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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Touchdown Abbey
3-5 116.08
82.86
 
VS
proj
Sesquipedantic Squad
87.5 4-4
103.24

Touchdown Abbey knock off Sesquipedantic Squad in 116.08-87.50 rout

Touchdown Abbey brought their A game and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 116.08-87.50 win over Sesquipedantic Squad, who fell short of projections. Sesquipedantic Squad jumped out to a 63.00-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 39.1 points from Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds) and Dan Bailey (4-4 FG, 50 long, 1-1 XP). But it was all Touchdown Abbey after that. They were led by Daniel Jones (28.18 points) and Cooper Kupp (28). Touchdown Abbey (3-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Fantasy Champs, while Sesquipedantic Squad (4-4) will face Tragically Malicious in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Touchdown Abbey   Sesquipedantic Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp (7 Rec, 220 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 28 points against the Bengals in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.75-point projection and was much higher than his 13.7-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Touchdown Abbey
Points
% of total points 116.08
1
Daniel Jones
QB
28.18
16.88
24.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
28
11.75
24.1%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
12.9%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.3
8.17
10.6%
Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 87.5
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
16.87
26.4%
2
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.88
18.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.3
10.71
14.1%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
19.48
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Sesquipedantic Squad, contributing to a 63.00-0.00 lead for Sesquipedantic Squad.
Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Touchdown Abbey, while Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 93.78-79.20 lead for Touchdown Abbey.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Touchdown Abbey, helping the team to a 116.08-87.50 lead.

Points By Position

  Touchdown Abbey   Sesquipedantic Squad

What If

Touchdown Abbey would have beaten eight other teams besides Sesquipedantic Squad this week.
Sesquipedantic Squad would have lost to eight other teams besides Touchdown Abbey this week.
If they played Sesquipedantic Squad every week, Touchdown Abbey would be 5-3 this season.
Last week, Sesquipedantic Squad would have topped Touchdown Abbey 134.42-83.42.
Touchdown Abbey would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sesquipedantic Squad.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Touchdown Abbey, Sesquipedantic Squad would be 3-4.
If Touchdown Abbey had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-48.
If they played every team every week, Sesquipedantic Squad would be 35-53.

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