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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
NYC
3-5 59
62.57
 
VS
proj
MR FANTASY
56 7-1
76.73

Offensively challenged NYC come back to knock off MR FANTASY in 59-56 battle

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, NYC were fortunate to earn a win against a team that performed even worse, coming from behind to earn a 59-56 win over MR FANTASY. After trailing 54-45 heading into Monday night, NYC charged back behind Stephen Gostkowski (14 points). Andy Dalton (280 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Todd Gurley II (114 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for MR FANTASY in the loss. NYC (3-5) will look to maintain their momentum against LIL PENNY, while MR FANTASY (7-1) try to get back in the win column against GULLY.

Matchup Timeline

  NYC   MR FANTASY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hines overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 3 points against his 0.56-point projection. In a 42-28 win over the Raiders, he ran for 78 yards . Hines ranks #93 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Nyheim Hines

Top Player Comparison

NYC
Points
% of total points 59
1
Carson Wentz
QB
26
19.77
44.1%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
14
11.46
23.7%
3
Danny Amendola
WR
9
4.55
15.3%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
3
0.56
5.1%
MR FANTASY
Points
% of total points 56
1
Andy Dalton
QB
23
22.23
41.1%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
17
14.4
30.4%
3
A.J. Green
WR
9
7.92
16.1%
4
Justin Tucker
K
3
10.15
5.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Danny Amendola had a 28-yard touchdown pass for NYC, helping to give the team a 9-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, MR FANTASY owned a 54-44 lead. For NYC, Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass. Todd Gurley II made the highlight reel for MR FANTASY with a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  NYC   MR FANTASY
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
NYC
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 63, NYC is No. 10 in the Standings. While the team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1788 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Stephen Gostkowski
Best Drafted
17-19 FG, 50 long, 26-26 XP
Danny Amendola
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 337 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
MR FANTASY
MR FANTASY will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 84 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit holds the No. 2 position in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Seth Roberts
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. NYC scored fewer points in this one (59) than their season average of 63.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. MR FANTASY has left more points on the bench this season (259) than NYC (200).
NYC laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than MR FANTASY (0).
NYC have the clutch gene, with more close wins than MR FANTASY (1 vs 0).
MR FANTASY have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than NYC (1) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, NYC have outscored MR FANTASY at QB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for NYC had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for MR FANTASY (1).
There's not much good to say about MR FANTASY this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!