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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mr. Steal Ya Gurley
4-4 139.06
123.35
 
VS
proj
AK41
94.4 3-5
111.41

Mr. Steal Ya Gurley outperform predictions, defeat AK41 in 139.06-94.40 rout

Mr. Steal Ya Gurley brought their A game, cruising to a 139.06-94.40 win over AK41, who fell short of projections. AK41 pulled out to a 15.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Mr. Steal Ya Gurley after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 46 Rush Yds) and James Conner (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Stefon Diggs (15.8 points) and Christian Kirk (13.8) carried the flag for AK41 in the loss. Mr. Steal Ya Gurley (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Cha Petteau, while AK41 (3-5) will face πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έs #1 🐐 ICU in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr. Steal Ya Gurley   AK41

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 145 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, Conner tallied 22.5 points this week. His scoring output was 39.4% more than his 16.14-point projection and was much higher than his 13.76-point season scoring average. Conner ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Mr. Steal Ya Gurley
Points
% of total points 139.06
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.76
22.49
20%
2
James Conner
RB
22.5
16.14
16.2%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.8
13.87
13.5%
4
Tyrell Williams
WR
16.6
9.45
11.9%
AK41
Points
% of total points 94.4
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.8
13.81
16.7%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
13.8
8.29
14.6%
3
Royce Freeman
RB
11
8.26
11.7%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
10.1
17.47
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass for AK41 to contribute to an 87.00-38.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass for Mr. Steal Ya Gurley, while Tyrell Williams had a 46-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 94.40-83.16 after the late slate.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Mr. Steal Ya Gurley on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Mr. Steal Ya Gurley   AK41

What If

Mr. Steal Ya Gurley would have beaten six other teams besides AK41 this week.
AK41 would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Mr. Steal Ya Gurley played AK41 every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Had they played each other last week, AK41 would have been victorious over Mr. Steal Ya Gurley 117.16-99.32.
Mr. Steal Ya Gurley would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AK41.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mr. Steal Ya Gurley, AK41 would be 5-2.
If Mr. Steal Ya Gurley had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-41.
If they played every team every week, AK41 would be 35-37.

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