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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Brewmasters
7-1 125.5
119.68
 
VS
proj
Redlegs
109.75 3-5
144.59

Brewmasters climb into top spot, 125.50-109.75

Brewmasters climbed into first place in OklahomIraqis League AFC with a hard-fought victory over Redlegs, coming out on top with a 125.50-109.75 win. Brewmasters leapt out to a 28.10-point lead on Thursday behind Dalvin Cook, who racked up 171 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown, and never looked back. Christian McCaffrey (27.5 points) and Alex Erickson (15.7) were the leaders for Redlegs in the loss. Brewmasters (7-1) will look to get another win against War Pony, while Redlegs (3-5) face off against Mutinous Apes in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Brewmasters   Redlegs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golladay (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 28.3 points against the Giants in Week 8. His scoring output was 78.9% more than his 15.82-point projection and was much higher than his 14.48-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

Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 125.5
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
28.3
15.82
22.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.1
20.82
22.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
25.2
15.69
20.1%
4
John Brown
WR
10.4
14.02
8.3%
Redlegs
Points
% of total points 109.75
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.5
22.16
25.1%
2
Alex Erickson
WR
15.7
14.26
14.3%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
14.05
22.82
12.8%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
13.4
8.39
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Brewmasters had a 113.60-45.75 lead. For Brewmasters, Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Alex Erickson had a 52-yard catch for Redlegs, while Philip Rivers had a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Redlegs, who trailed 122.60-91.85 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Brewmasters   Redlegs

What If

Brewmasters would have beaten only three other teams besides Redlegs this week.
Redlegs would have lost to 10 other teams besides Brewmasters this week.
If they played Redlegs every week, Brewmasters would be 7-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Redlegs would have topped Brewmasters 127.2-119.35.
Brewmasters would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Redlegs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brewmasters, Redlegs would be 5-2.
If Brewmasters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 68-36.
If they played every team every week, Redlegs would be 41-63.

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