102.66

Luke Skywokka had the top scorer in the league this week with QB Drew Brees accumulating 41.06 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ya Gotta McKinnon Me, who came from behind for a 114.70-102.66 victory. Ya Gotta McKinnon Me trailed 94.46-93.80 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Carson Wentz, who passed for 325 yards and 2 touchdowns for 17.9 points, and the Philadelphia Eagles defense, who allowed 17 points and 255 yards (3 points). Drew Brees (349 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Tyler Higbee (7 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Luke Skywokka in defeat. This marks the second time this season Ya Gotta McKinnon Me have gotten the best of Luke Skywokka, after winning 134.84-89.74 in their last matchup. Ya Gotta McKinnon Me improve to 6-8 for the season, while Luke Skywokka fall to 5-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Ya Gotta McKinnon Me   Luke Skywokka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.57 points, Cook more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 19.4 points as the Saints lost to the 49ers 48-46. He caught 2 passes for 64 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Cook will go up against the Colts next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
Points
% of total points 114.7
1
Aaron Jones
RB
29.2
13.6
25.5%
2
Jared Cook
TE
19.4
7.57
16.9%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
17.9
17.37
15.6%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
13.4
8.96
11.7%
Luke Skywokka
Points
% of total points 102.66
1
Drew Brees
QB
41.06
18.24
40%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
15.1
6.08
14.7%
3
Mike Williams
WR
13.3
9.55
13%
4
Chris Boswell
K
11
8.07
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Ya Gotta McKinnon Me who owned the lead, 73.00-55.06. Aaron Jones had a 42-yard run for Ya Gotta McKinnon Me, while Jared Cook had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Luke Skywokka with a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Ya Gotta McKinnon Me   Luke Skywokka

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Ya Gotta McKinnon Me exceeded their projected point totals.
Luke Skywokka had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Luke Skywokka can partially blame the loss on Alshon Jeffery, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Luke Skywokka ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Ya Gotta McKinnon Me put up the 3rd-best score.
Not only did Ya Gotta McKinnon Me win, but they also covered the 9.29-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Ya Gotta McKinnon Me moves to (1-1), while Luke Skywokka falls to (2-1).
Despite the loss, Drew Brees tallied 41.06 points, the fourth-best scoring output for any signal-caller this season.

Coach Talk

Ya Gotta McKinnon Me
Hey, the key to football is finding the mismatches, right? With good numbers out of our ball-carriers, our squad made that a point of emphasis this past week. We tripled Luke Skywokka up at running back (37 points to 10.6). Aaron Jones did most of the damage (192 total yards and a TD), while Leonard Fournette chipped in with 63 yards.
Luke Skywokka
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 23 times in Week 14. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group tallied only 13 catches.