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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
B Brave's Team
4-4 4092
3328.09
 
VS
proj
Swizzle Stix
2678 1-7
3019.34

B Brave's Team knock off Swizzle Stix for third straight win in 4,092-2,678 rout

B Brave's Team extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Swizzle Stix, rolling to a 4,092-2,678 win. B Brave's Team pulled out to a 240-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook and never gave it up. Matt Moore (267 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Philip Rivers (201 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leaders for Swizzle Stix in the loss. B Brave's Team (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against PENOKA HAWKS, while Swizzle Stix (1-7) meet WE STILL NEED PETE!! in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  B Brave's Team   Swizzle Stix

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 11 passes for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Titans, Evans registered 761 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 167.91-point projection and was much higher than his 300.75-point season scoring average. Evans ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

B Brave's Team
Points
% of total points 4092
1
Drew Brees
QB
985
638.2
24.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
761
167.91
18.6%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
350
339.63
8.6%
4
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
322
555.45
7.9%
Swizzle Stix
Points
% of total points 2678
1
Matt Moore
QB
630
655.63
23.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
428
628.13
16%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
281
124.81
10.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
160
339.58
6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, B Brave's Team had a 3,875-1,658 lead. Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for B Brave's Team, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Swizzle Stix with a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Matt Moore had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for Swizzle Stix, who trailed 3,987-2,561 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  B Brave's Team   Swizzle Stix

Game Notes

B Brave's Team had 10 of their 19 starters exceed their projected points.
Swizzle Stix had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
B Brave's Team won despite starting Eddie Jackson, who scored zero points.
B Brave's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (3,089.88) while Swizzle Stix fell short of theirs (3,048.25).
B Brave's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Swizzle Stix fell short of their projection.
Not only did B Brave's Team win, but they also easily covered the 308.75-point projected margin of victory.
B Brave's Team moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Swizzle Stix falls to (0-2).

Next Week Preview

B Brave's Team
Something's got to give next week, as B Brave's Team (4-4) go into Week 9 riding a three-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (PENOKA HAWKS, 5-3), have notched two straight wins. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints defense, Alex Erickson, Cory Littleton, and Ted Ginn Jr. are off for B Brave's Team, while PENOKA HAWKS will be without Jessie Bates III, Gerald Everett, and Teddy Bridgewater. Over the last three weeks, B Brave's Team have put up 3,641.33 points per game, while PENOKA HAWKS have averaged just 2,657 per contest.
Swizzle Stix
Looking ahead to Week 9, 13th-place Swizzle Stix (1-7) are due to take on 12th-place WE STILL NEED PETE!! (2-6). Swizzle Stix won't be able to expect another 281-point outing out of Latavius Murray, who has a bye in Week 9. WE STILL NEED PETE!! won't have Matt Schaub, Taysom Hill, Auden Tate, Cameron Jordan, or Clay Matthews.