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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tornado Alley
5-3 155.72
151.89
 
VS
proj
gerard & MALI
98.6 1-7
152.94

Tornado Alley defeat gerard & MALI for third straight win in 155.72-98.60 rout

Tornado Alley extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over gerard & MALI, cruising to a 155.72-98.60 win. gerard & MALI earned a 19-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Tornado Alley after that. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24.66 points, and Cam Newton, who passed for 174 yards and ran for 54 yards and a touchdown (21.36 points). Daniel Jones (23.24 points) and Cooper Kupp (16.5) led the way for gerard & MALI in defeat. Tornado Alley (5-3) will look to add to their success against Kickoff, while gerard & MALI (1-7) meet Special K in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Tornado Alley   gerard & MALI

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edwards scored 14.7 points in a 28-24 loss to the Steelers to beat his 9.05-point projection. He ran for 87 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Tornado Alley this week. Edwards will square off against the Colts next week.
Gus Edwards

Top Player Comparison

Tornado Alley
Points
% of total points 155.72
1
Tom Brady
QB
24.66
25.31
15.8%
2
Cam Newton
QB
21.36
22.09
13.7%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.1
10.69
12.3%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
17.2
14.28
11%
gerard & MALI
Points
% of total points 98.6
1
Daniel Jones
QB
23.24
20.24
23.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
16.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
13.6
8.35
13.8%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
12.1
10.48
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jerry Jeudy had a 43-yard catch for Tornado Alley to contribute to a 92.80-63.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tornado Alley   gerard & MALI

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Tornado Alley scored fewer points in this one (155.72) than their season average of 164.62.
Tornado Alley are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. gerard & MALI need some help then, averaging just 127.98 versus Tornado Alley's 164.62.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Tornado Alley (5-3) have a better record than gerard & MALI (1-7).
Even the machines think Tornado Alley have better players. Their projected average points is higher (167.49) than gerard & MALI (157.67).
Once Tornado Alley put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than gerard & MALI (2 vs 0).
Tornado Alley see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than gerard & MALI (0).
Tornado Alley should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than gerard & MALI (4 vs 1).
Tornado Alley have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than gerard & MALI (49 vs 38).
By position, Tornado Alley have outscored gerard & MALI at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Tornado Alley has a higher average scoring margin (3) than gerard & MALI this season (-39).
The starters for Tornado Alley had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for gerard & MALI (0).
Hey gerard & MALI, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Tornado Alley
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up gerard & MALI at the wide receiver position (54.9 points to 24).
gerard & MALI
Unless gerard & MALI wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (five WR, two TE) were targeted a grand total of 48 times in Week 8. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group managed just 25 catches.