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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Josh's Team
2-6 102.06
82.16
 
VS
proj
The White Knucklers
65.2 3-5
83.41

Josh's Team top The White Knucklers in 102.06-65.20 rout

Despite similar records, The White Knucklers held a big season point advantage over Josh's Team coming into this one (844-664). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Josh's Team cruising to a 102.06-65.20 win. The White Knucklers jumped out to a 25.60-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive showing from Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds). But it was all Josh's Team after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 46 Rush Yds) and David Montgomery (135 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds). Josh's Team (2-6) will look to build on their success against Gridiron Gladiators, while The White Knucklers (3-5) will try to get some positive momentum against Mr big puff.

Matchup Timeline

  Josh's Team   The White Knucklers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Bears lost to the Chargers 17-16. In doing so, he put up 22.7 points to more-than-double his 10.43-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Josh's Team this week. Montgomery will go up against the Eagles in Week 9.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Josh's Team
Points
% of total points 102.06
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.76
22.49
27.2%
2
David Montgomery
RB
22.7
10.43
22.2%
3
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
13.06
19.8%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
15.7
8.27
15.4%
The White Knucklers
Points
% of total points 65.2
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.6
18.85
39.3%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
13
13.82
19.9%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.1
12.74
17%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
6
10.57
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
David Montgomery had a 55-yard run for Josh's Team, helping the team to a 65.30-54.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass for Josh's Team, contributing to a 102.06-54.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Josh's Team   The White Knucklers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Josh's Team scored more points in this one (102.06) than their season average (82.99).
Josh's Team don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than The White Knucklers (0 vs 1).
By position, Josh's Team have outscored The White Knucklers at QB this season.
The starters for Josh's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The White Knucklers (0).
There's not much good to say about The White Knucklers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Josh's Team
We do appreciate the confidence this past week, Josh's Team. It's a bold move to play not one, not two, but FOUR starters with zero points while still getting the win. We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the postseason and we're done.
The White Knucklers
Hey, it's possible that The White Knucklers might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With only 17 targets as a group this past week, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently spent most of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.