Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gandhi's Nudes
4-4 126.4
108.57
 
VS
proj
Racist
88.46 0-8
95.45

Gandhi's Nudes hand Racist eighth consecutive loss, 126.40-88.46

Gandhi's Nudes earned a 126.40-88.46 win to hand Racist their eighth straight loss to open the season. Gandhi's Nudes took a 53.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 50.7 points from Andy Dalton (280 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and the Cincinnati Bengals defense (34 Pts Allowed, 576 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and never looked back. Tom Brady (28.26 points) and Sammy Watkins (26.7) led the charge for Racist in the loss. Gandhi's Nudes (4-4) will look to build on their success against Mehunglow, while Racist (0-8) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Monqueef.

Matchup Timeline

  Gandhi's Nudes   Racist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense (34 Pts Allowed, 576 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 20 points against the Buccaneers in Week 8. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.69-point projection and was higher than their 14-point season scoring average. The Bengals defense will face the Saints next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

Gandhi's Nudes
Points
% of total points 126.4
1
Andy Dalton
QB
30.7
32.52
24.3%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
20
7.69
15.8%
3
Jared Cook
TE
15.4
8.68
12.2%
4
LeSean McCoy
RB
12.5
9.25
9.9%
Racist
Points
% of total points 88.46
1
Tom Brady
QB
28.26
32.61
31.9%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
26.7
10.27
30.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
14.3
19.1%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
9.8
14.01
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Cook had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Gandhi's Nudes, while Tyler Lockett had a 24-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 113.90-60.20 lead for Gandhi's Nudes.

Points By Position

  Gandhi's Nudes   Racist
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Gandhi's Nudes
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Gandhi's Nudes making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 104.68 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andy Dalton
MVP
2102 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
25 Rec, 394 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
the Cincinnati Bengals defense
Best Acquisition
29.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 447.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Racist
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 100.37, Racist boasts the No. 12 position in the Standings, leaving the unit with some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2200 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 642 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ito Smith
Best Acquisition
118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

StatSmack

Gandhi's Nudes must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (126.4) than their season average (104.68).
Racist are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost eight in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Gandhi's Nudes (4-4) have a better record than Racist (0-8).
Racist are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Gandhi's Nudes (4 vs 3).
Gandhi's Nudes laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Racist (0).
Gandhi's Nudes have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Racist (1 vs 0).
Gandhi's Nudes should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Racist (3 vs 0).
Gandhi's Nudes have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Racist (30 vs 24).
By position, Gandhi's Nudes have outscored Racist at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Gandhi's Nudes had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Racist (0).
There's not much good to say about Racist this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!