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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
NettieC's Neat Team
5-3 145.6
122.71
 
VS
proj
Maria's Team
118.74 4-4
109.91

NettieC's Neat Team defeat Maria's Team in 145.60-118.74 rout

NettieC's Neat Team outperformed expectations, rolling to a 145.60-118.74 win over Maria's Team. NettieC's Neat Team took a 23.20-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins and never gave it up. Carson Wentz (286 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 11 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Maria's Team in the loss. NettieC's Neat Team (5-3) will look to build on their success against michael V's Team, while Maria's Team (4-4) will attempt to get some positive momentum against TITO's Tip-Top Team.

Matchup Timeline

  NettieC's Neat Team   Maria's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 26.1 points against his 11.09-point projection. During a 20-13 win over the Giants, he ran for 149 yards and a touchdown. Peterson ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

NettieC's Neat Team
Points
% of total points 145.6
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.1
11.09
17.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.2
16.66
15.9%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
20.2
20.35
13.9%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
18.7
12.42
12.8%
Maria's Team
Points
% of total points 118.74
1
Carson Wentz
QB
24.14
19.13
20.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.6
15.92
16.5%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.5
12.8
14.7%
4
Marquise Goodwin
WR
12
7.48
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for NettieC's Neat Team to contribute to a 23.20-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, NettieC's Neat Team boasted a 139.40-108.14 lead. For NettieC's Neat Team, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 44-yard catch. Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Maria's Team, while Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for Maria's Team, who trailed 139.40-118.74 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  NettieC's Neat Team   Maria's Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already halfway through the season, and that means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
NettieC's Neat Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see NettieC's Neat Team holding onto No. 3 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 111.18 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, NettieC's Neat Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Odell Beckham Jr.
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 785 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Maria's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Maria'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 get into playoff position after averaging only 108.43 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
58 Rec, 669 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

What If

NettieC's Neat Team would have beaten seven other teams besides Maria's Team this week.
Maria's Team would have lost to four other teams besides NettieC's Neat Team this week.
NettieC's Neat Team would be 4-4 if they played Maria's Team every week.
NettieC's Neat Team would have been victorious over Maria's Team 116.42-104.9 had they played each other last week.
NettieC's Neat Team would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maria's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NettieC's Neat Team, Maria's Team would be 4-3.
If NettieC's Neat Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-36.
If they played every team every week, Maria's Team would be 36-36.