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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dee's Wonderful Team
5-3 96.78
109.95
 
VS
proj
DJ Moore Cowbell
75.44 4-4
129.99

Dee's Wonderful Team find way to top DJ Moore Cowbell 96.78-75.44

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but Dee's Wonderful Team did enough to knock off DJ Moore Cowbell. Predicted to lose 129.99-109.95, Dee's Wonderful Team earned a 96.78-75.44 win over DJ Moore Cowbell. DJ Moore Cowbell leapt out to a 39.34-point lead on Thursday behind impressive performances from Matt Ryan, who passed for 281 yards and ran for 27 yards and a touchdown for 18.94 points, and Mike Davis, who racked up 77 yards from scrimmage (8.2 points). But Dee's Wonderful Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Robert Woods (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derrick Henry (112 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Dee's Wonderful Team improve to 5-3 on the season, while DJ Moore Cowbell fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Dee's Wonderful Team   DJ Moore Cowbell

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 24.9 points against his 11.63-point projection. During a 28-17 loss to the Dolphins, he caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. Woods ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Dee's Wonderful Team
Points
% of total points 96.78
1
Robert Woods
WR
24.9
11.63
25.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
17.63
17.8%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
14.28
18.01
14.8%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
10
9.33
10.3%
DJ Moore Cowbell
Points
% of total points 75.44
1
Matt Ryan
QB
18.94
18.08
25.1%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
10.4
13.9
13.8%
3
Mike Davis
RB
8.2
15.4
10.9%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
7.7
10.71
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for DJ Moore Cowbell to contribute to a 39.34-0.00 lead for DJ Moore Cowbell.

Points By Position

  Dee's Wonderful Team   DJ Moore Cowbell

Game Notes

Dee's Wonderful Team got the win despite the fact that only three of their 10 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
DJ Moore Cowbell had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Dee's Wonderful Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while DJ Moore Cowbell ranked 10th.
The matchup's 21.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In upset games this season, Dee's Wonderful Team moves to (1-1), while DJ Moore Cowbell falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Matt Ryan (18.94 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Dee's Wonderful Team
Listen Dee's Wonderful Team, the good news is that we won this matchup by over 21 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this, as our scoring average through seven weeks was 115.21. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
DJ Moore Cowbell
DJ Moore Cowbell may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a grand total of 21 targets in Week 8. With just 11 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.