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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Team Schendel
3-5 130.83
102.34
 
VS
proj
BP
114.93 3-5
104.09

Team Schendel outperform predictions, defeat BP, 130.83-114.93

Both teams stepped up and exceeded projections, but Team Schendel took down BP, earning a 130.83-114.93 win. Team Schendel never trailed in this one after earning a 23.20-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins. James White (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 79 Rec Yds) and the New England Patriots defense (6 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the charge for BP in the loss. Team Schendel improve to 3-5 on the season, while BP fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Schendel   BP

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins (8 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 26.7 points against the Broncos in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.27-point projection and was much higher than his 10.66-point season scoring average. Watkins ranks #74 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Team Schendel
Points
% of total points 130.83
1
Carson Wentz
QB
27.23
20.61
20.8%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
26.7
10.27
20.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.2
16.66
17.7%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.5
12.81
13.4%
BP
Points
% of total points 114.93
1
James White
RB
20.4
15.62
17.7%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.65
17.4%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
18.93
20.29
16.5%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16.2
12.26
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Team Schendel, helping to stake the team to a 23.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Team Schendel boasted a 111.93-58.33 lead. Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass for Team Schendel, while Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford had a 39-yard touchdown pass for BP, while Tyler Lockett had a 24-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Team Schendel to contribute to a 130.83-58.33 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Team Schendel   BP
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
Team Schendel
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Team Schendel making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 106.04 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Carson Wentz
Best Acquisition
1788 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
BP
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on BP making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 103.48 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Russell Wilson
MVP
1556 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
James White
Best Acquisition
204 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 459 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Team Schendel scored more in this matchup (130.83) than their season average (106.04).
Even the computers think Team Schendel have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (104.99) than BP (99.55).
By position, Team Schendel have outscored BP at WR and K this season.
The starters for Team Schendel had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for BP (2).
Team Schendel came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than BP (0).
There's not much good to say about BP this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!