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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU
6-2 179.06
121.23
 
VS
proj
βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’
96.54 5-3
111.81

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU smirk at projections, knock off βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ in 179.06-96.54 rout

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 179.06-96.54 win over βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’, who fell short of projections. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU got out to a 13.60-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook (25.6 points) and never gave it up. Kenny Golladay (25.3 points) and Joe Mixon (15.7) carried the flag for βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ in the loss. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU (6-2) will look to build on their success against AK41, while βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ (5-3) meet πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘πŸŒ‘ in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU   βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 37.3 points against his 13.17-point projection. In a 27-23 loss to the Titans, he caught 11 passes for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns. Evans ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU
Points
% of total points 179.06
1
Mike Evans
WR
37.3
13.17
20.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
31.5
14.92
17.6%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.6
18.85
14.3%
4
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.04
10.3%
βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’
Points
% of total points 96.54
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
25.3
13.23
26.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
15.7
8.27
16.3%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
15.5
10.15
16.1%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
12.73
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU who owned the lead, 121.20-96.54. Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU, while Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch. Meanwhile, Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’, while Philip Rivers had a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU, helping the team to a 172.06-96.54 lead.

Points By Position

  πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU   βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU scored higher than their projected point totals.
βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ can partially blame the loss on Dede Westbrook, who didn't score any points.
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU had three players score more points than the leading scorer for βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’.
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU put up more points than their season scoring average (134.6) while βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ fell short of theirs (113.72).
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU recorded more points than their projected total, while βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ failed to reach their projection.
The 179.06 points scored by πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 82.52-point margin is the largest in the league this year.
The win snaps a two-game winless streak for πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU.
Not only did πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU get the W, but they also easily covered the 9.42-point predicted margin of victory.
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU moves to (5-1) in blowout games this season, while βš’ ℋᡉʳᡐᡃᢰ βš’ ℬᡒᡒᢰᡉ βš’ falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Kenny Golladay scored 25.3 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

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