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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
4X Champion
6-2 148.72
123.08
 
VS
proj
RedZone
125.46 3-5
112.38

4X Champion outperform projections, defeat RedZone in 148.72-125.46 rout

Both teams brought their A game, but it was 4X Champion who came out on top, cruising to a 148.72-125.46 win over RedZone. The matchup was over before it really even started, as 4X Champion leapt out to a 73.02-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Cooper Kupp and David Montgomery. Kupp caught 7 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown for 28 points, while Montgomery racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20.7 points). Aaron Jones (67 Rush Yds, 159 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tom Brady (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for RedZone in the loss. 4X Champion (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Bad JuJu, while RedZone (3-5) will try to get back on track against 4th and Drunk.

Matchup Timeline

  4X Champion   RedZone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles and against the Bills, Cox put up 9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 2.15-point projection and was much higher than his 3.13-point season scoring average. Cox ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Bears next week.
Fletcher Cox

Top Player Comparison

4X Champion
Points
% of total points 148.72
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
28
11.75
18.8%
2
David Montgomery
RB
20.7
9.41
13.9%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.42
18.11
13.1%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
16.3
13.75
11%
RedZone
Points
% of total points 125.46
1
Aaron Jones
RB
34.6
12.53
27.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.77
14.6%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
13.3
7.98
10.6%
4
T.J. Watt
LB
13
5.74
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for 4X Champion, while David Montgomery had a 55-yard run, helping 4X Champion to a 115.62-42.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for RedZone, who trailed 144.72-73.36 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for RedZone, who trailed 148.72-112.46 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  4X Champion   RedZone

What If

4X Champion would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
RedZone would have lost to four other teams besides 4X Champion this week.
If they played RedZone every week, 4X Champion would be 7-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, 4X Champion would have topped RedZone 133.46-112.92.
4X Champion would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as RedZone.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 4X Champion, RedZone would be 3-4.
If 4X Champion had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-21.
If they played every team every week, RedZone would be 46-42.

Coach Talk

4X Champion
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to stellar showings by Cooper Kupp and Michael Thomas, our team really took that to heart this past week. We doubled up RedZone at wide receiver (44.3 points to 17.8). Kupp had 220 receiving yards while Thomas logged 112 yards.
RedZone
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 14 times in Week 8. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group managed just eight catches.