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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Grand Ramblin' Wreck
6-2 95.66
118.39
 
VS
proj
Tachov Argonauts
61.54 2-6
87.39

Grand Ramblin' Wreck top Tachov Argonauts for third straight win, 95.66-61.54

Grand Ramblin' Wreck extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Tachov Argonauts, emerging victorious with a 95.66-61.54 win. Grand Ramblin' Wreck nabbed a 20.10-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Julio Jones (17.2 points) and Hayden Hurst (7.9). Tachov Argonauts came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (22.54 points) and Cooper Kupp (16.5). Not to be deterred, Grand Ramblin' Wreck rallied later that night, as Ezekiel Elliott (7.8 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. Grand Ramblin' Wreck (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Business is boomin, while Tachov Argonauts (2-6) face off against Krasna Lipa Patriots in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Grand Ramblin' Wreck   Tachov Argonauts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hurst scored right around his 8.46-point projection with 7.9 points against the Panthers in Week 8. He caught 5 passes for 54 yards in the 25-17 win. Hurst ranks #8 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Hayden Hurst

Top Player Comparison

Grand Ramblin' Wreck
Points
% of total points 95.66
1
Corey Davis
WR
22.8
10.19
23.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.03
18%
3
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
21.35
14.1%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
8.3
16.76
8.7%
Tachov Argonauts
Points
% of total points 61.54
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
21.17
36.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
26.8%
3
James Conner
RB
13.5
14.05
21.9%
4
Joey Slye
K
5
9.74
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Tachov Argonauts had a 61.54-58.06 lead. For Grand Ramblin' Wreck, Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Tachov Argonauts with a 45-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Grand Ramblin' Wreck   Tachov Argonauts

What If

Grand Ramblin' Wreck would have beaten four other teams besides Tachov Argonauts this week.
Tachov Argonauts would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Grand Ramblin' Wreck played Tachov Argonauts every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Tachov Argonauts would have beaten Grand Ramblin' Wreck 126.72-111.98 had they played each other last week.
Grand Ramblin' Wreck would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tachov Argonauts.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Grand Ramblin' Wreck, Tachov Argonauts would be 3-4.
If Grand Ramblin' Wreck had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-34.
If they played every team every week, Tachov Argonauts would be 42-46.

Next Week Preview

Grand Ramblin' Wreck
Week 9 features two squads heading in different directions, as Grand Ramblin' Wreck (6-2) enter Week 9 on a three-game winning streak, while their opposition (Business is boomin, 2-6), have now dropped two straight. Each team has players with byes next week, as Jared Goff, Jalen Reagor, Tee Higgins, Boston Scott, Darrell Henderson Jr., Cam Akers, Greg Ward, and Miles Sanders are off for Business is boomin and Giovani Bernard, Kareem Hunt, Randy Bullock, David Njoku, and Joe Mixon will sit for Grand Ramblin' Wreck. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other lately. Grand Ramblin' Wreck have put up 109.57 points per game over the last three weeks, while Business is boomin have averaged 107.87 per outing over that same stretch.
Tachov Argonauts
Two teams sporting identical 2-6 records, 11th-place Tachov Argonauts will now get a date with last-place Krasna Lipa Patriots in Week 9. Each side has players with byes next week, as Joe Burrow, Cooper Kupp, Auden Tate, Alshon Jeffery, Richard Rodgers, and JJ Arcega-Whiteside are off for Tachov Argonauts while Tyler Higbee, Harrison Bryant, Rashard Higgins, DeSean Jackson, and John Hightower are out for Krasna Lipa Patriots.