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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Victorious Secret
6-2 166
133.44
 
VS
proj
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
127 4-4
123.15

Victorious Secret climb into 1st place in 166-127 rout

Victorious Secret climbed to the top of the standings in SHMENGES ##################### with a easy victory over LaphroaigBenchWarmer, rolling to a 166-127 win. Victorious Secret pulled out to a 3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind James Conner (32 points) and Russell Wilson (31) and never let go of it. Carson Wentz (286 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Mike Evans (6 Rec, 179 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for LaphroaigBenchWarmer in defeat. This marks the second time this season Victorious Secret have knocked off LaphroaigBenchWarmer, after winning 102-97 in their last matchup. Victorious Secret (6-2) have now won four games in a row and will look to maintain their momentum against LarryDavidShrimp. LaphroaigBenchWarmer (4-4) will match up against Carl's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Victorious Secret   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd (9 Rec, 138 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19 points against the Buccaneers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.94-point projection and was much higher than his 10.6-point season scoring average. Boyd ranks #42 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Victorious Secret
Points
% of total points 166
1
James Conner
RB
32
13.97
19.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
31
22.85
18.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
27
21.4
16.3%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.56
12%
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 127
1
Carson Wentz
QB
31
24.37
24.4%
2
Mike Evans
WR
23
10.45
18.1%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19
13.43
15%
4
Alex Smith
QB
15
21
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Victorious Secret became the proud owner of a 130-127 lead. Russell Wilson had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Victorious Secret, while James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for LaphroaigBenchWarmer, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Victorious Secret   LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to check in on the Standings.
Victorious Secret
Victorious Secret have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 134 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the team to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2200 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
the New England Patriots defense
Best Acquisition
23.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 382.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
LaphroaigBenchWarmer rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (129 ppg), leaving LaphroaigBenchWarmer outside of playoff position at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
1788 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Nick Chubb
Best Acquisition
318 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

What If

Victorious Secret would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer would have lost to just one other team besides Victorious Secret this week.
If Victorious Secret played LaphroaigBenchWarmer every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Victorious Secret would have gotten the victory over LaphroaigBenchWarmer 129-119 had they played each other last week.
Victorious Secret would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LaphroaigBenchWarmer.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Victorious Secret, LaphroaigBenchWarmer would be 4-2.
If Victorious Secret had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-19.
If they played every team every week, LaphroaigBenchWarmer would be 34-22.