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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Ray Nitschke
4-4 103.96
94.26
 
VS
proj
Arnie Weinmeister
98.3 4-4
108.41

Ray Nitschke brush off predictions, defeat Arnie Weinmeister, 103.96-98.30

Ray Nitschke outperformed expectations, earning a 103.96-98.30 win over Arnie Weinmeister, who fell short of projections. Ray Nitschke never trailed in this one after taking a 3.90-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Gesicki. Matthew Stafford (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Aaron Jones (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leading performers for Arnie Weinmeister in the loss. This marks the first time this season Ray Nitschke have taken down Arnie Weinmeister, after falling 114.38-107.5 in their last matchup. Ray Nitschke (4-4) will look to earn another W against Dan the Man, while Arnie Weinmeister (4-4) will try to right the ship against TROY AIKMAN.

Matchup Timeline

  Ray Nitschke   Arnie Weinmeister

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins (8 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29.7 points in a 30-23 win over the Broncos in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.81-point projection and was much higher than his 11.91-point season scoring average. Watkins ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Ray Nitschke
Points
% of total points 103.96
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
29.7
11.81
28.6%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
20
10.46
19.2%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.66
22.81
17.9%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.8
14.51
9.4%
Arnie Weinmeister
Points
% of total points 98.3
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
17
19.37
17.3%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
9.87
15.9%
3
Graham Gano
K
15
7.59
15.3%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
12.1
20.12
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Arnie Weinmeister, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 85.30-79.30 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for Arnie Weinmeister, who trailed 103.96-91.40 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Ray Nitschke   Arnie Weinmeister
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time refresh the Standings.
Ray Nitschke
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Ray Nitschke making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 120.59 points per game through eight weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Golden Tate
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 517 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Nyheim Hines
Best Acquisition
238 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 187 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Arnie Weinmeister
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 99.93, Arnie Weinmeister hold the No. 9 position in the Standings. While the unit currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Michael Thomas
MVP
58 Rec, 669 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
1912 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Ray Nitschke would have beaten only three other teams besides Arnie Weinmeister this week.
Arnie Weinmeister would have lost to 10 other teams besides Ray Nitschke this week.
Ray Nitschke would be 4-4 if they played Arnie Weinmeister every week.
Last week, Ray Nitschke would have topped Arnie Weinmeister 115.44-72.12.
Ray Nitschke would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arnie Weinmeister.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ray Nitschke, Arnie Weinmeister would be 1-5.
If Ray Nitschke had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-63.
If they played every team every week, Arnie Weinmeister would be 20-84.