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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Injured Reserve
4-4 162.95
124.18
 
VS
proj
Charlie's Tunas
93.35 5-3
107.95

Injured Reserve knock off Charlie's Tunas in 162.95-93.35 rout

Injured Reserve showed up, rolling to a 162.95-93.35 win over Charlie's Tunas, who fell short of projections. Injured Reserve pulled out to a 0.40-point lead on Thursday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn (6 points) and never relinquished it. Cam Newton (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Latavius Murray (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) did their part for Charlie's Tunas in defeat. This marks the first time this season Injured Reserve have beaten Charlie's Tunas, after falling 108.55-102.2 in their last matchup. Injured Reserve (4-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Rollin' with Mahomes, while Charlie's Tunas (5-3) will match up against Droppin Bombs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Injured Reserve   Charlie's Tunas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones Jr. (7 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 27.2 points against the Seahawks in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.79-point projection and was much higher than his 10.21-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Injured Reserve
Points
% of total points 162.95
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
30.5
24.45
18.7%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
27.2
9.79
16.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
26.9
14.17
16.5%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.25
25.29
14.9%
Charlie's Tunas
Points
% of total points 93.35
1
Cam Newton
QB
30.15
22.68
32.3%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
18
11.79
19.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
14.3
18.1%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
7.1
13.68
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Injured Reserve became the proud owner of a 109.90-75.35 lead. Todd Gurley II had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Injured Reserve, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Charlie's Tunas with a 49-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Injured Reserve   Charlie's Tunas
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to refresh the Standings.
Injured Reserve
Injured Reserve should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 123.22 points per game through eight weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
the Arizona Cardinals defense
Best Acquisition
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 367.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
Charlie's Tunas
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Charlie's Tunas holding onto the No. 1 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 111.83 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Emmanuel Sanders
Best Drafted
50 Rec, 660 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Chris Ivory
Best Acquisition
244 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 140 Rec Yds

What If

Injured Reserve would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Charlie's Tunas would have lost to eight other teams besides Injured Reserve this week.
If Injured Reserve played Charlie's Tunas every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Had they played each other last week, Charlie's Tunas would have defeated Injured Reserve 107.65-87.15.
Injured Reserve would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Charlie's Tunas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Injured Reserve, Charlie's Tunas would be 3-3.
If Injured Reserve had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-38.
If they played every team every week, Charlie's Tunas would be 42-46.