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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
ZEKE AND DESTROY
5-3 119.56
120.86
 
VS
proj
Julio Think You Iz?
116.78 4-4
120.48

Offensively challenged ZEKE AND DESTROY come back to knock off Julio Think You Iz? in 119.56-116.78 battle

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, ZEKE AND DESTROY were fortunate to earn a win against a foe that had an even worse week, coming from behind to earn a 119.56-116.78 win over Julio Think You Iz?. Trailing 116.78-77.16 heading into Monday night, ZEKE AND DESTROY roared back behind James White (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 79 Rec Yds) and Julian Edelman (13 Rush Yds, 104 Rec Yds). Tyler Boyd (24.1 points) and Christian McCaffrey (19.6) carried the flag for Julio Think You Iz? in the loss. ZEKE AND DESTROY (5-3) will look to build on their success against Cha Petto, while Julio Think You Iz? (4-4) will meet Houley’s BBQ 👷🏻 in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  ZEKE AND DESTROY   Julio Think You Iz?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller V overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20.9 points against his 10.35-point projection. During a 42-23 win over the Dolphins, he caught 5 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. Fuller V ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

ZEKE AND DESTROY
Points
% of total points 119.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.96
20.38
25.9%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
20.9
10.35
17.5%
3
James White
RB
20.4
15.62
17.1%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16.2
12.26
13.5%
Julio Think You Iz?
Points
% of total points 116.78
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.1
11.52
20.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.6
15.9
16.8%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
16.88
19.06
14.5%
4
Mark Ingram
RB
10.7
12.02
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson linked up with Will Fuller V for a 73-yard touchdown pass for ZEKE AND DESTROY. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 57.86-0.00 lead for ZEKE AND DESTROY.
Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Julio Think You Iz?, contributing to a 102.78-77.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  ZEKE AND DESTROY   Julio Think You Iz?
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
ZEKE AND DESTROY
ZEKE AND DESTROY 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 5th-most points per game in the league (126.21 ppg), propelling ZEKE AND DESTROY to No. 4 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Julio Think You Iz?
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Julio Think You Iz? holding onto No. 5 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 122.60 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Julio Think You Iz? is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Zach Ertz
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 644 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 620 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. ZEKE AND DESTROY scored fewer points in this one (119.56) than their season average of 126.21.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Julio Think You Iz? has left more points on the bench this season (713.6) than ZEKE AND DESTROY (595.68).
Once ZEKE AND DESTROY put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Julio Think You Iz? (4 vs 3).
ZEKE AND DESTROY play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Julio Think You Iz? (1).
ZEKE AND DESTROY have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Julio Think You Iz? (1 vs 0).
ZEKE AND DESTROY should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Julio Think You Iz? (5 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Julio Think You Iz? - they’ve made more transactions (7) than ZEKE AND DESTROY (3) this season. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, ZEKE AND DESTROY have outscored Julio Think You Iz? at RB, K, and DEF this season.
ZEKE AND DESTROY has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Julio Think You Iz? this season (-2).
The starters for ZEKE AND DESTROY had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Julio Think You Iz? (1).
There's not much good to say about Julio Think You Iz? this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!