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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
deepball
3-5 133.5
110.08
 
VS
proj
LUCKY DOG 2.0
122.5 7-1
130.96

deepball knock off LUCKY DOG 2.0, 133.5-122.5

deepball exceeded expectations, earning a 133.5-122.5 win over LUCKY DOG 2.0, who fell short of projections. LUCKY DOG 2.0 leapt out to a 35.0-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Dalvin Cook, who racked up 171 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 24.5 points, and Stefon Diggs, who caught 7 passes for 143 yards (22.5 points). But deepball held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Cooper Kupp, who caught 7 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown for 39.5 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards (30 points). This marks the first time this season deepball have gotten the best of LUCKY DOG 2.0, after falling 188.5-114.5 in their last matchup. deepball improve to 3-5 on the season, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 fall to 7-1.

Matchup Timeline

  deepball   LUCKY DOG 2.0

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp caught 7 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown as the Rams beat the Bengals 24-10. In doing so, he put up 39.5 points to more-than-double his 13.87-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on deepball this week. Next week, Kupp will square off against the Steelers.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

deepball
Points
% of total points 133.5
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
39.5
13.87
29.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
30
20.14
22.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14.5
9.3
10.9%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
12.81
9%
LUCKY DOG 2.0
Points
% of total points 122.5
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.5
18.1
20%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.5
13.55
18.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
18
19.91
14.7%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
15
10.18
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for deepball, helping the team to a 75.5-74.5 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for LUCKY DOG 2.0, who trailed 95.5-92.5 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for deepball, contributing to a 133.5-109.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  deepball   LUCKY DOG 2.0

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. deepball has left fewer points on the bench this season (349) than LUCKY DOG 2.0 (378.5).
deepball see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than LUCKY DOG 2.0 (0).
By position, deepball have outscored LUCKY DOG 2.0 at QB and K this season.
The starters for deepball had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for LUCKY DOG 2.0 (1).
There's not much good to say about LUCKY DOG 2.0 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

deepball
Kudos to you, deepball. Nice job assembling a lineup that posted 133.5 points this past week. We should keep this momentum going as we move on to our next matchup in Week 9.
LUCKY DOG 2.0
This outcome was just too spooky for us, LUCKY DOG 2.0! It turned out that deepball felt like being the Boogeyman while Dede Westbrook decided that your team deserved all tricks and no treats!