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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Siemian Parks
5-3 80.36
116.87
 
VS
proj
The Spicy Floonz
73.88 2-5-1
99.62

Offensively challenged Siemian Parks top The Spicy Floonz, 80.36-73.88

Siemian Parks secured an 80.36-73.88 win over The Spicy Floonz in spite of ranking only 12th in the league in points scored for the week. Siemian Parks never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.80-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs. Chris Carson (90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Carson Wentz (172 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 35 Rush Yds) carried the flag for The Spicy Floonz in the loss. Siemian Parks have now won five consecutive games, improving to 5-3 on the season. The Spicy Floonz fall to 2-5-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Siemian Parks   The Spicy Floonz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (7 Rec, 143 Rec Yds) scored 15.8 points in a 19-9 win over the Redskins in Week 8. He just beat his 13.81-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Diggs ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Siemian Parks
Points
% of total points 80.36
1
Josh Allen
QB
17.26
19.37
21.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.8
13.81
19.7%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
10
9.71
12.4%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
8.7
12.19
10.8%
The Spicy Floonz
Points
% of total points 73.88
1
Chris Carson
RB
15
16.91
20.3%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
14.38
18.71
19.5%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
11.6
8.6
15.7%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
9
9.7
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Siemian Parks, contributing to a 57.16-54.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Siemian Parks   The Spicy Floonz

Game Notes

Siemian Parks got the W despite the fact that only two of their 10 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
The Spicy Floonz had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the season.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Siemian Parks ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while The Spicy Floonz ranked 14th.
The matchup's 6.48-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Siemian Parks. They won, but failed to cover the 17.25-point projected margin of victory.

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