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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Yellow Fist
3-5 104.44
113.88
 
VS
proj
The Real Lawrence
93.56 1-7
108.45

The Real Lawrence succumb to The Yellow Fist, 104.44-93.56

The Real Lawrence were unable to rise to the occasion, as The Yellow Fist secured a 104.44-93.56 win. The Yellow Fist never trailed in this one after nabbing a 19.30-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Miller. Andrew Luck (23.36 points) and Wil Lutz (16) led the charge for The Real Lawrence in the loss. The Yellow Fist (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Geenarine's Team, while The Real Lawrence (1-7) will try to right the ship against P Diddy's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  The Yellow Fist   The Real Lawrence

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Miller (133 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 19.3 points against the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output was 67.8% more than his 11.5-point projection and was much higher than his 9.96-point season scoring average. Miller ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Lamar Miller

Top Player Comparison

The Yellow Fist
Points
% of total points 104.44
1
Lamar Miller
RB
19.3
11.5
18.5%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19.3
19.64
18.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.94
22.4
15.3%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
13.6
8.12
13%
The Real Lawrence
Points
% of total points 93.56
1
Andrew Luck
QB
23.36
21.7
25%
2
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
17.1%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
14.1
9.03
15.1%
4
David Johnson
RB
12
13.78
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run for The Yellow Fist to contribute to a 19.30-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, The Yellow Fist emerged with a 85.14-65.46 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for The Yellow Fist, while Mason Crosby had a 53-yard field goal. Andrew Luck made the highlight reel for The Real Lawrence with a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for The Real Lawrence, who trailed 104.44-87.36 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  The Yellow Fist   The Real Lawrence
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
The Yellow Fist
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see The Yellow Fist making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 105.83 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Adam Thielen
MVP
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Willie Snead IV
Best Acquisition
38 Rec, 390 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
The Real Lawrence
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine The Real Lawrence making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 104.59 points per game through eight weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
David Johnson
Best Drafted
394 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 207 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs

Game Notes

The Yellow Fist won even though only three of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Real Lawrence had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Yellow Fist won despite starting Martavis Bryant, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.88-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win concludes a streak of four consecutive losses for The Yellow Fist.
Not only did The Yellow Fist win, but they also easily covered the 5.43-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Andrew Luck scored 23.36 points, the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.