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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
5Fingers2YoFace
7-1 282.15
267.61
 
VS
proj
Leave It To Beckham
259.68 5-3
254.95

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Leave It To Beckham fall to 5Fingers2YoFace, 282.15-259.68

Hindered by a goose egg from Khalil Mack, Leave It To Beckham were unable to overcome 5Fingers2YoFace, which emerged victorious with a 282.15-259.68 victory. 5Fingers2YoFace never trailed in this one after nabbing a 48.00-point lead on Thursday behind Benardrick McKinney (16.5 points) and Tyrann Mathieu (16). Andrew Luck (37.9 points) and Adrian Peterson (37.15) led the charge for Leave It To Beckham in the loss. This marks the second time this season 5Fingers2YoFace have gotten the best of Leave It To Beckham, after winning 244.9-240.95 in their last matchup. 5Fingers2YoFace improve to 7-1 on the season, while Leave It To Beckham fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  5Fingers2YoFace   Leave It To Beckham

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 34.3 points, Watkins more-than-doubled his 14.26-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Broncos 30-23. He caught 8 passes for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on 5Fingers2YoFace this week. Next week, Watkins will square off against the Browns.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 282.15
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
44.95
34.83
15.9%
2
Jared Goff
QB
39.85
35.54
14.1%
3
Sammy Watkins
WR
34.3
14.26
12.2%
4
D.J. Swearinger Sr.
S
20
11.22
7.1%
Leave It To Beckham
Points
% of total points 259.68
1
Andrew Luck
QB
37.9
35.43
14.6%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
37.15
17.98
14.3%
3
Chris Carson
RB
30.05
17.27
11.6%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
27.2
24.55
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which 5Fingers2YoFace boasted a 266.00-243.18 lead. Jared Goff found Todd Gurley II for a 30-yard touchdown pass for 5Fingers2YoFace. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck connected with Eric Ebron for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Leave It To Beckham. Luck also lit up the scoreboard with a 26-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  5Fingers2YoFace   Leave It To Beckham
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's time to catch up on the Standings.
5Fingers2YoFace
5Fingers2YoFace 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 (259.19 ppg), propelling 5Fingers2YoFace to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Leave It To Beckham
Leave It To Beckham 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 3rd-most points per game in the league (270.77 ppg), propelling Leave It To Beckham to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Andrew Luck
Best Acquisition
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs

What If

5Fingers2YoFace would have beaten six other teams besides Leave It To Beckham this week.
Leave It To Beckham would have lost to just two other teams besides 5Fingers2YoFace this week.
5Fingers2YoFace would be 5-3 if they played Leave It To Beckham every week.
Leave It To Beckham would have gotten the win over 5Fingers2YoFace 284.1-203.27 had they played each other last week.
5Fingers2YoFace would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Leave It To Beckham.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 5Fingers2YoFace, Leave It To Beckham would be 5-1.
If 5Fingers2YoFace had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-21.
If they played every team every week, Leave It To Beckham would be 54-18.