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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mini Vikes
6-2 112.75
112.41
 
VS
proj
Titletown
100.15 6-2
100.29

Despite top scorer the 49ers defense, Titletown fall to Mini Vikes, 112.75-100.15

The San Francisco 49ers defense had 20.9 points for Titletown, the best total in the matchup and 17th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Mini Vikes, who came out on top with a 112.75-100.15 victory. Mini Vikes grabbed a 36.10-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Dalvin Cook (23.1 points) and Dan Bailey (4-4 FG, 50 long, 1-1 XP) and never looked back. The San Francisco 49ers defense (20.9 points) and Ryan Tannehill (18.65) led the way for Titletown in the loss. Mini Vikes (6-2) will look to add to their success against Groffy, while Titletown (6-2) will attempt to right the ship against The Prodigal Son.

Matchup Timeline

  Mini Vikes   Titletown

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Redskins, Bailey registered 13 points this week. He scored 65.8% more than his 7.84-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Bailey ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Dan Bailey

Top Player Comparison

Mini Vikes
Points
% of total points 112.75
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
17.01
20.5%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
22.4
18.49
19.9%
3
Josh Allen
QB
18.95
19.92
16.8%
4
Dan Bailey
K
13
7.84
11.5%
Titletown
Points
% of total points 100.15
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
20.9
16.84
20.9%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.65
18.47
18.6%
3
Tyrell Williams
WR
15.1
7.52
15.1%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
10.2
11.41
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Mini Vikes, helping to stake the team to a 36.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Mini Vikes who owned the lead, 112.75-56.05. For Mini Vikes, Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for Titletown with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Tyrell Williams had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Titletown, who trailed 112.75-100.15 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Mini Vikes   Titletown

What If

Mini Vikes would have beaten six other teams besides Titletown this week.
Titletown would have lost to eight other teams besides Mini Vikes this week.
Mini Vikes would be 5-3 if they played Titletown every week.
Had they played each other last week, Mini Vikes would have gotten the win over Titletown 117-101.25.
Mini Vikes would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Titletown.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mini Vikes, Titletown would be 6-1.
If Mini Vikes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-33.
If they played every team every week, Titletown would be 59-29.

Coach Talk

Mini Vikes
Nice work deploying a lineup that won by 12.6 points this past week. We did what we had to do and took care of business. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Titletown, take this win in stride, and continue pushing forward to a fantasy title.
Titletown
Unless Titletown wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this time around. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 14 times in Week 8. With only seven total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.