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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
sharpzyg
4-4 120.1
94.58
 
VS
proj
yaoge221
77.56 2-6
93.27

sharpzyg hand yaoge221 fifth consecutive loss in 120.10-77.56 rout

sharpzyg cruised to a 120.10-77.56 win to hand yaoge221 their fifth consecutive loss. yaoge221 leapt out to a 57.16-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 51.16 points from Deshaun Watson (239 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 82 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). But it was all sharpzyg after that. They were led by Mitchell Trubisky (21.9 points) and Tyler Boyd (19.6). sharpzyg (4-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Flying Elvis, while yaoge221 (2-6) will meet librabian in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  sharpzyg   yaoge221

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.6 points against the Buccaneers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.61-point projection and was much higher than his 10.98-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #42 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

sharpzyg
Points
% of total points 120.1
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
21.9
19.35
18.2%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
19.6
8.61
16.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
18.4
9.42
15.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.6
13.26
14.7%
yaoge221
Points
% of total points 77.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.96
21.2
39.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.2
13.52
26%
3
Robert Woods
WR
7
11.14
9%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
7
9.01
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson teamed up with DeAndre Hopkins for a 49-yard touchdown pass for yaoge221. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 73-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 57.16-0.00 lead for yaoge221.
Sunday Early
Mitchell Trubisky had a 70-yard touchdown pass for sharpzyg, while Dustin Hopkins had a 53-yard field goal to contribute to a 120.10-77.56 lead for sharpzyg.

Points By Position

  sharpzyg   yaoge221
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already midway through the season, which means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
sharpzyg
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see sharpzyg holding onto the No. 6 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 94.82 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, sharpzyg is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Ezekiel Elliott
MVP
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
423 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 300 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
yaoge221
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 82.67, yaoge221 is No. 12 in the Standings, leaving the unit outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

sharpzyg would have beaten nine other teams besides yaoge221 this week.
yaoge221 would have lost to nine other teams besides sharpzyg this week.
If sharpzyg played yaoge221 every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Had they played each other last week, sharpzyg would have been victorious over yaoge221 102.76-50.06.
sharpzyg would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yaoge221.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as sharpzyg, yaoge221 would be 2-5.
If sharpzyg had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-52.
If they played every team every week, yaoge221 would be 28-60.