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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Face the Funk!!!
4-4 127.64
142.77
 
VS
proj
BIG Marc
91.56 1-7
62.81

Face the Funk!!! hand BIG Marc seventh consecutive loss, 127.64-91.56

Face the Funk!!! earned a 127.64-91.56 win to hand BIG Marc their seventh consecutive loss. Face the Funk!!! jumped out to a 36.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 49.6 points from Todd Gurley II (114 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kerryon Johnson (22 Rush Yds, 69 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Cam Newton (31.96 points) and Sammy Watkins (30.7) did their part for BIG Marc in the loss. Face the Funk!!! improve to 4-4 on the season, while BIG Marc fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Face the Funk!!!   BIG Marc

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gurley II (114 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 34.5 points against the Packers in Week 8. He scored 29.8% more than his 26.58-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. Gurley II ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Face the Funk!!!
Points
% of total points 127.64
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
34.5
26.58
27%
2
Kerryon Johnson
RB
15.1
13.09
11.8%
3
Jalen Richard
RB
14.4
13.22
11.3%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
12.7
11.27
9.9%
BIG Marc
Points
% of total points 91.56
1
Cam Newton
QB
31.96
22.25
34.9%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
30.7
12.29
33.5%
3
Evan Engram
TE
13.5
9.86
14.7%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
8
6.53
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Todd Gurley II had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Face the Funk!!!, while Eric Ebron had a 20-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 127.64-91.56 lead for Face the Funk!!!.

Points By Position

  Face the Funk!!!   BIG Marc
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
Face the Funk!!!
Face the Funk!!! 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 4th-most points per game in the league (146.60 ppg), propelling Face the Funk!!! to the No. 5 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Russell Wilson
Best Acquisition
1556 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
BIG Marc
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on BIG Marc making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 104.50 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Davante Adams
Best Acquisition
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Face the Funk!!! exceeded their projected point totals.
BIG Marc had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was BIG Marc even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Face the Funk!!! got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while BIG Marc exceeded their projection.
BIG Marc ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Face the Funk!!! ranked 8th.
The win concludes a streak of two straight defeats for Face the Funk!!!.
Face the Funk!!! managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 79.96-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Cam Newton (31.96 points) posted the fifth-highest score in the league this week.