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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Negligent Discharges
2-6 159.75
133.63
 
VS
proj
War Pony
137.15 5-3
145.03

Back-and-forth battle ends with Negligent Discharges coming back to knock off War Pony in 159.75-137.15 rout

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Negligent Discharges earned an easy victory over War Pony, cruising to a 159.75-137.15 win. War Pony pulled out to an early 9.75-point lead on Thursday. Negligent Discharges came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by impressive performances from DJ Chark Jr. (19.9 points) and Royce Freeman (11.5). Not to be deterred, War Pony pulled it together later that night to take a 21.25-point lead behind Aaron Jones (41.6 points) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (1.4). But Negligent Discharges came back again on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Mason Rudolph (22.55 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (21.3) put them back on top once and for all. Negligent Discharges (2-6) will look to build on their success against Cocks, while War Pony (5-3) will attempt to right the ship against Brewmasters.

Matchup Timeline

  Negligent Discharges   War Pony

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 118 yards from scrimmage and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Panthers, Coleman registered 37.8 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.82-point projection and was much higher than his 10.41-point season scoring average. Coleman ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tevin Coleman

Top Player Comparison

Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 159.75
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
37.8
10.82
23.7%
2
Mason Rudolph
QB
22.55
21.5
14.1%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.3
16.8
13.3%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
19.9
13.86
12.5%
War Pony
Points
% of total points 137.15
1
Aaron Jones
RB
41.6
15.28
30.3%
2
Tyrell Williams
WR
18.1
11.38
13.2%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
18.98
10.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
14.45
25.56
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Negligent Discharges boasted a 115.90-94.15 lead. For Negligent Discharges, Tevin Coleman had a 48-yard touchdown run. Tyrell Williams made the highlight reel for War Pony with a 46-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for War Pony to contribute to a 137.15-115.90 lead for the team.
Monday
Mason Rudolph teamed up with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 26-yard touchdown pass for Negligent Discharges. Rudolph also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping propel Negligent Discharges to the win.

Points By Position

  Negligent Discharges   War Pony

What If

Negligent Discharges would have beaten nine other teams besides War Pony this week.
War Pony would have lost to six other teams besides Negligent Discharges this week.
Negligent Discharges would be 1-7 if they played War Pony every week.
War Pony would have defeated Negligent Discharges 160.4-106.35 had they played each other last week.
Negligent Discharges would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as War Pony.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Negligent Discharges, War Pony would be 5-2.
If Negligent Discharges had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-77.
If they played every team every week, War Pony would be 66-38.

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