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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Poooooooooooooooooop
3-5 148.76
153.07
 
VS
proj
A Team Has No Name
126.12 5-3
140.14

Poooooooooooooooooop top A Team Has No Name for third straight win in 148.76-126.12 rout

Poooooooooooooooooop extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over A Team Has No Name, cruising to a 148.76-126.12 win. Poooooooooooooooooop got out to a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Houston Texans defense and never let it go. Carson Wentz (27.64 points) and Tarik Cohen (17.72) carried the flag for A Team Has No Name in the loss. Poooooooooooooooooop (3-5) will look to rack up another W against DoggyB22, while A Team Has No Name (5-3) face Squad Up in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Poooooooooooooooooop   A Team Has No Name

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 25.8 points against his 14.39-point projection. In a 37-34 win over the Buccaneers, he racked up 138 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Mixon ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Poooooooooooooooooop
Points
% of total points 148.76
1
Cam Newton
QB
31.96
23.32
21.5%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25.8
14.39
17.3%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
24.2
23.56
16.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
14.8
15.23
9.9%
A Team Has No Name
Points
% of total points 126.12
1
Carson Wentz
QB
27.64
21.97
21.9%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.72
11.73
14.1%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.6
13.74
14%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17.2
10.65
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Poooooooooooooooooop had a 119.96-103.16 lead. Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run for Poooooooooooooooooop, while Kareem Hunt had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for A Team Has No Name, while Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Poooooooooooooooooop   A Team Has No Name
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway point. How about we catch up on the Standings?
Poooooooooooooooooop
Poooooooooooooooooop rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (142.94 ppg), leaving Poooooooooooooooooop outside of playoff position at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Randall Cobb
Best Acquisition
21 Rec, 234 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
A Team Has No Name
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on A Team Has No Name holding onto the No. 4 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 139.85 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, A Team Has No Name is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2200 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
1788 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Phillip Lindsay
Best Acquisition
531 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

Poooooooooooooooooop are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
Poooooooooooooooooop don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than A Team Has No Name (2 vs 1).
A Team Has No Name have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Poooooooooooooooooop (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Poooooooooooooooooop have outscored A Team Has No Name at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Poooooooooooooooooop has a higher average scoring margin (1) than A Team Has No Name this season (-2).
Hey A Team Has No Name, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!