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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Penetrators
7-1 106.16
92.4
 
VS
proj
Kush Gordon
81 6-2
90.67

Back-and-forth battle ends with Penetrators defeating Kush Gordon in 106.16-81.00 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Penetrators earned an easy victory over Kush Gordon, rolling to a 106.16-81.00 win. Kush Gordon pulled out to an early 11.60-point lead on Thursday. Penetrators came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by stellar efforts from Gardner Minshew II (23.96 points) and Kenny Golladay (22.3). Unphased, Kush Gordon got it going later that afternoon to take a 0.04-point lead behind Christian McCaffrey (23.5 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (5). But Penetrators came back again later that night, as Travis Kelce (12.3 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. Penetrators (7-1) will look to notch another win against Willy Wonka, while Kush Gordon (6-2) will meet Slap The Chef in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Penetrators   Kush Gordon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Golladay put up 22.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.63-point projection and was much higher than his 10.6-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

Penetrators
Points
% of total points 106.16
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
23.96
18.2
22.6%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
22.3
10.63
21%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
9.42
12.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
12.3
8.17
11.6%
Kush Gordon
Points
% of total points 81
1
Latavius Murray
RB
27.7
12.39
34.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.5
16.42
29%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
19.48
14.3%
4
Harrison Butker
K
6
8.28
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Gardner Minshew II had a 70-yard touchdown pass for Penetrators, while Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 66.66-41.90 lead for Penetrators.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Kush Gordon, helping the team to a 75.00-74.96 lead.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Penetrators, helping the team to an 87.26-81.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Penetrators   Kush Gordon

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Penetrators scored more in this one (106.16) than their season average (93.65).
Once Penetrators put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Kush Gordon (3 vs 1).
Penetrators have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Kush Gordon (1 vs 0).
Penetrators should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Kush Gordon (5 vs 4).
By position, Penetrators have outscored Kush Gordon at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Penetrators don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Penetrators had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Kush Gordon (1).
Don't worry Kush Gordon, 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

Penetrators
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Not only did we double up Kush Gordon at QB (23.96 points to 11.6), we also utterly dominated them at WR (28.2 to 5.2).
Kush Gordon
Unless Kush Gordon wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many looks" is definitely not an excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 18 times in Week 8. With just seven total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.