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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Mr. Fox
5-3 84.9
98.29
 
VS
proj
The Trubisky Fanboys
84.16 2-6
95.81

Fantastic Mr. Fox knock off The Trubisky Fanboys for fifth straight win in 84.90-84.16 battle

Fantastic Mr. Fox extended their win streak to five games with a narrow victory over The Trubisky Fanboys, eking out a 84.90-84.16 win. The Trubisky Fanboys made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Fantastic Mr. Fox led 73.20-66.20 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 17.96 points from Tom Brady and Josh Gordon on Monday night for The Trubisky Fanboys. Mitchell Trubisky (21.9 points) and Tarik Cohen (17) did the heavy lifting for Fantastic Mr. Fox in the victory. Fantastic Mr. Fox improve to 5-3 on the season, while The Trubisky Fanboys fall to 2-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The Trubisky Fanboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Jets in Week 8, Cohen racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 17 points to scored 61.3% higher than his 10.54-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fantastic Mr. Fox this week. Cohen will face the Bills next week.
Tarik Cohen

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Points
% of total points 84.9
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
21.9
19.35
25.8%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
17
10.54
20%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.6
15.8
17.2%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
11.7
9
13.8%
The Trubisky Fanboys
Points
% of total points 84.16
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.6
15.42
23.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.9
11.85
21.3%
3
Tom Brady
QB
13.76
20.41
16.3%
4
T.J. Yeldon
RB
9
6.77
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mitchell Trubisky hit Tarik Cohen for a 70-yard touchdown pass for Fantastic Mr. Fox, contributing to a 73.20-28.70 lead for Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The Trubisky Fanboys
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's check in on the Standings.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (97.52 ppg), propelling Fantastic Mr. Fox to No. 4 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
The Trubisky Fanboys
The Trubisky Fanboys 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 unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (100.55 ppg), leaving The Trubisky Fanboys with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Deshaun Watson
Best Acquisition
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

Fantastic Mr. Fox would have beaten only two other teams besides The Trubisky Fanboys this week.
The Trubisky Fanboys would have lost to eight other teams besides Fantastic Mr. Fox this week.
If Fantastic Mr. Fox played The Trubisky Fanboys every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Fantastic Mr. Fox would have gotten the win over The Trubisky Fanboys 118.22-98.78 had they played each other last week.
Fantastic Mr. Fox would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Trubisky Fanboys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Trubisky Fanboys would be 2-5.
If Fantastic Mr. Fox had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-42.
If they played every team every week, The Trubisky Fanboys would be 43-45.