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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
VOL NATION
7-1 131.58
109.38
 
VS
proj
Why Winston?
115.76 7-1
105.99

VOL NATION overtake Why Winston? for 1st place, 131.58-115.76

VOL NATION overtook Why Winston? in the standings, jumping into the No. 1 position in Delusion Denver League with a hard-fought victory, emerging victorious with a 131.58-115.76 win. VOL NATION never trailed in this one after taking a 23.10-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook. Aaron Jones (39.6 points) and Saquon Barkley (20.3) led the charge for Why Winston? in the loss. VOL NATION (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against FromTEtoWR, while Why Winston? (7-1) try to get back in the win column against The Men of Kryton.

Matchup Timeline

  VOL NATION   Why Winston?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 155 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the 49ers, McCaffrey tallied 28.5 points this week. He scored 73.6% more than his 16.42-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. McCaffrey ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

VOL NATION
Points
% of total points 131.58
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.5
16.42
21.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.38
16.51
18.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
16.87
17.6%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
20
12.2
15.2%
Why Winston?
Points
% of total points 115.76
1
Aaron Jones
RB
39.6
12.53
34.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.3
17.44
17.5%
3
Josh Allen
QB
13.26
15.64
11.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.3
8.17
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was VOL NATION who claimed the lead, 95.18-59.86. For VOL NATION, Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Why Winston? with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for VOL NATION, helping the team to a 123.68-63.86 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Why Winston?, while Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 129.68-115.76 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  VOL NATION   Why Winston?

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on VOL NATION exceeded their projected point totals.
Why Winston? had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Not only did VOL NATION earn the win, but they also easily covered the 3.39-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Aaron Jones put up 39.6 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this year.

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