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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Finkle & Einhorn
5-3 138.7
126.55
 
VS
proj
yard crew
95.3 1-7
64.24

Finkle & Einhorn hand yard crew seventh consecutive loss in 138.70-95.30 rout

Finkle & Einhorn rolled to a 138.70-95.30 win to hand yard crew their seventh straight loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Finkle & Einhorn earned a 32.35-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (19 points) and Jordan Hicks (11.25). Tevin Coleman (38.3 points) and David Montgomery (23.7) carried the flag for yard crew in defeat. Finkle & Einhorn (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against FriendsOfDonCherry, while yard crew (1-7) will seek to get some positive momentum against The Apes.

Matchup Timeline

  Finkle & Einhorn   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Collins Sr. (13 Tackles, 1.5 Sack) scored 17.5 points in a 27-13 win over the Browns in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.74-point projection and was much higher than his 11.5-point season scoring average. Collins Sr. ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Jamie Collins Sr.

Top Player Comparison

Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 138.7
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.55
12.41
14.8%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
19
9.62
13.7%
3
Jamie Collins Sr.
LB
17.5
7.74
12.6%
4
Jordan Hicks
LB
11.25
8.13
8.1%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 95.3
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
38.3
9.07
40.2%
2
David Montgomery
RB
23.7
9.92
24.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.65
15.06
16.4%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
7.3
9.13
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Finkle & Einhorn who took the lead, 66.70-34.35. For Finkle & Einhorn, Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass. David Montgomery made the highlight reel for yard crew with a 55-yard run.
Sunday Late
Tevin Coleman had a 48-yard touchdown run for yard crew, who trailed 117.15-89.30 after the late games.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Finkle & Einhorn on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Finkle & Einhorn   yard crew
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Finkle & Einhorn
Finkle & Einhorn may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (125.97 ppg), propelling Finkle & Einhorn to No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1988 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 279 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Allen Robinson II
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 526 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jamie Collins Sr.
Best Acquisition
44 Tackles, 6 Sacks, 3 Ints
yard crew
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 85.59, yard crew are No. 17 in the Standings and find themselves running out of time.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
2123 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs, 163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
60 Rec, 617 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Finkle & Einhorn would have beaten 10 other teams besides yard crew this week.
yard crew would have lost to 14 other teams besides Finkle & Einhorn this week.
If Finkle & Einhorn played yard crew every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Finkle & Einhorn would have been victorious over yard crew 131.51-85.76 had they played each other last week.
Finkle & Einhorn would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yard crew.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Finkle & Einhorn, yard crew would be 1-6.
If Finkle & Einhorn had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-65.
If they played every team every week, yard crew would be 16-120.