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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
garry's Optimal Team
8-0 157.45
147.75
 
VS
proj
Keith's Team
90.8 1-7
116.01

garry's Optimal Team beat Keith's Team to remain perfect, 157.45-90.80

garry's Optimal Team won their eighth straight to open the season with a hard-fought victory over Keith's Team, earning a 157.45-90.80 win. Keith's Team grabbed a 26.00-point lead on Thursday behind a outstanding showing from the Houston Texans defense (36 points). But garry's Optimal Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ryan Switzer (23 points) and Marcus Murphy (21). garry's Optimal Team (8-0) will look to keep it rolling against Falconsfan4life, while Keith's Team (1-7) face off against The Cobra Kai in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  garry's Optimal Team   Keith's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Browns in Week 8, Switzer didn't record any offensive stats. In doing so, he put up 23 points and scored more than 10 times his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Next week, Switzer will battle the Ravens.
Ryan Switzer

Top Player Comparison

garry's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 157.45
1
Ryan Switzer
WR
23
1.15
14.6%
2
Marcus Murphy
RB
21
1.74
13.3%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
16.5
9.77
10.5%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
16
17.83
10.2%
Keith's Team
Points
% of total points 90.8
1
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
36
51.7
39.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.9
12.49
19.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.1
17.91
12.2%
4
Jermaine Whitehead
S
8.5
0
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch for garry's Optimal Team, while Mason Crosby had a 53-yard field goal, contributing to a 132.95-72.90 lead for garry's Optimal Team.

Points By Position

  garry's Optimal Team   Keith's Team
Standings Update
How about we refresh the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
garry's Optimal Team
garry's Optimal Team 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 4th-most points per game in the league (198.02 ppg), propelling garry's Optimal Team to an undefeated record and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1556 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
the Indianapolis Colts defense
Best Acquisition
26.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 371.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
Keith's Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 129.47, Keith's Team is No. 14 in the Standings, leaving the unit with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
the Houston Texans defense
MVP
20.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 334.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 14 Turnovers
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. garry's Optimal Team scored fewer points in this one (157.45) than their season average of 198.02.
garry's Optimal Team are on a roll, winning eight in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. garry's Optimal Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 198.02 versus Keith's Team's 129.47.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" garry's Optimal Team (8-0) have a better record than Keith's Team (1-7).
Even the computers think garry's Optimal Team have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (163.91) than Keith's Team (121.45).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Keith's Team has left more points on the bench this season (851.52) than garry's Optimal Team (620.33).
garry's Optimal Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Keith's Team (1 vs 0).
garry's Optimal Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Keith's Team (1).
garry's Optimal Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Keith's Team (6 vs 5).
garry's Optimal Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Keith's Team (50 vs 32).
By position, garry's Optimal Team have outscored Keith's Team at QB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
garry's Optimal Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 46 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for garry's Optimal Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Keith's Team (0).
There's not much good to say about Keith's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!