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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Indrid Cold
7-1 156.75
96.37
 
VS
proj
aeneas1
105.51 5-3
97.3

Indrid Cold brush off projections, defeat aeneas1 in 156.75-105.51 rout

Indrid Cold showed up, rolling to a 156.75-105.51 win over aeneas1. aeneas1 earned a 9.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Indrid Cold after that. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes for 35.37 points, and Kenny Golladay, who caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.3 points). Deshaun Watson (26.65 points) and the New England Patriots defense (21) did everything they could for aeneas1 in the loss. Indrid Cold (7-1) will look to build on their success against Red Alice, while aeneas1 (5-3) will attempt to get back on track against AvengerRam.

Matchup Timeline

  Indrid Cold   aeneas1

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

Indrid Cold
Points
% of total points 156.75
1
Aaron Jones
RB
35.37
10.39
22.6%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
23.3
10.61
14.9%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.6
14.03
13.1%
4
Darren Fells
TE
17.8
2.6
11.4%
aeneas1
Points
% of total points 105.51
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.65
19.67
25.3%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
19.9%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
19.6
11.01
18.6%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
12.5
7.58
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Indrid Cold, while Mike Williams had a 43-yard catch to contribute to a 60.11-31.66 lead for Indrid Cold.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Indrid Cold owned a 121.38-105.51 lead. Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Indrid Cold, while Tyrell Williams had a 46-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for aeneas1 with a 46-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Indrid Cold, helping the team to a 156.75-105.51 lead.

Points By Position

  Indrid Cold   aeneas1

What If

Indrid Cold would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
aeneas1 would have lost to five other teams besides Indrid Cold this week.
Indrid Cold would be 6-2 if they played aeneas1 every week.
Indrid Cold would have topped aeneas1 69.35-64.17 had they played each other last week.
Indrid Cold would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as aeneas1.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Indrid Cold, aeneas1 would be 6-1.
If Indrid Cold had played every team in the league each week, they would be 74-30.
If they played every team every week, aeneas1 would be 62-42.

Coach Talk

Indrid Cold
Props to you, Indrid Cold. Assembling a lineup that won by more than 51 points this past week. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our hat to the GM of aeneas1, and continue pushing forward to a fantasy title.
aeneas1
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The seven starting offensive position players on aeneas1 (four WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively put up 318 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 8. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 801 yards and eight scores.