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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Matthew's Rad Team
2-3 68.6
62.03
 
VS
proj
Donald's Team
52.26 3-3
59.27

Matthew's Rad Team top Donald's Team, 68.60-52.26

Despite similar records, Donald's Team held a substantial season point advantage over Matthew's Rad Team coming into this one (387-289). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Matthew's Rad Team earning a 68.60-52.26 win. Matthew's Rad Team jumped out to a 34.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 41.7 points from Marvin Jones Jr. (7 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Matthew Stafford (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Andrew Luck (239 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Donald's Team in the loss. Matthew's Rad Team (2-3) will look to rack up another win against Deep Ballin', while Donald's Team (3-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Bein's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Matthew's Rad Team   Donald's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Jones Jr. registered 23.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.86-point projection and was much higher than his 8.28-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Matthew's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 68.6
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
23.7
7.86
34.5%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
18
19.34
26.2%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
11.6
6.17
16.9%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
7
9.01
10.2%
Donald's Team
Points
% of total points 52.26
1
Andrew Luck
QB
23.36
21.7
44.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.9
11.85
34.3%
3
Evan Engram
TE
8.5
6.32
16.3%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
5.1
10.71
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Matthew's Rad Team who emerged with the lead, 68.60-34.36. Matthew Stafford teamed up with Marvin Jones Jr. for a 39-yard touchdown pass for Matthew's Rad Team. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Donald's Team, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 49-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Matthew's Rad Team   Donald's Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's time to refresh the Standings.
Matthew's Rad Team
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 57.78, Matthew's Rad Team holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings. While the squad currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
1912 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Golden Tate
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 517 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Donald's Team
Donald's Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through five weeks, the team is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (78.54 ppg), propelling Donald's Team to the No. 8 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Drafted
50 Rec, 660 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starting players on Matthew's Rad Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Donald's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Matthew's Rad Team had three starters score zero points, while Donald's Team had three.
Matthew's Rad Team put up more points than their season scoring average (57.78) while Donald's Team fell short of theirs (78.54).
Matthew's Rad Team scored more points than their projected total, while Donald's Team failed to reach their projection.
Matthew's Rad Team ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Donald's Team ranked 15th.
The win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Matthew's Rad Team.
Not only did Matthew's Rad Team win, but they also covered the 2.76-point predicted margin of victory.