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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
OUT in Turtle Town
6-2 134.44
146.75
 
VS
proj
Bye Week
86.98 3-5
106.39

OUT in Turtle Town hand Bye Week third consecutive loss, 134.44-86.98

OUT in Turtle Town secured a 134.44-86.98 win to hand Bye Week their third straight loss. OUT in Turtle Town never trailed in this one after earning a 12.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Minnesota Vikings defense. Matt Moore (267 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 54 long, 3-3 XP) led the charge for Bye Week in the loss. OUT in Turtle Town (6-2) will look to add to their success against Out for Blood, while Bye Week (3-5) will try to get back on track against Team Rudebrewd.

Matchup Timeline

  OUT in Turtle Town   Bye Week

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 46 Rush Yds) scored 27.76 points in a 27-24 win over the Raiders in Week 8. He scored 23.4% more than his 22.49-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Watson ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

OUT in Turtle Town
Points
% of total points 134.44
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.76
22.49
20.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.18
17%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
13.8
8.29
10.3%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
12.73
8.9%
Bye Week
Points
% of total points 86.98
1
Matt Moore
QB
18.98
16.4
21.8%
2
Jason Myers
K
12
9.98
13.8%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.4
15.1
12%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
9
9.7
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was OUT in Turtle Town who took the lead, 98.38-40.50. Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for OUT in Turtle Town, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for Bye Week with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass for OUT in Turtle Town, contributing to a 134.44-52.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Matt Moore had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for Bye Week, who trailed 134.44-78.08 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  OUT in Turtle Town   Bye Week

What If

OUT in Turtle Town would have beaten only two other teams besides Bye Week this week.
Bye Week would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
OUT in Turtle Town would be 4-4 if they played Bye Week every week.
Last week, Bye Week would have topped OUT in Turtle Town 112-101.74.
OUT in Turtle Town would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bye Week.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as OUT in Turtle Town, Bye Week would be 5-2.
If OUT in Turtle Town had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-42.
If they played every team every week, Bye Week would be 45-43.

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