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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SA FURY
3-5 114.14
86.99
 
VS
proj
D's Touchdowns
100.66 2-6
110.1

SA FURY hand D's Touchdowns fourth consecutive loss, 114.14-100.66

SA FURY secured a 114.14-100.66 win to hand D's Touchdowns their fourth consecutive loss. SA FURY never trailed in this one after nabbing a 21.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake. Kirk Cousins (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for D's Touchdowns in the loss. This marks the first time this season SA FURY have gotten the best of D's Touchdowns, after falling 125.86-67.72 in their last matchup. SA FURY (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Ben's team, while D's Touchdowns (2-6) meet Boomtown in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  SA FURY   D's Touchdowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake scored 21.5 points against the Texans in Week 8 to more-than-double his 7.63-point projection. He racked up 95 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Drake will battle the Jets.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

SA FURY
Points
% of total points 114.14
1
Carson Wentz
QB
29.64
23.25
26%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
21.5
7.63
18.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.9
11.85
18.3%
4
DeSean Jackson
WR
15.2
7.29
13.3%
D's Touchdowns
Points
% of total points 100.66
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.66
28.02
28.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.6
15.55
19.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
15.9%
4
LeSean McCoy
RB
9.5
8.45
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for SA FURY, helping to stake the team to a 21.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for SA FURY, while DeSean Jackson had a 60-yard touchdown catch, helping SA FURY to a 90.24-22.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for D's Touchdowns, who trailed 114.14-86.86 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  SA FURY   D's Touchdowns
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already halfway through the season, which means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
SA FURY
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 90.78, SA FURY is No. 9 in the Standings. While the unit currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1788 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Adam Vinatieri
Best Acquisition
14-16 FG, 54 long, 21-23 XP
D's Touchdowns
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on D's Touchdowns making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 108.99 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

Game Notes

SA FURY had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, D's Touchdowns lost.
SA FURY put up more points than their season scoring average (90.78) while D's Touchdowns fell short of theirs (108.99).
SA FURY scored more points than their projected total, while D's Touchdowns failed to reach their projection.
The win concludes a streak of two consecutive defeats for SA FURY.
SA FURY moves to (2-0) in upset games this season, while D's Touchdowns falls to (0-2).