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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Liams Dream Team ;)
1-7 111.56
83.22
 
VS
proj
Ben's Besties
66.64 2-6
99.79

Liams Dream Team ;) outperform projections, knock off Ben's Besties in 111.56-66.64 rout

Liams Dream Team ;) beat expectations, cruising to a 111.56-66.64 win over Ben's Besties, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Liams Dream Team ;) nabbed a 52.46-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Deshaun Watson and Kenyan Drake. Watson passed for 239 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 14 yards for 30.96 points, while Drake racked up 95 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (21.5 points). Odell Beckham Jr. (8 Rec, 136 Rec Yds) and Jameis Winston (276 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 18 Rush Yds) did everything they could for Ben's Besties in the loss. Liams Dream Team ;) (1-7) will look to keep it rolling against Kamara Shy, while Ben's Besties (2-6) face Mr. Rodger's Hood in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Liams Dream Team ;)   Ben's Besties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Texans in Week 8, Drake racked up 95 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 21.5 points to nearly triple his 7.52-point projection, the highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Drake will face the Jets in Week 9.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Liams Dream Team ;)
Points
% of total points 111.56
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.96
21.2
27.8%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
21.5
7.52
19.3%
3
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
14.3%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.9
11.13
12.5%
Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 66.64
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
13.6
13.59
20.4%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
12.84
20.73
19.3%
3
LeSean McCoy
RB
9.5
8.35
14.3%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
8.6
11.25
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 73-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for Liams Dream Team ;), while Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 52.46-0.00 lead for Liams Dream Team ;).
Sunday Early
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 44-yard catch for Ben's Besties, while Jameis Winston had a 60-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 93.56-52.94 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Liams Dream Team ;), contributing to a 111.56-52.94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Liams Dream Team ;)   Ben's Besties
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's time to refresh the Standings.
Liams Dream Team ;)
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Liams Dream Team ;) making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 94.52 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
2176 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 230 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 642 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
DeSean Jackson
Best Acquisition
26 Rec, 594 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ben's Besties
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Ben's Besties making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 87.02 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Odell Beckham Jr.
MVP
61 Rec, 785 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matthew Stafford
Best Drafted
1912 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
1181 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Liams Dream Team ;) had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Ben's Besties had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Liams Dream Team ;) had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Ben's Besties.
Liams Dream Team ;) put up more points than their season scoring average (94.52) while Ben's Besties fell short of theirs (87.02).
Liams Dream Team ;) put up more points than their projected total, while Ben's Besties fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 44.92-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this season, Liams Dream Team ;) moves to (1-2), while Ben's Besties falls to (2-5).