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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Towns
5-3 136.9
92.52
 
VS
proj
tonglin8015
105.96 3-5
87.28

Towns beat expectations, knock off tonglin8015 in 136.90-105.96 rout

Both teams beat expectations, but Towns knocked off tonglin8015. Predicted to triumph by a score of 92.52-87.28, Towns rolled to a 136.90-105.96 victory over tonglin8015. Towns grabbed an 11.60-point lead on Thursday behind Kirk Cousins and never looked back. The New England Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 310 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Tom Brady (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did their part for tonglin8015 in the loss. Towns (5-3) will look to earn another W against Cardinalllll, while tonglin8015 (3-5) will match up against samurai champloo in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Towns   tonglin8015

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fells (6 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 17.8 points in a 27-24 win over the Raiders in Week 8. His scoring output crushed his 2.6-point projection and was much higher than his 9.13-point season scoring average. Fells ranks #8 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Darren Fells

Top Player Comparison

Towns
Points
% of total points 136.9
1
Aaron Jones
RB
34.6
12.53
25.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.5
16.42
17.2%
3
Darren Fells
TE
17.8
2.6
13%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13.9
8.97
10.2%
tonglin8015
Points
% of total points 105.96
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
19.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.77
17.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.3
10.95
15.4%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
15.6
7.22
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alex Erickson had a 52-yard catch for Towns, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal to contribute to a 44.20-12.40 lead for Towns.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Towns had an 89.30-61.76 lead. For Towns, Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for tonglin8015 with a 59-yard pass.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday night, but after the results were tallied, Towns had a 123.90-89.66 lead. For Towns, Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch. Travis Kelce made the highlight reel for tonglin8015 with a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for tonglin8015.

Points By Position

  Towns   tonglin8015

What If

Towns would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
tonglin8015 would have lost to just one other team besides Towns this week.
If they played tonglin8015 every week, Towns would be 6-2 this season.
Towns would have defeated tonglin8015 97.32-83.16 had they played each other last week.
Towns would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as tonglin8015.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Towns, tonglin8015 would be 3-4.
If Towns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-36.
If they played every team every week, tonglin8015 would be 55-49.

Next Week Preview

Towns
Next week will feature two squads heading in opposite directions, as Towns (5-3) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Cardinalllll, 2-6), have recorded four consecutive defeats. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Todd Gurley II, Wil Lutz, and A.J. Green are out for Cardinalllll and Drew Brees and Alex Erickson will get the week off for Towns. Looking at just the last two weeks, Towns have put up 117.11 points per game, while Cardinalllll have averaged just 96.93 per contest.
tonglin8015
Two teams with identical 3-5 records, ninth-place tonglin8015 will now have a date with 10th-place samurai champloo in Week 9. Each side has two bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Jared Goff and Calvin Ridley are off for tonglin8015 and the Los Angeles Rams defense and Alvin Kamara for samurai champloo.