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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
james's Team
6-2 118.86
105.47
 
VS
proj
Let's go
113.48 6-2
133.22

james's Team top Let's go for sixth straight win, 118.86-113.48

james's Team extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over Let's go, coming out on top with a 118.86-113.48 win. james's Team jumped out to a 51.86-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Deshaun Watson (30.96 points) and Will Fuller V (5 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. James White (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 79 Rec Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 11 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Let's go in the loss. james's Team (6-2) will look to rack up another W against brenda's Team, while Let's go (6-2) attempt to right the ship against My Team.

Matchup Timeline

  james's Team   Let's go

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 20.9 points, Fuller V more-than-doubled his 10.35-point projection as the Texans beat the Dolphins 42-23. He caught 5 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on james's Team this week. Next week, Fuller V will battle the Broncos.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

james's Team
Points
% of total points 118.86
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.96
21.18
26%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
20.9
10.35
17.6%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
18
11.79
15.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
15.8
15.84
13.3%
Let's go
Points
% of total points 113.48
1
James White
RB
20.4
15.62
18%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.6
15.92
17.3%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17.88
19.9
15.8%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
17.6
17.28
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson linked up with Will Fuller V for a 73-yard touchdown pass for james's Team. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 51.86-0.00 lead for james's Team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, james's Team boasted a 100.86-82.48 lead. For james's Team, Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass for Let's go, while Odell Beckham Jr. had a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for Let's go, who trailed 118.86-93.08 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  james's Team   Let's go
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
james's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see james's Team holding onto the No. 3 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 105.37 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, james's Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Deshaun Watson
Best Drafted
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Latavius Murray
Best Acquisition
386 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 116 Rec Yds
Let's go
This week was the exception, not the rule. Let's go have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 125.40 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the unit to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Odell Beckham Jr.
MVP
61 Rec, 785 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 669 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
James White
Best Acquisition
204 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 459 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. james's Team scored more in this one (118.86) than their season average (105.37).
james's Team are on fire, with victories in six straight matchups.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. james's Team has left fewer points on the bench this season (424.24) than Let's go (459.08).
james's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Let's go (0).
james's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Let's go (4 vs 3).
By position, james's Team have outscored Let's go at RB this season.
The starters for james's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Let's go (3).
james's Team came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Let's go (1).
There's not much good to say about Let's go this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!