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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Cowboys
8-0 246.8
253.01
 
VS
proj
big diesel
182.83 3-5
230.76

Cowboys knock off big diesel for second time, 246.80-182.83

Cowboys took down big diesel for the second time this season to remain unbeaten, emerging victorious with a 246.80-182.83 win. Cowboys grabbed an early 32.40-point lead on Thursday. big diesel came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Travis Kelce (28.5 points) and Kareem Hunt (15.1). Unphased, Cowboys got it going later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (41.7 points) and Alvin Kamara (32.55) put them back in the lead for good. Cowboys improve to 8-0 on the season, while big diesel fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboys   big diesel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles against the Raiders, Goodson tallied 11 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 5.35-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Goodson ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Texans next week.
B.J. Goodson

Top Player Comparison

Cowboys
Points
% of total points 246.8
1
Justin Herbert
QB
41.7
32.75
16.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
32.55
29.48
13.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
18.75
18.32
7.6%
4
Kenny Moore II
CB
18
12.59
7.3%
big diesel
Points
% of total points 182.83
1
Drew Brees
QB
34.8
29.82
19%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
28.5
19.23
15.6%
3
Wil Lutz
K
17.5
9.77
9.6%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
15.1
25.65
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Cowboys boasted a 199.50-169.98 lead. Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Cowboys, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for big diesel with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Cowboys   big diesel

What If

Cowboys would have beaten five other teams besides big diesel this week.
big diesel would have lost to seven other teams besides Cowboys this week.
Cowboys would be 6-2 if they played big diesel every week.
Last week, big diesel would have topped Cowboys 268.45-229.9.
Cowboys would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as big diesel.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cowboys, big diesel would be 4-2.
If Cowboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-31.
If they played every team every week, big diesel would be 26-46.

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