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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Heavy Pettine
7-1 142.9
201.52
 
VS
proj
Swany's Sackers
139.1 3-5
182.13

Heavy Pettine defeat Swany's Sackers for fifth straight win in 142.9-139.1 battle

Heavy Pettine extended their win streak to five games with a narrow victory over Swany's Sackers, squeaking by for a 142.9-139.1 win. Swany's Sackers made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Heavy Pettine led 134.0-125.0 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 14.1 points from Rob Gronkowski on Monday night for Swany's Sackers. Heavy Pettine were led by Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson (208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 65 Rush Yds). Heavy Pettine (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Lambeau Leapers, while Swany's Sackers (3-5) will attempt to right the ship against Mucus Revenge.

Matchup Timeline

  Heavy Pettine   Swany's Sackers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.9 points against the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output was 49.1% more than his 16.7-point projection and was higher than his 18-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Heavy Pettine
Points
% of total points 142.9
1
Travis Kelce
TE
24.9
16.7
17.4%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.4
32.75
12.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.2
18.78
11.3%
4
Mike Davis
RB
15.3
24.06
10.7%
Swany's Sackers
Points
% of total points 139.1
1
Justin Herbert
QB
28.1
25.86
20.2%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23.1
13.79
16.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
20.7
18.75
14.9%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.1
12.8
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Heavy Pettine to contribute to a 132.5-45.2 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Swany's Sackers, who trailed 132.5-125.0 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Heavy Pettine   Swany's Sackers

Game Notes

Only two of the 11 starters on Heavy Pettine scored higher than their projected point totals.
Swany's Sackers had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Heavy Pettine got the win despite scoring a season-low 142.9 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This loss concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for Swany's Sackers.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Heavy Pettine. They got the W, but failed to cover the 19.39-point projected margin of victory.
Heavy Pettine moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Swany's Sackers falls to (0-2).
On the losing side, Justin Herbert registered 28.1 points, the fourth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

Heavy Pettine
Heavy Pettine (7-1) square off against Lambeau Leapers (3-5) in Week 9. Heavy Pettine may need to shuffle the deck some with Tee Higgins out on bye next week. Lambeau Leapers won't have Giovani Bernard, Tyler Boyd, Kareem Hunt, or Zach Ertz. Over the last two weeks, Heavy Pettine have scored 169.28 points per game, while Lambeau Leapers have averaged 186.77 per contest.
Swany's Sackers
Up ahead next week, Swany's Sackers (3-5) will try to right the ship against Mucus Revenge (2-6). Each side has a couple of players with byes next week, as the Los Angeles Rams defense and Joe Mixon are off for Swany's Sackers and Travis Fulgham and Jared Goff for Mucus Revenge.