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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
u gonna eat that?
3-5 131
100.5
 
VS
proj
Stewies Pigskinners
101 3-5
83.51

u gonna eat that? smirk at expectations, knock off Stewies Pigskinners in 131-101 rout

Both teams brought their A game and beat projections, but it was u gonna eat that? who emerged victorious, rolling to a 131-101 win over Stewies Pigskinners. Stewies Pigskinners got out to a 9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all u gonna eat that? after that. They were led by Jared Goff (29 points) and the New England Patriots defense (22). Aaron Rodgers (33 points) and DK Metcalf (13) led the way for Stewies Pigskinners in the loss. u gonna eat that? (3-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against VABoyz, while Stewies Pigskinners (3-5) try to generate some positive momentum against Beckley Bombers.

Matchup Timeline

  u gonna eat that?   Stewies Pigskinners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Browns in Week 8, the Patriots defense scored 22 points to more-than-double their 9.63-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 310 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on u gonna eat that? this week. In Week 9, the Patriots will square off against the Ravens.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

u gonna eat that?
Points
% of total points 131
1
Jared Goff
QB
29
22.46
22.1%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
22
9.63
16.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19
16.66
14.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18
10.34
13.7%
Stewies Pigskinners
Points
% of total points 101
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33
22.98
32.7%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
13
7.3
12.9%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
13
12.69
12.9%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
10
9.71
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was u gonna eat that? who grabbed the lead, 99-58. For u gonna eat that?, Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass. Leonard Fournette made the highlight reel for Stewies Pigskinners with a 66-yard run.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Stewies Pigskinners, who trailed 131-101 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  u gonna eat that?   Stewies Pigskinners

What If

u gonna eat that? would have beaten six other teams besides Stewies Pigskinners this week.
Stewies Pigskinners would have lost to three other teams besides u gonna eat that? this week.
If they played Stewies Pigskinners every week, u gonna eat that? would be 5-3 this season.
Last week, Stewies Pigskinners would have topped u gonna eat that? 127-86.
u gonna eat that? would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Stewies Pigskinners.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as u gonna eat that?, Stewies Pigskinners would be 3-4.
If u gonna eat that? had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-36-2.
If they played every team every week, Stewies Pigskinners would be 30-40-2.

Coach Talk

u gonna eat that?
Heckuva job shrugging off that two-match winless skid, u gonna eat that?! Every fantasy team is hit with adversity at some point or another... keep on truckin' and remember that this season is far from over.
Stewies Pigskinners
It's entirely possible that Stewies Pigskinners might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With just five targets combined in Week 8, their two wide receivers apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.