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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
5-3 171.6
138.05
 
VS
proj
Cocks
126.85 4-4
130.65

Vultures hand Cocks fourth consecutive loss in 171.60-126.85 rout

Vultures rolled to a 171.60-126.85 win to hand Cocks their fourth straight loss. Cocks pulled out to a 7.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Vultures after that. They were led by Latavius Murray (36.7 points) and Saquon Barkley (28.3). Aaron Rodgers (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and Jordan Howard (96 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Cocks in the loss. Vultures (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against SAWTOOTHS, while Cocks (4-4) match up against Negligent Discharges in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Cocks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fells overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 23.8 points against his 4.4-point projection. During a 27-24 win over the Raiders, he caught 6 passes for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns. Fells ranks #8 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Darren Fells

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 171.6
1
Latavius Murray
RB
36.7
15.16
21.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
28.3
21.74
16.5%
3
Darren Fells
TE
23.8
4.4
13.9%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
12.2%
Cocks
Points
% of total points 126.85
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
36.15
26.83
28.5%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
18.1
8.63
14.3%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.82
12.8%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
12.3
15.64
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass for Vultures, while Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal, helping Vultures to a 110.30-76.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Cocks, who trailed 171.60-126.85 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Cocks

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starting players on Vultures scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cocks had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Vultures put up more points than their season scoring average (158.96) while Cocks fell short of theirs (136.15).
Vultures scored more points than their projected total, while Cocks failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Vultures win, but they also easily covered the 7.4-point predicted margin of victory.
All four of the losses for Cocks have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (36.15 points) posted the highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Vultures
Hey, the key to football is uncovering the mismatches, right? With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our backfield recorded 122 more total yards than the RBs of Cocks (334 yards from scrimmage to 212), and we wound up doubling up them at the position (68.4 points to 31.2).
Cocks
Hey, we were just resting up for next week, right? The eight offensive position starters (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) on Cocks combined to record 347 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 8. Our opponent's skill players showed off how it's supposed to be done by logging 593 yards and five scores.