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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dark Buccaneers
5-3 72.96
117.05
 
VS
proj
Raising Cardinals
66.86 3-5
87.33

Dark Buccaneers knock off Raising Cardinals for third straight win, 72.96-66.86

Dark Buccaneers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Raising Cardinals, coming out on top with a 72.96-66.86 win. Dark Buccaneers nabbed a 27.80-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 27.8 points from Julio Jones (7 Rec, 137 Rec Yds) and Todd Gurley II (46 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. Brandon Aiyuk (8 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the way for Raising Cardinals in the loss. This marks the second time this season Dark Buccaneers have knocked off Raising Cardinals, after winning 124.68-87.16 in their last matchup. Dark Buccaneers (5-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Trut Miners, while Raising Cardinals (3-5) face Zilina Saints in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Dark Buccaneers   Raising Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higgins (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds) scored 11.4 points in a 31-20 win over the Titans in Week 8. He just beat his 10.83-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Higgins ranks #70 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tee Higgins

Top Player Comparison

Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 72.96
1
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.03
23.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
21.35
18.4%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
11.4
10.83
15.6%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.6
15.26
14.5%
Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 66.86
1
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.1
10.69
28.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
19.06
19.87
28.5%
3
Brandon McManus
K
7
7.39
10.5%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.8
10.05
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for Dark Buccaneers, helping the team to a 68.06-16.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Dark Buccaneers   Raising Cardinals

StatSmack

You're not even getting their "A" game. Dark Buccaneers have a winning record vs Raising Cardinals this season despite averaging fewer points against them (98.82) than their average (108.41).
Dark Buccaneers are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Raising Cardinals need some help then, averaging just 101.84 versus Dark Buccaneers's 108.41.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dark Buccaneers (5-3) have a better record than Raising Cardinals (3-5).
Even the machines think Dark Buccaneers have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (113.35) than Raising Cardinals (105.53).
Dark Buccaneers don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Raising Cardinals (0 vs 1).
Dark Buccaneers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Raising Cardinals (4 vs 3).
By position, Dark Buccaneers have outscored Raising Cardinals at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Dark Buccaneers has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Raising Cardinals this season (2).
The starters for Dark Buccaneers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Raising Cardinals (0).
There's not much good to say about Raising Cardinals this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Dark Buccaneers
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to good performances by Todd Gurley II and Darrell Henderson Jr., our squad definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly outscored Raising Cardinals at running back (16.9 points to 4.6). Gurley II had 46 total yards and a TD, while Henderson Jr. chipped in with 58 yards.
Raising Cardinals
Ugh, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Raising Cardinals collectively registered only three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 9!