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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Cardiac Comeback
4-4 96
82.95
 
VS
proj
Melonville LaRues
85 4-4
88.84

The Cardiac Comeback defeat Melonville LaRues, 96-85

The Cardiac Comeback outperformed their projected point total, earning a 96-85 win over Melonville LaRues, who fell short of projections. The Cardiac Comeback earned a 48-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 48 points from Deshaun Watson (239 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) and Will Fuller V (5 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Patrick Mahomes (26 points) and the Cincinnati Bengals defense (14) carried the flag for Melonville LaRues in the loss. The Cardiac Comeback (4-4) will look to notch another win against Miami Mini, while Melonville LaRues (4-4) will take on KGG FB 2018 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cardiac Comeback   Melonville LaRues

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fuller V overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 18 points against his 7.13-point projection. In a 42-23 win over the Dolphins, he caught 5 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. Fuller V ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

The Cardiac Comeback
Points
% of total points 96
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30
19.03
31.3%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
18
7.13
18.8%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
12.88
17.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
14
14.72
14.6%
Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 85
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26
22.43
30.6%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
14
4.62
16.5%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
11
5.49
12.9%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
8
9.14
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson teamed up with Will Fuller V for a 73-yard touchdown pass for The Cardiac Comeback. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 48-0 lead for The Cardiac Comeback.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, after which The Cardiac Comeback had a 96-85 lead. Kareem Hunt had a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Cardiac Comeback, while DeSean Jackson had a 60-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Melonville LaRues, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 49-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Cardiac Comeback   Melonville LaRues
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we refresh the Standings?
The Cardiac Comeback
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on The Cardiac Comeback making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 86 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
DeSean Jackson
Best Acquisition
26 Rec, 594 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Melonville LaRues
Melonville LaRues should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 94 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
the Cincinnati Bengals defense
Best Acquisition
29.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 447.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Cardiac Comeback scored more in this one (96) than their season average (85.63).
Even the computers think The Cardiac Comeback have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (87.87) than Melonville LaRues (83.41).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Melonville LaRues - they’ve made more transactions (3) than The Cardiac Comeback (0) this season. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Cardiac Comeback have outscored Melonville LaRues at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for The Cardiac Comeback had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Melonville LaRues (3).
Don't worry Melonville LaRues, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!