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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
6-2 152.65
144.16
 
VS
proj
AMMODOG
145.75 0-8
133.4

Roughnecks knock off AMMODOG for fourth straight win, 152.65-145.75

Roughnecks extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over AMMODOG, coming out on top with a 152.65-145.75 win. AMMODOG remains winless for the season. Roughnecks never trailed in this one after nabbing a 16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Mixon (28.8 points) and Adrian Peterson (26.6). Deshaun Watson (239 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) and Odell Beckham Jr. (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds) led the charge for AMMODOG in the loss. Roughnecks (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against The Dogs of War, while AMMODOG (0-8) will match up against Lucky Enuf in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   AMMODOG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 149 yards and a touchdown against the Giants, Peterson put up 26.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.64-point projection and was much higher than his 13.6-point season scoring average. Peterson ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 152.65
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28.8
17.53
18.9%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.6
11.64
17.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.45
26.25
15.4%
4
DeSean Jackson
WR
16.2
10.64
10.6%
AMMODOG
Points
% of total points 145.75
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
43.35
26.42
29.7%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
21.6
20.97
14.8%
3
Chris Carson
RB
20.4
12.06
14%
4
Jalen Richard
RB
14.4
13.22
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 73-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for AMMODOG, helping to stake AMMODOG to a 43.35-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was AMMODOG who took the lead, 145.75-129.75. Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run for Roughnecks, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham Jr. had a 44-yard catch for AMMODOG, while Seth Roberts had a 31-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Roughnecks during Sunday Night Football, after which the teams were tied, 145.75-145.75.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   AMMODOG
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we refresh the Standings?
Roughnecks
Roughnecks will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 160.88 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is No. 3 in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Ka'imi Fairbairn
Best Acquisition
17-20 FG, 54 long, 20-20 XP
AMMODOG
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 121.19, AMMODOG is No. 14 in the Standings, leaving the squad with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Odell Beckham Jr.
Best Drafted
61 Rec, 785 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Seth Roberts
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Roughnecks would have beaten eight other teams besides AMMODOG this week.
AMMODOG would have lost to six other teams besides Roughnecks this week.
If Roughnecks played AMMODOG every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Last week, Roughnecks would have been victorious over AMMODOG 157.5-96.05.
Roughnecks would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AMMODOG.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Roughnecks, AMMODOG would be 1-6.
If Roughnecks had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-26.
If they played every team every week, AMMODOG would be 22-82.