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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Hard Knockers
5-3 151.35
162.94
 
VS
proj
Ohhh SnAp!
92.7 1-7
98.23

Hard Knockers hand Ohhh SnAp! third straight loss, 151.35-92.70

Hard Knockers earned a 151.35-92.70 win to hand Ohhh SnAp! their third consecutive loss. Hard Knockers never trailed in this one after taking a 19.50-point lead on Thursday behind the Minnesota Vikings defense (12 points) and Case Keenum (4.5). Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (15 Pts Allowed, 213 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) led the charge for Ohhh SnAp! in the loss. Hard Knockers (5-3) will look to add to their success against Team Mama Drama, while Ohhh SnAp! (1-7) will meet Dalton's Crew in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Knockers   Ohhh SnAp!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Flowers (4 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 9.5 points in a 31-26 win over the Giants in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.62-point projection and was much higher than his 3.81-point season scoring average. Flowers ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Trey Flowers

Top Player Comparison

Hard Knockers
Points
% of total points 151.35
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24.5
16.42
16.2%
2
Mason Rudolph
QB
23.55
21.5
15.6%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
19.5
10.61
12.9%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
12.73
7.9%
Ohhh SnAp!
Points
% of total points 92.7
1
Michael Thomas
WR
17.3
13.75
18.7%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
16.2%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.9
13.36
12.8%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
9.8
6.56
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal for Hard Knockers, contributing to a 76.10-73.40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Hard Knockers to contribute to a 127.80-92.70 lead for the team.
Monday
Mason Rudolph had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Hard Knockers during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Hard Knockers   Ohhh SnAp!

Game Notes

Hard Knockers won even though only six of their 16 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Ohhh SnAp! had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Hard Knockers had one starter score zero points, while Ohhh SnAp! had five.
Christian McCaffrey, Mason Rudolph, and Julian Edelman all scored more points than Michael Thomas, the leading scorer for Ohhh SnAp!.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This victory snaps a streak of two straight defeats for Hard Knockers.
Hard Knockers managed to get the win, but did not cover the 64.71-point projected margin of victory.

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