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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Amber's Amazing Team
3-5 99.3
69.63
 
VS
proj
Da Brady bunch
56.36 3-5
74.83

Amber's Amazing Team hand Da Brady bunch third straight loss, 99.30-56.36

Amber's Amazing Team earned a 99.30-56.36 win to hand Da Brady bunch their third consecutive loss. Da Brady bunch grabbed a 4.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Amber's Amazing Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tevin Coleman, who racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 touchdowns for 36.8 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 5 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown (18.8 points). Tom Brady (18.36 points) and Todd Gurley II (10.4) did everything they could for Da Brady bunch in the loss. Amber's Amazing Team (3-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Shake it Goff, while Da Brady bunch (3-5) take on Kerri's Grand Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Amber's Amazing Team   Da Brady bunch

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Coleman (105 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 36.8 points in a 51-13 win over the Panthers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 9.65-point projection and was much higher than his 9.91-point season scoring average. Coleman ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tevin Coleman

Top Player Comparison

Amber's Amazing Team
Points
% of total points 99.3
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
36.8
9.65
37.1%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.8
13.88
18.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.4
16.76
16.5%
4
Evan Engram
TE
12
10.19
12.1%
Da Brady bunch
Points
% of total points 56.36
1
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.77
32.6%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.4
15.1
18.5%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
9
7.01
16%
4
Wil Lutz
K
7
9.44
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Amber's Amazing Team who claimed the lead, 80.50-55.46. For Amber's Amazing Team, Tevin Coleman had a 48-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Da Brady bunch with a 59-yard pass.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Amber's Amazing Team on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Amber's Amazing Team   Da Brady bunch
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time to refresh the Standings.
Amber's Amazing Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Amber's Amazing Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 82.55 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
60 Rec, 617 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mark Ingram II
Best Drafted
470 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition
Da Brady bunch
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Da Brady bunch making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 84.59 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2251 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
355 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Amber's Amazing Team would have beaten only three other teams besides Da Brady bunch this week.
Da Brady bunch would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Amber's Amazing Team would be 3-5 if they played Da Brady bunch every week.
Last week, Da Brady bunch would have topped Amber's Amazing Team 88.46-69.6.
Amber's Amazing Team would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Da Brady bunch.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Amber's Amazing Team, Da Brady bunch would be 2-5.
If Amber's Amazing Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-66.
If they played every team every week, Da Brady bunch would be 26-62.