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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
This is Dre's Team
4-4 95.9
98.86
 
VS
proj
Kamara Shy
85.56 4-4
103.14

Kamara Shy fall to This is Dre's Team, 95.90-85.56

Kamara Shy were unable to bring their A game, as This is Dre's Team came out on top with a 95.90-85.56 win. This is Dre's Team nabbed a 43.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Marlon Mack (26.9 points) and Antonio Brown (19.4) and never looked back. Kirk Cousins (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading performers for Kamara Shy in the loss. This is Dre's Team (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against The Minor Prophets, while Kamara Shy (4-4) try to right the ship against Liams Dream Team ;).

Matchup Timeline

  This is Dre's Team   Kamara Shy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) scored 15.5 points in a 30-20 lost to the Saints in Week 8. His scoring output was 41.6% more than his 10.95-point projection and was much higher than his 9.53-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

This is Dre's Team
Points
% of total points 95.9
1
Marlon Mack
RB
26.9
10.19
28.1%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
19.4
13.81
20.2%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
15.5
10.95
16.2%
4
Alex Collins
RB
10.3
8.92
10.7%
Kamara Shy
Points
% of total points 85.56
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.66
22.83
25.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.6
15.42
22.9%
3
James White
RB
15.4
12.43
18%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.3
11.39
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which This is Dre's Team became the proud owner of a 72.60-28.90 lead. Marlon Mack had a 49-yard run for This is Dre's Team, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Kamara Shy with a 49-yard catch.

Points By Position

  This is Dre's Team   Kamara Shy
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 point. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
This is Dre's Team
This is Dre's Team 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 6th-most points per game in the league (95.08 ppg), leaving This is Dre's Team outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Antonio Brown
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 552 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Kamara Shy
Kamara Shy 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 4th-most points per game in the league (103.71 ppg), leaving Kamara Shy on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
James White
Best Acquisition
204 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 459 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on This is Dre's Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Kamara Shy had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Kamara Shy can partially blame the loss on Benjamin Watson, who didn't score any points.
This is Dre's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (95.08) while Kamara Shy fell short of theirs (103.71).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win concludes a four-match losing skid for This is Dre's Team, while the loss breaks a two-game unbeaten streak for Kamara Shy.