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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Cedric's TPSer's
8-0 171
152.43
 
VS
proj
Cowboy Chip
70 3-5
90.44

Cedric's TPSer's beat Cowboy Chip for second time in 171-70 rout

Cedric's TPSer's took down Cowboy Chip for the second time this season to stay perfect, rolling to a 171-70 win. Cowboy Chip earned a 9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cedric's TPSer's after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 46 yards for 47 points, and Aaron Jones, who racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes (40 points). Christian McCaffrey (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and George Kittle (6 Rec, 86 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Cowboy Chip in the loss. Cedric's TPSer's (8-0) will look to rack up another W against Aida Wildcats, while Cowboy Chip (3-5) match up against Caribbean Bombers in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cedric's TPSer's   Cowboy Chip

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 226 yards from scrimmage and catching 2 touchdown passes against the Chiefs, Jones scored 40 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.52-point projection and was much higher than his 21.75-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Cedric's TPSer's
Points
% of total points 171
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
47
41.49
27.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
40
14.52
23.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
19.63
12.3%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
17
17.65
9.9%
Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 70
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26
21.45
37.1%
2
George Kittle
TE
14
13.16
20%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
11
15.51
15.7%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
9
14.89
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Cedric's TPSer's emerged with a 131-66 lead. For Cedric's TPSer's, Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for Cowboy Chip with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Cedric's TPSer's to contribute to a 171-70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cedric's TPSer's   Cowboy Chip

Game Notes

Cedric's TPSer's got the victory even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Cowboy Chip had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Cowboy Chip even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Cedric's TPSer's put up more points than their season scoring average (157.5) while Cowboy Chip fell short of theirs (129.25).
Cedric's TPSer's recorded more points than their projected total, while Cowboy Chip fell short of their projection.
This matchup showcased both the league's highest (171) and league's lowest (70) scores of the week.
The matchup's 101-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cedric's TPSer's win, but they also covered the 61.99-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Cedric's TPSer's moves to (6-0), while Cowboy Chip falls to (2-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Christian McCaffrey (26 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Cedric's TPSer's
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Cowboy Chip at the wide receiver position (44 points to 11).
Cowboy Chip
There's a decent chance that Cowboy Chip might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just seven total targets in Week 8, their three wide receivers apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.