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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mr. Phamtastic
7-1 154.22
122.12
 
VS
proj
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
146.16 4-4
119.47

Mr. Phamtastic defeat BaLLCHiNiaNzzz for sixth straight win, 154.22-146.16

Mr. Phamtastic extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, securing a 154.22-146.16 win. Mr. Phamtastic never trailed in this one after taking a 25.60-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook. Cooper Kupp (34.5 points) and Julian Edelman (23.5) carried the flag for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz in the loss. Mr. Phamtastic (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against AA Ron Balakay, while BaLLCHiNiaNzzz (4-4) will try to get back on track against Started from the top.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr. Phamtastic   BaLLCHiNiaNzzz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.77 points, Murray more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 33.2 points as the Saints beat the Cardinals 31-9. He racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mr. Phamtastic this week. In Week 9, Murray and the Saints will battle the Falcons.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Mr. Phamtastic
Points
% of total points 154.22
1
Latavius Murray
RB
33.2
13.77
21.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
31.92
20.07
20.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.6
18.85
16.6%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17.4
16.76
11.3%
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
Points
% of total points 146.16
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
34.5
14.92
23.6%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
23.5
14.07
16.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.36
21.49
13.2%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
11.72
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, while Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run for the team, who trailed 120.22-59.60 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, who trailed 149.22-135.06 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Mr. Phamtastic   BaLLCHiNiaNzzz

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Mr. Phamtastic exceeded their projected point totals.
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored their highest point totals of the season.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Mr. Phamtastic ranked 2nd.
The 154.22 points scored by Mr. Phamtastic are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 8.06-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz.
Not only did Mr. Phamtastic get the win, but they also covered the 2.65-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Cooper Kupp put up 34.5 points, the top overall scoring output of any player on BaLLCHiNiaNzzz this season.

Coach Talk

Mr. Phamtastic
Well done, Mr. Phamtastic. Good work assembling a lineup that netted more than 154 points this past week. Let's maintain this momentum as we head into our next challenge in Week 9.
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
Unless BaLLCHiNiaNzzz wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" cannot be a reasonable excuse this time around. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 38 times in Week 8. With only 23 total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.