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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Lazy Penguins
3-5 88.3
100.62
 
VS
proj
Brian's Team
78.48 6-2
102.77

Lazy Penguins knock Brian's Team from top spot, 88.30-78.48

Lazy Penguins secured an 88.30-78.48 win over Brian's Team, knocking them out of the top spot in Yahoo Public 122561. Brian's Team nabbed a 6.50-point lead on Thursday, but Lazy Penguins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cooper Kupp, who caught 11 passes for 110 yards for 16.5 points, and Damien Harris, who ran for 102 yards and a touchdown (16.2 points). Ben Roethlisberger (15.28 points) and Wil Lutz (14) were the leaders for Brian's Team in the loss. Lazy Penguins (3-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Denise J's Team, while Brian's Team (6-2) take on Deborah's Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Lazy Penguins   Brian's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp (11 Rec, 110 Rec Yds) scored 16.5 points against the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output was 35.9% more than his 12.14-point projection and was higher than his 11.25-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Lazy Penguins
Points
% of total points 88.3
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
18.7%
2
Damien Harris
RB
16.2
7.07
18.3%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
15.45
14.5%
4
Jared Goff
QB
12.2
18.23
13.8%
Brian's Team
Points
% of total points 78.48
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.28
18.44
19.5%
2
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
17.8%
3
Jared Cook
TE
13.6
8.35
17.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7.8
15.37
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Brian's Team to contribute to a 6.50-0.00 lead for Brian's Team.
Sunday Early
Damien Harris had a 22-yard touchdown run for Lazy Penguins, contributing to a 75.70-42.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lazy Penguins   Brian's Team

What If

Lazy Penguins would have beaten only two other teams besides Brian's Team this week.
Brian's Team would have lost to seven other teams besides Lazy Penguins this week.
Lazy Penguins would be 5-3 if they played Brian's Team every week.
Last week, Brian's Team would have gotten the win over Lazy Penguins 109.8-91.66.
Lazy Penguins would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Brian's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Lazy Penguins, Brian's Team would be 3-4.
If Lazy Penguins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-33.
If they played every team every week, Brian's Team would be 37-35.

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