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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SuperBowlboy
4-4 124.66
95.66
 
VS
proj
will's Team
117.04 2-6
92.83

SuperBowlboy come back to win against will's Team, 124.66-117.04

Both teams stepped up and beat their projected point totals, but SuperBowlboy took down will's Team. Predicted to win 95.66-92.83, SuperBowlboy staged an impressive comeback to earn a 124.66-117.04 victory over will's Team. SuperBowlboy trailed 117.04-110.66 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Stephen Gostkowski (14 points). Adrian Peterson (25.6 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (20.2) carried the flag for will's Team in defeat. SuperBowlboy (4-4) will look to get another win against Mcdulldfx, while will's Team (2-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against Panda.

Matchup Timeline

  SuperBowlboy   will's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 23.9 points against his 11.3-point projection. In a 37-34 loss to the Bengals, he caught 6 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown. Evans ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

SuperBowlboy
Points
% of total points 124.66
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.96
21.14
22.4%
2
Mike Evans
WR
23.9
11.3
19.2%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19.4
13.81
15.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
18.4
9.42
14.8%
will's Team
Points
% of total points 117.04
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
25.6
10.54
21.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.2
13.52
17.3%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
19.6
8.61
16.7%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.94
22.4
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for will's Team, helping will's Team to a 24.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which will's Team owned a 117.04-108.66 lead. Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for SuperBowlboy, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for will's Team with a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  SuperBowlboy   will's Team
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
SuperBowlboy
SuperBowlboy may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (99.75 ppg), propelling SuperBowlboy to the No. 5 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 552 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
LeGarrette Blount
Best Acquisition
170 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
will's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on will's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 91.42 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 620 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

What If

SuperBowlboy would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
will's Team would have lost to just one other team besides SuperBowlboy this week.
If they played will's Team every week, SuperBowlboy would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, SuperBowlboy would have beaten will's Team 90.46-86.76.
SuperBowlboy would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as will's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SuperBowlboy, will's Team would be 2-5.
If SuperBowlboy had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-43.
If they played every team every week, will's Team would be 37-51.