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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
GOTA’s Grand Finale
7-1 282.13
305.3
 
VS
proj
spooners
259.05 2-6
230.03

GOTA’s Grand Finale top spooners for seventh straight win, 282.13-259.05

GOTA’s Grand Finale extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought victory over spooners, earning a 282.13-259.05 win. spooners earned an 18.25-point lead on Thursday, but GOTA’s Grand Finale held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff (54.1 points) and Kenny Golladay (29.15). James Conner (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Julio Jones (10 Rec, 152 Rec Yds) were the leaders for spooners in the loss. GOTA’s Grand Finale (7-1) will look to get another win against Agholorics Anonymous, while spooners (2-6) will meet san antonio stampede in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  GOTA’s Grand Finale   spooners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29.15 points in a 31-26 win over the Giants in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.09-point projection and was much higher than his 13.93-point season scoring average. Golladay ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

GOTA’s Grand Finale
Points
% of total points 282.13
1
Jared Goff
QB
54.1
35.4
19.2%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
29.15
12.09
10.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
27.35
26.06
9.7%
4
Chris Carson
RB
25
25.57
8.9%
spooners
Points
% of total points 259.05
1
James Conner
RB
40.25
24.18
15.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
32.6
11.74
12.6%
3
Logan Ryan
CB
24.5
15.31
9.5%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
21.75
30.38
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was GOTA’s Grand Finale who grabbed the lead, 264.93-168.90. Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for GOTA’s Grand Finale, while Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for spooners with a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  GOTA’s Grand Finale   spooners

Game Notes

GOTA’s Grand Finale emerged victorious despite the fact that only eight of their 20 starters exceeded their projected scores.
spooners had only nine of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
spooners could have used points from Dee Ford and Marquise Goodwin, as both put up goose eggs.
GOTA’s Grand Finale put up fewer points than their season scoring average (298.4) while spooners scored above theirs (239.86).
GOTA’s Grand Finale won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while spooners exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 23.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
GOTA’s Grand Finale managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 75.27-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, James Conner (40.25 points) registered the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

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