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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Blitzburgh
5-3 124.78
104.09
 
VS
proj
OléOlé Bombarders
109.78 6-2
106.89

Blitzburgh defy predictions, knock off OléOlé Bombarders, 124.78-109.78

Blitzburgh showed up and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 124.78-109.78 win over OléOlé Bombarders. OléOlé Bombarders took a 23.10-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding showing from Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds). But Blitzburgh held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matthew Stafford (342 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and James Conner (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Blitzburgh (5-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Crhysboys, while OléOlé Bombarders (6-2) take on Sada's Gardeners in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Blitzburgh   OléOlé Bombarders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the eighth time this season, scoring 21 points against their 9.07-point projection. In a 27-13 win over the Browns, they allowed only 13 points, surrendered 310 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Patriots defense ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Blitzburgh
Points
% of total points 124.78
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.38
20.3
19.5%
2
James Conner
RB
21
14.58
16.8%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
16.8%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.6
14.13
10.9%
OléOlé Bombarders
Points
% of total points 109.78
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
16.87
21%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.3
10.95
14.8%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
14.3%
4
Chris Carson
RB
15
14.85
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Blitzburgh, while Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run for the team, who trailed 81.28-74.68 after the early round of games.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for OléOlé Bombarders.

Points By Position

  Blitzburgh   OléOlé Bombarders

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Blitzburgh scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite seven of their nine starters scoring higher than their projected points, OléOlé Bombarders lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Blitzburgh ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while OléOlé Bombarders ranked 3rd.
This defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for OléOlé Bombarders.
Despite the loss, Dalvin Cook put up 23.1 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Blitzburgh
Putting together a starting crew that won by 15 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our cap to the GM of OléOlé Bombarders, and continue on our way towards a fantasy championship.
OléOlé Bombarders
Hey, normally 109.78 points isn't too ghoulish of a showing, OléOlé Bombarders. The scariest issue this past week is that you went toe-to-toe against Blitzburgh and their spooky score of 124.78.