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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Lambeau Leapers
7-1 190.5
171.16
 
VS
proj
The Alibi Room
127.6 2-6
161.35

Lambeau Leapers beat The Alibi Room for seventh straight win in 190.5-127.6 rout

Lambeau Leapers extended their win streak to seven games with a convincing victory over The Alibi Room, rolling to a 190.5-127.6 win. Lambeau Leapers nabbed an 8.9-point lead on Thursday behind Terry McLaurin and never looked back. The Los Angeles Rams defense (23 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21.9) did everything they could for The Alibi Room in the loss. This marks the second time this season Lambeau Leapers have taken down The Alibi Room, after winning 200.75-129.65 in their last matchup. Lambeau Leapers (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Heavy Pettine, while The Alibi Room (2-6) will try to get back in the win column against Baby Chark doo doo!.

Matchup Timeline

  Lambeau Leapers   The Alibi Room

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans caught 11 passes for 198 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Buccaneers lost to the Titans 27-23. In doing so, he put up 44.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. In Week 9, Evans and the Buccaneers will go up against the Seahawks.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Lambeau Leapers
Points
% of total points 190.5
1
Mike Evans
WR
44.8
16.15
23.5%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
32
14.27
16.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
22.3
13.1%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
17.9
28.52
9.4%
The Alibi Room
Points
% of total points 127.6
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
17.52
18%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.9
20.6
17.2%
3
Sony Michel
RB
14.8
17.11
11.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
14.8
19.99
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for Lambeau Leapers, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 118.0-57.5 lead for Lambeau Leapers.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Alibi Room, who trailed 190.5-116.7 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Lambeau Leapers   The Alibi Room

StatSmack

Lambeau Leapers are looking unstoppable, winning seven in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Alibi Room need some help then, averaging just 144.74 versus Lambeau Leapers's 190.21.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Lambeau Leapers (7-1) have a better record than The Alibi Room (2-6).
Even the machines think Lambeau Leapers have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (176.93) than The Alibi Room (157.57).
You can't win if you don't play. The Alibi Room has left more points on the bench this season (414.15) than Lambeau Leapers (371.3).
Lambeau Leapers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Alibi Room (4 vs 0).
Lambeau Leapers are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Alibi Room (1 vs 0).
Lambeau Leapers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than The Alibi Room (6 vs 3).
Lambeau Leapers have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Alibi Room (43 vs 32).
By position, Lambeau Leapers have outscored The Alibi Room at QB, RB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Lambeau Leapers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 39 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Lambeau Leapers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Alibi Room (1).
There's not much good to say about The Alibi Room this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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