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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Bitterness
7-1 228.15
231.95
 
VS
proj
HTTR!
194.35 4-4
217.89

Bitterness beat HTTR! for fifth straight win, 228.15-194.35

Bitterness extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over HTTR!, earning a 228.15-194.35 win. Bitterness never trailed in this one after taking a 10.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Houston Texans defense. James Conner (146 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 66 Rec Yds) and Kirk Cousins (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for HTTR! in the loss. Bitterness (7-1) will look to notch another win against LIONPWR, while HTTR! (4-4) will meet Naked Bootlegs in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Bitterness   HTTR!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 138 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Mixon registered 28.8 points this week. His scoring output was 64.9% more than his 17.46-point projection and was much higher than his 13.93-point season scoring average. Mixon ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Bitterness
Points
% of total points 228.15
1
Derek Carr
QB
36.2
22.84
15.9%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
31.75
28.8
13.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
28.8
17.46
12.6%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
21.6
20.9
9.5%
HTTR!
Points
% of total points 194.35
1
James Conner
RB
37.2
20.07
19.1%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.25
30.36
14.5%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.6
11.56
13.7%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.1
22.35
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Bitterness who emerged with the lead, 207.45-147.20. Derek Carr had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Bitterness, while Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for HTTR!, while Dustin Hopkins had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Bitterness   HTTR!
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Bitterness
Bitterness may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (219.69 ppg), propelling Bitterness to the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Odell Beckham Jr.
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 785 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matt Breida
Best Acquisition
487 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
HTTR!
HTTR! may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (215.51 ppg), propelling HTTR! to the No. 5 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
the Miami Dolphins defense
Best Acquisition
27.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 408.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 14 Turnovers

StatSmack

Bitterness are looking unstoppable, winning five in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bitterness (7-1) have a better record than HTTR! (4-4).
Even the machines think Bitterness have better players. They have a higher projected points average (222.93) than HTTR! (210.98).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. HTTR! has left more points on the bench this season (392.65) than Bitterness (372.4).
Once Bitterness put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than HTTR! (1 vs 0).
By position, Bitterness have outscored HTTR! at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Bitterness don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Bitterness had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for HTTR! (3).
Hey HTTR!, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!