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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
CAPT. ED
4-4 96
83.41
 
VS
proj
HowAboutCowboys
73 2-6
88.06

CAPT. ED beat predictions, defeat HowAboutCowboys, 96-73

CAPT. ED brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, coming out on top with a 96-73 win over HowAboutCowboys, who fell short of projections. CAPT. ED grabbed an early 16-point lead on Thursday. HowAboutCowboys came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Michael Thomas (17 points) and the Tennessee Titans defense (11). Unphased, CAPT. ED got it going later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (22 points) and Julian Edelman (19) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season CAPT. ED have taken down HowAboutCowboys, after winning 100-97 in their last matchup. CAPT. ED (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against NYG, while HowAboutCowboys (2-6) will try to right the ship against Crazy Dogs.

Matchup Timeline

  CAPT. ED   HowAboutCowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bailey overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 16 points against his 8.88-point projection. During a 19-9 win over the Redskins, he made all 4 of his FG attempts. Bailey ranks #10 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Dan Bailey

Top Player Comparison

CAPT. ED
Points
% of total points 96
1
Tom Brady
QB
22
22.78
22.9%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
19
9.87
19.8%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16
10.09
16.7%
4
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.88
16.7%
HowAboutCowboys
Points
% of total points 73
1
Michael Thomas
WR
17
12.9
23.3%
2
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
11
7.66
15.1%
3
Jacoby Brissett
QB
9
20.06
12.3%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
8
6.76
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for CAPT. ED, helping to stake the team to a 16-0 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady teamed up with James White for a 59-yard pass for CAPT. ED to contribute to a 74-66 lead for CAPT. ED.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for CAPT. ED on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  CAPT. ED   HowAboutCowboys

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on CAPT. ED scored higher than their point projections.
HowAboutCowboys had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
CAPT. ED put up more points than their season scoring average (88.88) while HowAboutCowboys fell short of theirs (83).
CAPT. ED scored more points than their projected total, while HowAboutCowboys fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 23-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

CAPT. ED
Hey, this sport is all about spotting the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar outing from Tom Brady, we doubled up HowAboutCowboys at the quarterback position this past week (22 points to 9). Brady went 20-for-36 for 259 yards and two TDs in a 27-13 win over the Browns.
HowAboutCowboys
Wow, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for HowAboutCowboys collectively logged only five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 9!