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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers
5-3 127.76
138.98
 
VS
proj
Thunder
113.4 1-7
150.24

Offensively challenged Fuzzy Bunny Slippers come back to defeat Thunder, 127.76-113.40

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Fuzzy Bunny Slippers were lucky to earn a win against a team that performed even worse, coming from behind to earn a 127.76-113.40 win over Thunder. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers trailed 113.40-101.46 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 5 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for 26.3 points. Christian McCaffrey (36.5 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (16) did their part for Thunder in defeat. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (5-3) will look to build on their success against Beetles mom, while Thunder (1-7) will try to right the ship against The Dirty Hippies.

Matchup Timeline

  Fuzzy Bunny Slippers   Thunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Dolphins in Week 8, Smith-Schuster caught 5 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 26.3 points and scored 56.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fuzzy Bunny Slippers this week. Next week, Smith-Schuster will face the Colts.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Fuzzy Bunny Slippers
Points
% of total points 127.76
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
26.3
16.8
20.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
21.26
22.18
16.6%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15.8
15.86
12.4%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
13
12.36
10.2%
Thunder
Points
% of total points 113.4
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.5
22.42
32.2%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
16
16.59
14.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
12.3
15.88
10.8%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
24.19
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers to contribute to a 79.66-39.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Thunder, contributing to a 106.40-95.46 lead for the team.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Fuzzy Bunny Slippers   Thunder

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Fuzzy Bunny Slippers scored fewer points in this one (127.76) than their season average of 147.38.
Thunder would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost five in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (5-3) have a better record than Thunder (1-7).
Thunder are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (4 vs 1).
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Thunder (1).
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Thunder (1 vs 0).
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Thunder (4 vs 3).
Thunder have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Fuzzy Bunny Slippers (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fuzzy Bunny Slippers have outscored Thunder at WR and K this season.
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Thunder (1).
Don't worry Thunder, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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