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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Slapnuts
4-4 392.5
324.59
 
VS
proj
D-
302.5 2-6
291.57

Slapnuts outperform projections, defeat D-, 392.5-302.5

Slapnuts brought their A game, emerging victorious with a 392.5-302.5 win over D-. D- took a 20.0-point lead on Thursday, but Slapnuts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Joe Mixon (123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds). Adrian Peterson (45 points) and Mike Evans (45) were the leaders for D- in the loss. Slapnuts (4-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Gregorian Killers, while D- (2-6) will attempt to get back on track against Drunk Muppets.

Matchup Timeline

  Slapnuts   D-

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bates III (6 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 40 points against the Buccaneers in Week 8. He more-than-doubled his 18.27-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Bates III ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Saints next week.
Jessie Bates III

Top Player Comparison

Slapnuts
Points
% of total points 392.5
1
Cam Newton
QB
54
42.97
13.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
48
27.4
12.2%
3
Jessie Bates III
S
40
18.27
10.2%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
38.5
20.25
9.8%
D-
Points
% of total points 302.5
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
45
17.71
14.9%
2
Mike Evans
WR
45
21.86
14.9%
3
Alex Smith
QB
35
36.86
11.6%
4
Mason Foster
LB
31
20.09
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Slapnuts became the proud owner of a 367.5-241.5 lead. Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run for Slapnuts, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for D-, while Jared Cook had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Slapnuts, helping the team to a 392.5-271.5 lead.

Points By Position

  Slapnuts   D-
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to refresh the Standings.
Slapnuts
Slapnuts will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 322.9 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is No. 4 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 552 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Jessie Bates III
Best Acquisition
60 Tackles, 3 Ints
D-
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine D- making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 257.5 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alex Smith
MVP
1561 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 770 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tremaine Edmunds
Best Acquisition
62 Tackles, 1 Sack

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Slapnuts scored more in this one (392.5) than their season average (322.88).
We heard scoring helps you win. D- need some help then, averaging just 257.5 versus Slapnuts's 322.88.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Slapnuts (4-4) have a better record than D- (2-6).
Even the computers think Slapnuts have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (318.29) than D- (251.14).
You can't win if you don't play. D- has left more points on the bench this season (557) than Slapnuts (483).
Slapnuts have the clutch gene, with more close wins than D- (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of D- - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Slapnuts (1) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Slapnuts have outscored D- at QB, RB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Slapnuts has a higher average scoring margin (9) than D- this season (-41).
The starters for Slapnuts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for D- (2).
There's not much good to say about D- this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!