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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
What?!
6-2 85.75
78.33
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
76.75 0-8
92.02

Offensively challenged What?! defeat Lazy Laughing Lizard, 85.75-76.75

While they ranked only seventh in the league in points scored for the week, What?! secured an 85.75-76.75 win over Lazy Laughing Lizard. What?! leapt out to a 26.00-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar showing from Dalvin Cook and never looked back. Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 Pts Allowed, 230 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) did their part for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. This marks the second time this season What?! have beaten Lazy Laughing Lizard, after winning 131.25-125 in their last matchup. What?! improve to 6-2 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 0-8.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay scored 24.5 points in a 31-26 win over the Giants to more-than-double his 11.84-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on What?! this week. Golladay will face the Raiders in Week 9.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 85.75
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
19.91
30.3%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
24.5
11.84
28.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
19.5
12.31
22.7%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
7.25
14.24
8.5%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 76.75
1
Michael Thomas
WR
20
15.57
26.1%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18.5
16.84
24.1%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
13.25
18.32
17.3%
4
George Kittle
TE
10.5
10.11
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for What?! to contribute to a 78.50-43.75 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 21-yard touchdown pass for What?!, contributing to an 85.75-58.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

What If

What?! would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Lazy Laughing Lizard this week.
Lazy Laughing Lizard would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Lazy Laughing Lizard every week, What?! would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, What?! would have topped Lazy Laughing Lizard 88.75-76.5.
What?! would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lazy Laughing Lizard.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as What?!, Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 3-3.
If What?! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-28.
If they played every team every week, Lazy Laughing Lizard would be 17-39.

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