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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
FDC Chiefs
6-2 165.4
163.57
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
142 3-5
136.07

FDC Chiefs beat ExigentCircumstances for third straight win in 165.40-142.00 rout

FDC Chiefs extended their win streak to three games with a easy victory over ExigentCircumstances, rolling to a 165.40-142.00 win. ExigentCircumstances pulled out to a 26.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all FDC Chiefs after that. They were led by Tyler Boyd (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (257 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Cam Newton (34.15 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (26.2) did everything they could for ExigentCircumstances in defeat. FDC Chiefs (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Nightmares, while ExigentCircumstances (3-5) will try to right the ship against Team Tadlock.

Matchup Timeline

  FDC Chiefs   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense scored 20 points against the Bills in Week 8 to more-than-double their 9.56-point projection. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 333 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on FDC Chiefs this week. In Week 9, the Patriots will battle the Packers.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

FDC Chiefs
Points
% of total points 165.4
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
28.6
14.43
17.3%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.45
26.25
14.2%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.56
12.1%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
19.8
17.73
12%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 142
1
Cam Newton
QB
34.15
26
24%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.2
19.79
18.5%
3
T.J. Yeldon
RB
16
8.94
11.3%
4
Graham Gano
K
15
8.32
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for ExigentCircumstances, helping to stake ExigentCircumstances to a 26.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was FDC Chiefs who emerged with the lead, 145.40-129.20. Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass for FDC Chiefs, while Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch. Graham Gano made the highlight reel for ExigentCircumstances with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  FDC Chiefs   ExigentCircumstances
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway mark. How about we catch up on the Standings?
FDC Chiefs
FDC Chiefs will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 166.33 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is No. 2 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 620 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
ExigentCircumstances
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on ExigentCircumstances making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 137.28 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Geoff Swaim
Best Acquisition
19 Rec, 205 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

What If

FDC Chiefs would have beaten eight other teams besides ExigentCircumstances this week.
ExigentCircumstances would have lost to six other teams besides FDC Chiefs this week.
If they played ExigentCircumstances every week, FDC Chiefs would be 6-2 this season.
Last week, FDC Chiefs would have gotten the victory over ExigentCircumstances 142.2-127.7.
FDC Chiefs would be 7-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ExigentCircumstances.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FDC Chiefs, ExigentCircumstances would be 3-4.
If FDC Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-29.
If they played every team every week, ExigentCircumstances would be 42-62.