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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Comeback Kid
5-3 157.64
109.52
 
VS
proj
PrettyBOYPreeth
113.08 4-4
123.85

Comeback Kid defeat PrettyBOYPreeth in 157.64-113.08 rout

Comeback Kid stepped up, rolling to a 157.64-113.08 win over PrettyBOYPreeth, who fell short of projections. Comeback Kid got out to a 16.00-point lead on Thursday behind Dan Bailey and never let it go. Aaron Rodgers (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) did everything they could for PrettyBOYPreeth in defeat. Comeback Kid (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Suck My Ditka!, while PrettyBOYPreeth (4-4) attempt to get back in the win column against 30 for 30.

Matchup Timeline

  Comeback Kid   PrettyBOYPreeth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans (11 Rec, 198 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 41.2 points against the Titans in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 13.1-point projection and was much higher than his 16.27-point season scoring average. Evans ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 157.64
1
Mike Evans
WR
41.2
13.1
26.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
32.33
20.54
20.5%
3
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.47
10.1%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
13.35
16.5
8.5%
PrettyBOYPreeth
Points
% of total points 113.08
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.78
22.05
24.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.27
17.04
16.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15.57
19
13.8%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
12.5
12.27
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Comeback Kid to contribute to a 16.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for Comeback Kid, helping the team to a 128.00-34.56 lead.
Sunday Late
James White had a 59-yard catch for PrettyBOYPreeth, who trailed 145.82-78.30 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for PrettyBOYPreeth, who trailed 157.64-113.08 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Comeback Kid   PrettyBOYPreeth

What If

Comeback Kid would have beaten nine other teams besides PrettyBOYPreeth this week.
PrettyBOYPreeth would have lost to eight other teams besides Comeback Kid this week.
If Comeback Kid played PrettyBOYPreeth every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Last week, PrettyBOYPreeth would have gotten the win over Comeback Kid 164.23-131.78.
Comeback Kid would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PrettyBOYPreeth.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Comeback Kid, PrettyBOYPreeth would be 3-4.
If Comeback Kid had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-38.
If they played every team every week, PrettyBOYPreeth would be 31-57.

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