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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
S.R.911
3-5 135.98
94.76
 
VS
proj
Trigger
98.72 6-2
106.79

S.R.911 knock off Trigger in 135.98-98.72 rout

S.R.911 brought their A game, cruising to a 135.98-98.72 win over Trigger, who fell short of projections. S.R.911 pulled out to a 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind Will Fuller V and never gave it back. Patrick Mahomes (303 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Adrian Peterson (149 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Trigger in defeat. S.R.911 (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against huangssss99 Team, while Trigger (6-2) meet Sonokawa in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  S.R.911   Trigger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller V overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 18.4 points against his 8.34-point projection. During a 42-23 win over the Dolphins, he caught 5 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. Fuller V ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

S.R.911
Points
% of total points 135.98
1
Mike Evans
WR
23.9
11.3
17.6%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.56
14.7%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
18.4
8.34
13.5%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17.88
19.9
13.1%
Trigger
Points
% of total points 98.72
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.02
24.8
27.4%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
25.6
10.54
25.9%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.6
13.26
17.8%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
9.1
10.59
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Will Fuller V had a 73-yard touchdown catch for S.R.911, helping the team to a 18.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was S.R.911 who owned the lead, 99.98-98.72. Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for S.R.911, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes found Tyreek Hill for a 40-yard pass for Trigger. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for S.R.911 to contribute to a 115.98-98.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  S.R.911   Trigger
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
S.R.911
S.R.911 rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (99.03 ppg), leaving S.R.911 outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 770 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mohamed Sanu
Best Acquisition
24 Rec, 324 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Trigger
Trigger will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 104.31 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad boasts the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
1181 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on S.R.911 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Trigger had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Trigger can partially blame the loss on Benjamin Watson, who didn't score any points.
The two highest scorers for Trigger (Patrick Mahomes and Adrian Peterson) scored more points than Mike Evans, the leading scorer for S.R.911.
S.R.911 put up more points than their season scoring average (99.03) while Trigger fell short of theirs (104.31).
S.R.911 recorded more points than their projected total, while Trigger fell short of their projection.
The 135.98 points scored by S.R.911 are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The defeat concludes a three-match winning streak for Trigger.
In blowout games this season, S.R.911 moves to (2-2), while Trigger falls to (3-1).
For Trigger, Patrick Mahomes scored 27.02 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.