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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chubby Chasers
4-4 99
106.79
 
VS
proj
Davante Adams Family
93.58 5-3
120.41

Chubby Chasers come back to top Davante Adams Family for third straight win, 99.00-93.58

Chubby Chasers extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Davante Adams Family, coming back to earn a 99.00-93.58 win. Chubby Chasers trailed 93.58-57.60 heading into Sunday night, but the unit charged back behind Aaron Rodgers (27.1 points) and Travis Kelce (14.3). The New England Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 310 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Russell Wilson (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for Davante Adams Family in defeat. This marks the first time this season Chubby Chasers have taken down Davante Adams Family, after falling 130.6-113.92 in their last matchup. Chubby Chasers (4-4) will look to get another W against Big Dak Energy, while Davante Adams Family (5-3) take on Take Mahomes Tonight in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Chubby Chasers   Davante Adams Family

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chark Jr. overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 16.9 points against his 11.41-point projection. In a 29-15 win over the Jets, he caught 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Chark Jr. ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Chubby Chasers
Points
% of total points 99
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.1
20.66
27.4%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.9
11.41
17.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
14.3
10.57
14.4%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
11.5
7.83
11.6%
Davante Adams Family
Points
% of total points 93.58
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23
13
24.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
16.8%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
16.91
16%
4
George Kittle
TE
11.6
11.58
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Williams had a 43-yard catch for Chubby Chasers, who trailed 52.68-47.30 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Chubby Chasers, while Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 99.00-93.58 lead for Chubby Chasers.

Points By Position

  Chubby Chasers   Davante Adams Family

What If

Chubby Chasers would have beaten only one other team besides Davante Adams Family this week.
Davante Adams Family would have lost to nine other teams besides Chubby Chasers this week.
If they played Davante Adams Family every week, Chubby Chasers would be 2-6 this season.
Last week, Chubby Chasers would have been victorious over Davante Adams Family 121.46-89.54.
Chubby Chasers would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Davante Adams Family.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chubby Chasers, Davante Adams Family would be 3-3.
If Chubby Chasers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-55.
If they played every team every week, Davante Adams Family would be 54-34.

Coach Talk

Chubby Chasers
Listen Chubby Chasers, the good news is that we took this matchup by over five points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through seven weeks was 107.6. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Davante Adams Family
While it is that spooky time of the year, we'd like to see fewer tricks and more treats out of your fantasy squad, Davante Adams Family... 93.58 points was just a bit too ghoulish for our tastes.