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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Liquor Wrecked’ Em
7-1 141.78
127.47
 
VS
proj
Darnold Town Road
75.82 1-7
105.34

Liquor Wrecked’ Em defeat Darnold Town Road for fourth straight win in 141.78-75.82 rout

Liquor Wrecked’ Em extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over Darnold Town Road, rolling to a 141.78-75.82 win. Liquor Wrecked’ Em got out to a 25.60-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook and never let it go. Ryan Tannehill (19.42 points) and Christian Kirk (13.8) led the way for Darnold Town Road in the loss. Liquor Wrecked’ Em improve to 7-1 on the season, while Darnold Town Road fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Liquor Wrecked’ Em   Darnold Town Road

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay scored 25.3 points against the Giants in Week 8 to nearly double his 13.23-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Liquor Wrecked’ Em this week. In Week 9, Golladay and the Lions will square off against the Raiders.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

Liquor Wrecked’ Em
Points
% of total points 141.78
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
25.6
18.85
18.1%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
25.3
13.23
17.8%
3
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.92
16.1%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
17.1
15.94
12.1%
Darnold Town Road
Points
% of total points 75.82
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.42
18.11
25.6%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
13.8
8.29
18.2%
3
Matt Prater
K
9
8.99
11.9%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
9
7.75
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Liquor Wrecked’ Em had a 120.28-72.42 lead. Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Liquor Wrecked’ Em, while Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Darnold Town Road with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Tyrell Williams had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Liquor Wrecked’ Em, helping the team to a 136.88-72.42 lead.

Points By Position

  Liquor Wrecked’ Em   Darnold Town Road

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Liquor Wrecked’ Em scored more points in this one (141.78) than their season average (133.37).
Liquor Wrecked’ Em are looking unstoppable, winning four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Liquor Wrecked’ Em are doing a better job of that, averaging 133.37 versus Darnold Town Road's 98.82.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Liquor Wrecked’ Em (7-1) have a better record than Darnold Town Road (1-7).
Even the computers think Liquor Wrecked’ Em have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (124.29) than Darnold Town Road (110.13).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Darnold Town Road has left more points on the bench this season (150.58) than Liquor Wrecked’ Em (127.64).
Once Liquor Wrecked’ Em put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Darnold Town Road (6 vs 0).
Liquor Wrecked’ Em should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Darnold Town Road (6 vs 1).
Liquor Wrecked’ Em have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Darnold Town Road (40 vs 29).
By position, Liquor Wrecked’ Em have outscored Darnold Town Road at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Liquor Wrecked’ Em don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 29 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Liquor Wrecked’ Em had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Darnold Town Road (1).
Don't worry Darnold Town Road, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Liquor Wrecked’ Em
Props to you, Liquor Wrecked’ Em. Nice work assembling a lineup that earned 141.78 points this past matchup. Let's keep this momentum going as we step into our Week 9 matchup.
Darnold Town Road
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The seven starting offensive skill players on Darnold Town Road (four WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record 269 yards and no touchdowns in Week 8. The skill players on Liquor Wrecked’ Em filled the statsheet by logging 644 yards and four scores.