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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Russ's Miracle Water
6-2 149.38
103.47
 
VS
proj
The Corporate Clowns
91.4 2-6
104.84

Russ's Miracle Water outperform predictions, knock off The Corporate Clowns in 149.38-91.40 rout

Russ's Miracle Water showed up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 149.38-91.40 win over The Corporate Clowns, who fell short of projections. The Corporate Clowns pulled out to a 17.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Russ's Miracle Water after that. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes for 38.1 points, and Matthew Stafford, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns (24.38 points). Mike Evans (11 Rec, 198 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 Pts Allowed, 230 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) did everything they could for The Corporate Clowns in the loss. Russ's Miracle Water (6-2) will look to build on their success against The Air Raid, while The Corporate Clowns (2-6) will face Smokin' Jays in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Russ's Miracle Water   The Corporate Clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 226 yards from scrimmage and catching 2 touchdown passes against the Chiefs, Jones put up 38.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.89-point projection and was much higher than his 20.39-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Russ's Miracle Water
Points
% of total points 149.38
1
Aaron Jones
RB
38.1
13.89
25.5%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.38
20.3
16.3%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.06
14.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.4
16.76
11%
The Corporate Clowns
Points
% of total points 91.4
1
Mike Evans
WR
37.3
13.17
40.8%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
9.42
14.2%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
19.47
12.7%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
9
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, The Corporate Clowns emerged with a 78.40-70.38 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Russ's Miracle Water, while Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Mike Evans had a 46-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for The Corporate Clowns, while Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Russ's Miracle Water to contribute to a 149.38-78.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Russ's Miracle Water   The Corporate Clowns

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Russ's Miracle Water scored more points in this matchup (149.38) than their season average (120.49).
We heard scoring helps you win. Russ's Miracle Water are doing a better job of that, averaging 120.49 versus The Corporate Clowns's 94.76.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Russ's Miracle Water (6-2) have a better record than The Corporate Clowns (2-6).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. The Corporate Clowns has left more points on the bench this season (355.52) than Russ's Miracle Water (318.36).
Russ's Miracle Water don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Corporate Clowns (4 vs 2).
Russ's Miracle Water are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Corporate Clowns (1 vs 0).
Russ's Miracle Water should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than The Corporate Clowns (4 vs 1).
Russ's Miracle Water have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than The Corporate Clowns (35 vs 29).
The Corporate Clowns have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Russ's Miracle Water (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Russ's Miracle Water have outscored The Corporate Clowns at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Russ's Miracle Water has a higher average scoring margin (12) than The Corporate Clowns this season (-16).
The starters for Russ's Miracle Water had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Corporate Clowns (3).
Hey The Corporate Clowns, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Russ's Miracle Water
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to stout numbers out of our ball-carriers, our crew definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly outscored The Corporate Clowns at the running back spot (48.5 points to 9.1). Aaron Jones had 226 total yards and two TDs, while Melvin Gordon III logged 34 yards.
The Corporate Clowns
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for The Corporate Clowns collectively recorded only three catches on five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 9!