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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Long Island Broskis
5-3 90.37
88.35
 
VS
proj
Evil Corp
87.55 6-2
87.33

Despite standout performance from Smith, Evil Corp fall to Long Island Broskis in 90.37-87.55 battle

Jonnu Smith racked up 16.8 points for Evil Corp, the best total in the matchup and best for a TE in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Long Island Broskis, who narrowly earned a 90.37-87.55 victory. Evil Corp made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Long Island Broskis led 90.37-85.55 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 2 points from Jason Sanders on Monday night for Evil Corp. Ryan Tannehill (18.67 points) and DK Metcalf (14.8) were the top performers for Long Island Broskis in the win. Long Island Broskis (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Cyclones, while Evil Corp (6-2) will take on Jimmy Guappolo in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Long Island Broskis   Evil Corp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 61 yards against the Redskins, Mattison tallied 7.4 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 3.89-point projection and was higher than his 5.09-point season scoring average. Mattison will face the Chiefs next week.
Alexander Mattison

Top Player Comparison

Long Island Broskis
Points
% of total points 90.37
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.67
17.91
20.7%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
14.8
9.9
16.4%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
14.3
10.57
15.8%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
13.8
8.62
15.3%
Evil Corp
Points
% of total points 87.55
1
Jonnu Smith
TE
16.8
5.97
19.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.8
13.81
19.2%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.25
16.93
15.1%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
13.2
12.99
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Long Island Broskis, helping the team to a 90.37-85.55 lead.

Points By Position

  Long Island Broskis   Evil Corp

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Long Island Broskis scored fewer points in this one (90.37) than their season average of 100.57.
Long Island Broskis have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Evil Corp (1 vs 0).
By position, Long Island Broskis have outscored Evil Corp at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for Long Island Broskis had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Evil Corp (0).
Don't worry Evil Corp, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Long Island Broskis
Next week will feature a couple of teams moving in different directions, as Long Island Broskis (5-3) head into the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Cyclones, 3-5), come in as losers of three straight. Long Island Broskis may have to shuffle their lineup some with Robert Woods out on bye next week. Cyclones won't have Giovani Bernard or John Ross III. Over the last three weeks, Long Island Broskis have scored 89.46 points per game, while Cyclones have averaged just 73.13 per contest.
Evil Corp
Looking ahead to Week 9, Evil Corp (6-2) will look to get back on track against Jimmy Guappolo (4-4). Evil Corp might have to shuffle the deck some with Devonta Freeman, the New Orleans Saints defense, and Alvin Kamara out on bye in Week 9. Jimmy Guappolo will be without Cooper Kupp.