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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
GloboGym Prpl Cobras
4-4 173.6
113.25
 
VS
proj
Sonny's side hoe(;
110.6 6-2
97.58

GloboGym Prpl Cobras knock off Sonny's side hoe(; in 173.6-110.6 rout

Both teams rose to the occasion, but GloboGym Prpl Cobras knocked off Sonny's side hoe(;. Predicted to win 113.3-97.6, GloboGym Prpl Cobras rolled to a 173.6-110.6 victory over Sonny's side hoe(;. GloboGym Prpl Cobras pulled out to a 6.0-point lead on Thursday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn and never gave it up. Sammy Watkins (8 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Andy Dalton (280 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) were the leaders for Sonny's side hoe(; in defeat. GloboGym Prpl Cobras (4-4) will look to build on their success against The Brady Bunch, while Sonny's side hoe(; (6-2) take on Team Butthole in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  GloboGym Prpl Cobras   Sonny's side hoe(;

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 28.6 points against his 10.54-point projection. In a 20-13 win over the Giants, he ran for 149 yards and a touchdown. Peterson ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

GloboGym Prpl Cobras
Points
% of total points 173.6
1
Marlon Mack
RB
29.9
10.19
17.2%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
28.9
22.4
16.6%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
28.6
10.54
16.5%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
27
16.16
15.6%
Sonny's side hoe(;
Points
% of total points 110.6
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
22.7
8.62
20.5%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
22.2
24.27
20.1%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.6
13.64
15.9%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
15.8
16.14
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which GloboGym Prpl Cobras became the proud owner of a 146.6-94.8 lead. Marlon Mack had a 49-yard run for GloboGym Prpl Cobras, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 70-yard touchdown pass. Dustin Hopkins made the highlight reel for Sonny's side hoe(; with a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  GloboGym Prpl Cobras   Sonny's side hoe(;
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning we ought to check in on the Standings.
GloboGym Prpl Cobras
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine GloboGym Prpl Cobras making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 105.4 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Antonio Brown
MVP
46 Rec, 552 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Zach Ertz
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 644 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Sonny's side hoe(;
Sonny's side hoe(; will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 124.5 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad boasts the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Andy Dalton
Best Acquisition
2102 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs

What If

GloboGym Prpl Cobras would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Sonny's side hoe(; would have lost to just three other teams besides GloboGym Prpl Cobras this week.
If they played Sonny's side hoe(; every week, GloboGym Prpl Cobras would be 2-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Sonny's side hoe(; would have defeated GloboGym Prpl Cobras 118.54-101.8.
GloboGym Prpl Cobras would be 1-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sonny's side hoe(;.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GloboGym Prpl Cobras, Sonny's side hoe(; would be 6-1.
If GloboGym Prpl Cobras had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-55.
If they played every team every week, Sonny's side hoe(; would be 66-22.