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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Lazy Laughing Lizard
4-4 117.25
102.74
 
VS
proj
What?!
81.5 3-5
98.48

Lazy Laughing Lizard hand What?! third consecutive loss in 117.25-81.50 rout

Lazy Laughing Lizard rolled to a 117.25-81.50 win to hand What?! their third straight loss. Lazy Laughing Lizard grabbed a 20.00-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins and never gave it back. Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jordan Howard (81 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leading scorers for What?! in defeat. This marks the first time this season Lazy Laughing Lizard have knocked off What?!, after falling 130.25-91.25 in their last matchup. Lazy Laughing Lizard improve to 4-4 on the season, while What?! fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 23 points against his 10.45-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

Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 117.25
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.5
24.42
21.7%
2
Mike Evans
WR
23
10.45
19.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
13.31
17.1%
4
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
13.6%
What?!
Points
% of total points 81.5
1
Antonio Brown
WR
19
13.43
23.3%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
16
9.22
19.6%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
13
12.51
16%
4
A.J. Green
WR
13
12.92
16%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Lazy Laughing Lizard to contribute to a 20.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Lazy Laughing Lizard owned a 101.25-67.00 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Lazy Laughing Lizard, while Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch for What?!, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Lazy Laughing Lizard, contributing to a 117.25-77.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   What?!
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. We're already halfway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Lazy Laughing Lizard may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (105.34 ppg), propelling Lazy Laughing Lizard to the No. 3 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Patrick Mahomes
Best Acquisition
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
What?!
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see What?! making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 90.34 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Andrew Luck
Best Acquisition
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs

What If

Lazy Laughing Lizard would have beaten four other teams besides What?! this week.
What?! would have lost to three other teams besides Lazy Laughing Lizard this week.
Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 5-3 if they played What?! every week.
Had they played each other last week, Lazy Laughing Lizard would have defeated What?! 100-80.
Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as What?!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lazy Laughing Lizard, What?! would be 0-6.
If Lazy Laughing Lizard had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-25.
If they played every team every week, What?! would be 21-35.