Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Fatback and Greens
6-2 158
122.05
 
VS
proj
Sooners
130.25 3-5
123.97

Fatback and Greens defy projections, earn win against Sooners in 158.00-130.25 rout

Fatback and Greens beat expectations, rolling to a 158.00-130.25 win over Sooners. Sooners earned a 14.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fatback and Greens after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 220 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the New England Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 310 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). Jared Goff (372 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Sooners in defeat. This marks the second time this season Fatback and Greens have gotten the best of Sooners, after winning 134.25-133.25 in their last matchup. Fatback and Greens improve to 6-2 on the season, while Sooners fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Fatback and Greens   Sooners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Kupp tallied 31.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.64-point projection and was much higher than his 15.38-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Fatback and Greens
Points
% of total points 158
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
31.5
12.64
19.9%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
28
16.95
17.7%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
26
23.17
16.5%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
23
19.43
14.6%
Sooners
Points
% of total points 130.25
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.5
19.54
20.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.5
17.98
19.6%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
21
12.91
16.1%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
14.25
17.47
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Fatback and Greens owned an 80.00-77.75 lead. Cooper Kupp had a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for Fatback and Greens, while Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Sooners with a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Fatback and Greens had a 144.00-124.25 lead. For Fatback and Greens, Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for Sooners with a 40-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Fatback and Greens to contribute to a 158.00-130.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fatback and Greens   Sooners

What If

Fatback and Greens would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Sooners would not have lost to any other team in the league besides Fatback and Greens this week.
If Fatback and Greens played Sooners every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Last week, Fatback and Greens would have defeated Sooners 104.25-83.5.
Fatback and Greens would be 6-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sooners.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fatback and Greens, Sooners would be 4-2.
If Fatback and Greens had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-10-1.
If they played every team every week, Sooners would be 36-20.

More from Yahoo Sports

Fatback and Greens
This one wasn't even close! Similar to Fatback and Greens, Yahoo's experts blow out the competition when it comes to fantasy advice. Be sure to read the latest installment of Weekly Rankings on Tuesday.
Sooners
Ouch, tough loss Sooners. Stop going with your gut and start listening to Yahoo's experts. Be sure to check out Pickups of the Week before hitting the waiver wire.