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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Dirty Hippies
5-3 168.08
159.54
 
VS
proj
Wolf of Wall Street
155.68 5-3
143.87

The Dirty Hippies defeat Wolf of Wall Street for third straight win, 168.08-155.68

The Dirty Hippies extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Wolf of Wall Street, earning a 168.08-155.68 win. The Dirty Hippies grabbed a 52.40-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds) and Stefon Diggs (24.3) and never looked back. Aaron Jones (67 Rush Yds, 159 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) were the leading scorers for Wolf of Wall Street in the loss. The Dirty Hippies (5-3) will look to add to their success against Thunder, while Wolf of Wall Street (5-3) match up against Big Smoke's Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dirty Hippies   Wolf of Wall Street

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Golladay scored 37.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.1-point projection and was much higher than his 16.85-point season scoring average. Golladay ranks #52 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

The Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 168.08
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
37.3
16.1
22.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.1
21.15
16.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
24.3
17.19
14.5%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
19.68
29.41
11.7%
Wolf of Wall Street
Points
% of total points 155.68
1
Aaron Jones
RB
50.6
15.28
32.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.9
20.43
17.3%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
16.38
23.21
10.5%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
11.5
9.78
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was The Dirty Hippies who grabbed the lead, 149.48-67.98. For The Dirty Hippies, Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Wolf of Wall Street with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Wolf of Wall Street, who trailed 168.08-155.68 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  The Dirty Hippies   Wolf of Wall Street

What If

The Dirty Hippies would have beaten six other teams besides Wolf of Wall Street this week.
Wolf of Wall Street would have lost to three other teams besides The Dirty Hippies this week.
If they played Wolf of Wall Street every week, The Dirty Hippies would be 5-3 this season.
Had they played each other last week, The Dirty Hippies would have been victorious over Wolf of Wall Street 152.84-118.14.
The Dirty Hippies would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wolf of Wall Street.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dirty Hippies, Wolf of Wall Street would be 4-3.
If The Dirty Hippies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-26.
If they played every team every week, Wolf of Wall Street would be 42-30.

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