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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
LT's Giants
5-3 153.5
117.62
 
VS
proj
Dan the Man
110.38 5-3
140.49

LT's Giants top Dan the Man for fourth straight win in 153.50-110.38 rout

LT's Giants extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Dan the Man, cruising to a 153.50-110.38 win. LT's Giants took a 19.30-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Miller and never let it go. Alvin Kamara (24.6 points) and Tarik Cohen (19) led the charge for Dan the Man in defeat. This marks the second time this season LT's Giants have beaten Dan the Man, after winning 126.88-102.96 in their last matchup. LT's Giants (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Randy Moss, while Dan the Man (5-3) try to develop some positive momentum against Ray Nitschke.

Matchup Timeline

  LT's Giants   Dan the Man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Jones Jr. scored 30.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.14-point projection and was much higher than his 11.46-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

LT's Giants
Points
% of total points 153.5
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
30.2
11.14
19.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.9
17.17
16.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.4
16.46
12.6%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
19.3
11.98
12.6%
Dan the Man
Points
% of total points 110.38
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
24.6
19.57
22.3%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
19
13.97
17.2%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
18.88
20.29
17.1%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.7
10.61
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run for LT's Giants, helping the team to a 19.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which LT's Giants boasted a 127.60-78.48 lead. Marvin Jones Jr. had a 39-yard touchdown catch for LT's Giants, while C.J. Beathard had a 55-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch for Dan the Man, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  LT's Giants   Dan the Man
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's about time refresh the Standings.
LT's Giants
LT's Giants 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 7th-most points per game in the league (124.75 ppg), propelling LT's Giants to No. 4 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
C.J. Beathard
Best Acquisition
1252 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Dan the Man
Dan the Man 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 4th-most points per game in the league (132.74 ppg), propelling Dan the Man to No. 3 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs

What If

LT's Giants would have beaten 10 other teams besides Dan the Man this week.
Dan the Man would have lost to seven other teams besides LT's Giants this week.
LT's Giants would be 4-4 if they played Dan the Man every week.
Last week, Dan the Man would have defeated LT's Giants 143.1-82.44.
LT's Giants would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dan the Man.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LT's Giants, Dan the Man would be 3-3.
If LT's Giants had played every team in the league each week, they would be 49-55.
If they played every team every week, Dan the Man would be 62-42.