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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Randy Ableman
3-5 106.26
86.44
 
VS
proj
Tragically Malicious
89.5 1-7
99.52

Randy Ableman hand Tragically Malicious third straight loss, 106.26-89.50

Randy Ableman earned a 106.26-89.50 win to hand Tragically Malicious their third consecutive loss. Randy Ableman nabbed a 25.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Mike Evans (11 Rec, 198 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kenny Golladay (22.3) and never looked back. Latavius Murray (102 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 230 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Tragically Malicious in the loss. Randy Ableman (3-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Gimme the trophy, while Tragically Malicious (1-7) will face Sesquipedantic Squad in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Ableman   Tragically Malicious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 31.8 points against his 10.68-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

Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 106.26
1
Mike Evans
WR
31.8
10.68
29.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
22.3
10.63
21%
3
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.77
17.3%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
9.4
5.81
8.8%
Tragically Malicious
Points
% of total points 89.5
1
Latavius Murray
RB
27.7
12.39
30.9%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
17
8.72
19%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10.9
13.36
12.2%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
10.1
18.03
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Randy Ableman who owned the lead, 67.60-42.30. Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for Randy Ableman, while Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Tragically Malicious with a 47-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for Randy Ableman, contributing to a 104.36-83.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Randy Ableman   Tragically Malicious

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Randy Ableman scored more than their projected point totals.
Tragically Malicious had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Randy Ableman put up more points than their season scoring average (88.95) while Tragically Malicious fell short of theirs (89.55).
Randy Ableman recorded more points than their projected total, while Tragically Malicious fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 16.76-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a streak of four consecutive losses for Randy Ableman.
In upset games this year, Randy Ableman moves to (1-0), while Tragically Malicious falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Latavius Murray recorded 27.7 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Randy Ableman
Only two field goals on four attempts? Sounds like Mike Nugent might have just toe-bashed himself to the waiver wire after this effort.
Tragically Malicious
While it is that spooky time of the year, we'd prefer to see fewer tricks and more treats out of your fantasy squad, Tragically Malicious... 89.5 points was just a bit too ghoulish for our liking.