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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
O'Doyle Rules!
4-4 174.98
123.43
 
VS
proj
The Ghost of Bob
121.96 4-4
124.91

O'Doyle Rules! defeat The Ghost of Bob in 174.98-121.96 rout

O'Doyle Rules! beat their projected point total, rolling to a 174.98-121.96 win over The Ghost of Bob, who fell short of projections. O'Doyle Rules! grabbed a 29.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Mike Evans (42.8 points) and Latavius Murray (36.7) and never let it go. Julio Jones (25.2 points) and James Conner (24) led the charge for The Ghost of Bob in defeat. O'Doyle Rules! (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Shit Outta Luck, while The Ghost of Bob (4-4) face CC15 in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  O'Doyle Rules!   The Ghost of Bob

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 42.8 points against his 15.66-point projection. During 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

O'Doyle Rules!
Points
% of total points 174.98
1
Mike Evans
WR
42.8
15.66
24.5%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
36.7
15.16
21%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
27.5
17.87
15.7%
4
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.18
13.1%
The Ghost of Bob
Points
% of total points 121.96
1
Julio Jones
WR
25.2
15.69
20.7%
2
James Conner
RB
24
17.7
19.7%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.26
18.37
14.2%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
16
13.68
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was O'Doyle Rules! who claimed the lead, 122.18-93.06. Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for O'Doyle Rules!, while Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch. Meanwhile, Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass for The Ghost of Bob, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for O'Doyle Rules!, helping the team to a 174.98-93.06 lead.

Points By Position

  O'Doyle Rules!   The Ghost of Bob

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. O'Doyle Rules! scored more in this matchup (174.98) than their season average (131.85).
We heard scoring helps you win. The Ghost of Bob need some help then, averaging just 123.47 versus O'Doyle Rules!'s 131.85.
Even the machines think O'Doyle Rules! have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (136.51) than The Ghost of Bob (126.41).
Once O'Doyle Rules! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Ghost of Bob (3 vs 2).
By position, O'Doyle Rules! have outscored The Ghost of Bob at QB, TE, and K this season.
O'Doyle Rules! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 9 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for O'Doyle Rules! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for The Ghost of Bob (2).
There's not much good to say about The Ghost of Bob this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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