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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SAWTOOTHS
6-2 167.35
149.8
 
VS
proj
Rebel Alliance
145 6-2
157.51

Back-and-forth battle ends with SAWTOOTHS coming back to top Rebel Alliance in 167.35-145.00 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, SAWTOOTHS earned an easy victory over Rebel Alliance, rolling to a 167.35-145.00 win. Rebel Alliance nabbed an early 16.00-point lead on Thursday. SAWTOOTHS came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (24.95 points) and Jarvis Landry (11.5). Unphased, Rebel Alliance rallied later that night to take a 1.65-point lead behind Tyreek Hill (14.1 points). But SAWTOOTHS came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as James Conner (24 points) put them back on top once and for all. SAWTOOTHS (6-2) will look to rack up another W against Vultures, while Rebel Alliance (6-2) will take on Doughboys in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  SAWTOOTHS   Rebel Alliance

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 42.8 points against his 15.66-point projection. In a 27-23 loss to the Titans, he caught 11 passes for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns. Evans ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

SAWTOOTHS
Points
% of total points 167.35
1
Mike Evans
WR
42.8
15.66
25.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.95
26.17
14.9%
3
James Conner
RB
24
17.7
14.3%
4
Golden Tate
WR
16.5
14.2
9.9%
Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 145
1
Michael Thomas
WR
27.3
21.84
18.8%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
21.5
30.18
14.8%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.6
17.75
14.2%
4
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.88
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Rebel Alliance, helping to stake Rebel Alliance to a 16.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Rebel Alliance owned a 117.50-86.50 lead. For SAWTOOTHS, Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch. Leonard Fournette made the highlight reel for Rebel Alliance with a 66-yard run.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for SAWTOOTHS, helping the team to a 136.35-130.90 lead.

Points By Position

  SAWTOOTHS   Rebel Alliance

StatSmack

SAWTOOTHS must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (167.35) than their season average (144.41).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Rebel Alliance has left more points on the bench this season (322.8) than SAWTOOTHS (189.85).
In dire times, at least SAWTOOTHS keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Rebel Alliance (1 vs 2).
Rebel Alliance have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than SAWTOOTHS (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, SAWTOOTHS have outscored Rebel Alliance at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for SAWTOOTHS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Rebel Alliance (2).
Hey Rebel Alliance, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

SAWTOOTHS
Props to you, SAWTOOTHS. Good work deploying a team that blew the competition out by over 22 points in Week 8. We should keep this momentum going as we head into our Week 9 matchup.
Rebel Alliance
Well, usually 145 points isn't too ghoulish of a showing, Rebel Alliance. The unfortunate issue this past week was the fact that SAWTOOTHS went full-on Grim Reaper against your team with a score of 167.35.