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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Fly Eagles Fly
6-2 316.1
411.01
 
VS
proj
Capital Punishment
255.83 3-5
279.34

Fly Eagles Fly defeat Capital Punishment for fourth straight win, 316.10-255.83

Fly Eagles Fly extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Capital Punishment, coming out on top with a 316.10-255.83 win. Capital Punishment nabbed a 25.34-point lead on Thursday, but Fly Eagles Fly held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees (60.5 points) and James Conner (38.04). Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Mike Williams (5 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Capital Punishment in the loss. This marks the second time this season Fly Eagles Fly have beaten Capital Punishment, after winning 385.02-339.24 in their last matchup. Fly Eagles Fly (6-2) will look to add to their success against Hello Titties, while Capital Punishment (3-5) try to right the ship against scott's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Fly Eagles Fly   Capital Punishment

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Walker made 11 tackles as the Lions lost to the Colts 41-21. In doing so, he put up 8.5 points and scored 56.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fly Eagles Fly this week. Next week, Walker will battle the Vikings.
Tracy Walker

Top Player Comparison

Fly Eagles Fly
Points
% of total points 316.1
1
Drew Brees
QB
60.5
49.2
19.1%
2
James Conner
RB
38.04
40.71
12%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
38
46.03
12%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
35.28
54.75
11.2%
Capital Punishment
Points
% of total points 255.83
1
Cam Newton
QB
45.45
48.42
17.8%
2
Mike Williams
WR
38.63
19.87
15.1%
3
Dalton Schultz
TE
26.83
17.34
10.5%
4
Malcolm Brown
RB
24.83
22.25
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Capital Punishment, helping to stake Capital Punishment to a 25.34-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Fly Eagles Fly boasted a 190.99-108.42 lead. For Fly Eagles Fly, Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Capital Punishment with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Fly Eagles Fly had a 275.82-171.72 lead. For Fly Eagles Fly, Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for Capital Punishment with a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Fly Eagles Fly   Capital Punishment

StatSmack

They're not even trying that hard. Fly Eagles Fly have a winning record vs Capital Punishment this season despite averaging fewer points against them (350.56) than their overall season average (395.83).
Fly Eagles Fly are looking unstoppable, with victories in four straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Capital Punishment need some help then, averaging just 316.88 versus Fly Eagles Fly's 395.83.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Fly Eagles Fly (6-2) have a better record than Capital Punishment (3-5).
Even the machines think Fly Eagles Fly have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (421.79) than Capital Punishment (374.47).
Fly Eagles Fly should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Capital Punishment (2 vs 0).
Fly Eagles Fly have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Capital Punishment (58 vs 43).
By position, Fly Eagles Fly have outscored Capital Punishment at QB, RB, DEF, and IDP this season.
Fly Eagles Fly has a higher average scoring margin (37) than Capital Punishment this season (-19).
Hey Capital Punishment, 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

Fly Eagles Fly
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our backfield recorded 110 more total yards than the RBs on Capital Punishment (197 yards from scrimmage to 87), and we ended up doubling up them at the position (88.87 points to 38.58).
Capital Punishment
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: The starting backfield for Capital Punishment collectively recorded just two targets this past week. Get those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 9!