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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Michael Scott
7-1 180.03
133.18
 
VS
proj
Brian McDougall
171.03 3-5
154.51

Michael Scott come back to hand Brian McDougall third consecutive loss, 180.03-171.03

Michael Scott staged an impressive comeback for a 180.03-171.03 win to hand Brian McDougall their third straight loss. Despite trailing 171.03-99.20 heading into Sunday night, Michael Scott roared back behind Aaron Jones (41.6 points) and Aaron Rodgers (38.23). Kenny Golladay (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Saquon Barkley (64 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Brian McDougall in the loss. This marks the third time this season Michael Scott have taken down Brian McDougall, after winning 144.03-114.9 in their last matchup. Michael Scott (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Red Storm, while Brian McDougall (3-5) try to get back in the win column against Tyler's Tip-Top Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael Scott   Brian McDougall

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 41.6 points against his 14.73-point projection. During a 31-24 win over the Chiefs, he racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. Jones ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Michael Scott
Points
% of total points 180.03
1
Aaron Jones
RB
41.6
14.73
23.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
38.23
29.82
21.2%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
34.7
14.71
19.3%
4
Julio Jones
WR
25.2
15.45
14%
Brian McDougall
Points
% of total points 171.03
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
29.3
15.47
17.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
27.3
20.99
16%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
26.3
21.33
15.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
25.5
17.05
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Brian McDougall, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 145.53-99.20 lead for Brian McDougall.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers teamed up with Aaron Jones on multiple big plays for Michael Scott: a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass to contribute to a 180.03-171.03 lead for Michael Scott.

Points By Position

  Michael Scott   Brian McDougall

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Michael Scott exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points, Brian McDougall lost.
Michael Scott had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Brian McDougall.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup included the two highest scores of the week.
The 180.03 points scored by Michael Scott are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Michael Scott moves to (1-0) in upset games this year, while Brian McDougall falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Kenny Golladay recorded 29.3 points, the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

Michael Scott
Next week will feature two squads moving in opposite directions, as Michael Scott (7-1) enter Week 9 on a two-game winning streak, while their opposition (Red Storm, 3-5), have now lost two straight. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Drew Brees, Latavius Murray, Julio Jones, Austin Hooper, the Los Angeles Rams defense, and Alvin Kamara are off for Michael Scott and Jared Goff and Devonta Freeman are out for Red Storm. Over the last two weeks, Michael Scott have scored 173.97 points per game, while Red Storm have averaged only 120.07 per contest.
Brian McDougall
Week 9 will present us with an intriguing matchup between two of the top four teams in the league, as fourth-place Brian McDougall (3-5) takes on third-place Tyler's Tip-Top Team (5-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Michael Thomas, Todd Gurley II, the New Orleans Saints defense, and Robert Woods are off for Brian McDougall and Cooper Kupp and Greg Zuerlein are out for Tyler's Tip-Top Team.