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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Graveyard
5-3 150.3
130.53
 
VS
proj
Easy Drake Oven
133.3 3-4-1
113.13

The Graveyard beat predictions, knock off Easy Drake Oven, 150.3-133.3

Both teams rose to the occasion and beat projections, but The Graveyard took down Easy Drake Oven. Predicted to win 130.5-113.1, The Graveyard secured a 150.3-133.3 victory over Easy Drake Oven. Easy Drake Oven grabbed a 4.2-point lead on Thursday, but The Graveyard held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Sammy Watkins (30.7 points) and Mike Evans (29.9). Mitchell Trubisky (220 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 51 Rush Yds) and Kenyan Drake (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Easy Drake Oven in the loss. The Graveyard (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against The Toddfather, while Easy Drake Oven (3-4-1) will try to get back in the win column against King of the North 👑.

Matchup Timeline

  The Graveyard   Easy Drake Oven

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 30.7 points against his 12.29-point projection. During a 30-23 win over the Broncos, he caught 8 passes for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns. Watkins ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

The Graveyard
Points
% of total points 150.3
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
30.7
12.29
20.4%
2
Mike Evans
WR
29.9
17.04
19.9%
3
Chris Carson
RB
20.4
12.06
13.6%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.9
17.47
13.2%
Easy Drake Oven
Points
% of total points 133.3
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
25.9
21.73
19.4%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
23.5
10.45
17.6%
3
Jared Cook
TE
17.4
10.89
13.1%
4
DeSean Jackson
WR
16.2
10.64
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but it was Easy Drake Oven who emerged with the lead, 23.5-19.3. For The Graveyard, Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run. Kenyan Drake made the highlight reel for Easy Drake Oven with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Graveyard owned a 139.5-133.3 lead. For The Graveyard, Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch. Mitchell Trubisky had a 70-yard touchdown pass for Easy Drake Oven, while Jared Cook had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Graveyard   Easy Drake Oven
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already halfway through the season, which means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
The Graveyard
The Graveyard 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 (134.2 ppg), propelling The Graveyard to the No. 3 position in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 770 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Willie Snead IV
Best Acquisition
38 Rec, 390 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Easy Drake Oven
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Easy Drake Oven making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 129.9 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

What If

The Graveyard would have beaten nine other teams besides Easy Drake Oven this week.
Easy Drake Oven would have lost to five other teams besides The Graveyard this week.
If The Graveyard played Easy Drake Oven every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
The Graveyard would have beaten Easy Drake Oven 122.54-108.76 had they played each other last week.
The Graveyard would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Easy Drake Oven.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Graveyard, Easy Drake Oven would be 5-2.
If The Graveyard had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-37.
If they played every team every week, Easy Drake Oven would be 43-44-1.