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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kent's Fabulous Team
3-5 134.53
119.77
 
VS
proj
Vikings To The S.B.
80.6 4-4
120.9

Kent's Fabulous Team defy predictions, knock off Vikings To The S.B. in 134.53-80.60 rout

Kent's Fabulous Team beat expectations, cruising to a 134.53-80.60 win over Vikings To The S.B., who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Kent's Fabulous Team took a 95.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Michael Thomas and Jared Goff. Thomas caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for 24.55 points, while Goff passed for 372 yards and 2 touchdowns (22.88 points). Travis Kelce (15.3 points) and Josh Jacobs (9.6) did their part for Vikings To The S.B. in defeat. Kent's Fabulous Team (3-5) will look to add to their success against Bell Cows, while Vikings To The S.B. (4-4) try to get back in the win column against Nematodes.

Matchup Timeline

  Kent's Fabulous Team   Vikings To The S.B.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 14 points against his 8.75-point projection. In a 31-24 win over the Chiefs, he made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks. Smith ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Za'Darius Smith

Top Player Comparison

Kent's Fabulous Team
Points
% of total points 134.53
1
Michael Thomas
WR
24.55
19.82
18.2%
2
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.18
17%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
17.5
11.43
13%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
14.5
15.54
10.8%
Vikings To The S.B.
Points
% of total points 80.6
1
Travis Kelce
TE
15.3
11.76
19%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
9.6
12.7
11.9%
3
Zach Cunningham
LB
9.5
6.97
11.8%
4
Joe Schobert
LB
9.5
8.42
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Kent's Fabulous Team, while Alex Erickson had a 52-yard catch, contributing to a 120.53-24.65 lead for Kent's Fabulous Team.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Vikings To The S.B., who trailed 134.53-80.60 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Kent's Fabulous Team   Vikings To The S.B.

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Kent's Fabulous Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 129 versus Vikings To The S.B.'s 121.61.
Kent's Fabulous Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Vikings To The S.B. (3 vs 1).
Kent's Fabulous Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Vikings To The S.B. (4 vs 2).
By position, Kent's Fabulous Team have outscored Vikings To The S.B. at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Kent's Fabulous Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Vikings To The S.B. (1).
Kent's Fabulous Team came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Vikings To The S.B. (1).
Hey Vikings To The S.B., want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Kent's Fabulous Team
Kent's Fabulous Team (3-5) will take on Bell Cows (6-2) in Week 9. Kent's Fabulous Team might need to shuffle the deck some with Michael Thomas, Jared Goff, Austin Hooper, and Alex Erickson out on bye in Week 9. Bell Cows will be without Tyler Boyd. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Kent's Fabulous Team have put up 116.17 points per game over the last three weeks, while Bell Cows have averaged 117.96 per contest over that same period.
Vikings To The S.B.
On the docket for Week 9, ninth-place Vikings To The S.B. (4-4) are due to square off against 12th-place Nematodes (3-5). Vikings To The S.B. may have to rearrange the deck a bit with Drew Brees, Matt Bryant, Robert Woods, and Teddy Bridgewater out on bye in Week 9. Nematodes won't have John Ross III.