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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
America's Team
7-1 179.77
161.98
 
VS
proj
You down with JPP?
171.88 4-4
168.79

Back-and-forth battle ends with America's Team coming back to beat You down with JPP?, 179.77-171.88

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, America's Team earned a come-from-behind victory over You down with JPP?, staging an impressive comeback for a 179.77-171.88 win. Despite trailing 171.88-164.27 heading into Monday night, America's Team made a run behind Julian Edelman (15.5 points). Joe Mixon (123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) and Ben Roethlisberger (257 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for You down with JPP? in defeat. America's Team (7-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Dudley, while You down with JPP? (4-4) try to get back in the win column against Big Show.

Matchup Timeline

  America's Team   You down with JPP?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Clark (5 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 10 points against the Rams in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.42-point projection and was higher than his 6.75-point season scoring average. Clark ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Kenny Clark

Top Player Comparison

America's Team
Points
% of total points 179.77
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40.62
37.28
22.6%
2
James Conner
RB
34.9
18.3
19.4%
3
Chris Carson
RB
19.45
11.06
10.8%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
15.5
11.98
8.6%
You down with JPP?
Points
% of total points 171.88
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.05
16.28
16.3%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
27.28
30.77
15.9%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.25
11.27
15.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
16
9.33
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which America's Team emerged with a 160.37-155.88 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for America's Team, while James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run for You down with JPP?, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for You down with JPP?, helping the team to a 171.88-164.27 lead.

Points By Position

  America's Team   You down with JPP?
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
America's Team
America's Team have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 193.42 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the unit to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
599 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 323 Rec Yds
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
You down with JPP?
You down with JPP? should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 161.82 points per game through eight weeks, 4th-best in the league, the unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Antoine Bethea
Best Acquisition
67 Tackles, 1 Sack

Game Notes

More than half (10 of the 16) of the starters on America's Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
You down with JPP? had only seven of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
America's Team won despite starting the Indianapolis Colts defense, who scored zero points.
America's Team put up fewer points than their season scoring average (193.42) while You down with JPP? scored above theirs (161.82).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
America's Team ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while You down with JPP? ranked 5th.
America's Team moves to (2-1) in comeback games this season, while You down with JPP? falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Joe Mixon scored 28.05 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.