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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Beantown Champs
6-2 158.6
122.54
 
VS
proj
Little Machines
43.04 2-6
92.61

Beantown Champs climb into 1st place in 158.60-43.04 rout

Beantown Champs jumped into the top spot in Movie Forums Fantasy Football with a dominant victory over Little Machines, cruising to a 158.60-43.04 win. Beantown Champs earned a 18.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake (22.5 points) and never gave it back. Eli Manning (316 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and George Kittle (5 Rec, 57 Rec Yds) did their part for Little Machines in defeat. Beantown Champs (6-2) will look to add to their success against Lord of the Rings, while Little Machines (2-6) will take on Censored Clowns in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Beantown Champs   Little Machines

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.5 points against the Texans in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.99-point projection and was much higher than his 11.9-point season scoring average. Drake ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Beantown Champs
Points
% of total points 158.6
1
Jared Goff
QB
32.5
24.74
20.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.1
18.3
14.6%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.5
8.99
14.2%
4
James White
RB
20.4
15.62
12.9%
Little Machines
Points
% of total points 43.04
1
Eli Manning
QB
14.64
18.36
34%
2
George Kittle
TE
8.2
10.74
19.1%
3
Brandon McManus
K
5
8.68
11.6%
4
John Brown
WR
4.3
9.98
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Beantown Champs, helping to give the team a 22.50-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Beantown Champs owned a 99.10-43.04 lead. Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Beantown Champs, while DeSean Jackson had a 60-yard touchdown catch. Eli Manning made the highlight reel for Little Machines with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Beantown Champs, contributing to a 138.20-43.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Beantown Champs   Little Machines
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's check in on the Standings.
Beantown Champs
Beantown Champs have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 130.90 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
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matt Ryan
Best Drafted
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
334 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 346 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Little Machines
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 87.42, Little Machines is No. 14 in the Standings, leaving the team with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
George Kittle
Best Drafted
37 Rec, 584 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
John Brown
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 586 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Beantown Champs had seven of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Each of the nine starters for Little Machines fell below their points projection.
Beantown Champs had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Little Machines.
Beantown Champs put up more points than their season scoring average (130.9) while Little Machines fell short of theirs (87.42).
Beantown Champs put up more points than their projected total, while Little Machines fell short of their projection.
The showdown featured both the league's highest (158.6) and league's lowest (43.04) scores of the week.
The 158.6 points scored by Beantown Champs are the 5th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 115.56-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Beantown Champs earn the W, but they also easily covered the 29.93-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Beantown Champs moves to (3-1), while Little Machines falls to (0-3).