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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Yoga Pants
6-2 152.95
134.59
 
VS
proj
Kill Whitey!
130.3 4-4
140.01

Yoga Pants climb into 1st place in 152.95-130.30 rout

Yoga Pants jumped into the No. 1 position in The 10 Branch Covidians with a dominant victory over Kill Whitey!, rolling to a 152.95-130.30 win. Kill Whitey! nabbed a 0.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Yoga Pants after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Robert Woods (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Alvin Kamara (67 Rush Yds, 96 Rec Yds) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (24 Pts Allowed, 457 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) did everything they could for Kill Whitey! in defeat. Yoga Pants improve to 6-2 on the season, while Kill Whitey! fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Yoga Pants   Kill Whitey!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 28-17 loss to the Dolphins, Woods scored 24.9 points to more-than-double his 11.63-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Yoga Pants this week. In Week 9, Woods and the Rams will face the Seahawks.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Yoga Pants
Points
% of total points 152.95
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
47.6
16.38
31.1%
2
Robert Woods
WR
24.9
11.63
16.3%
3
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.99
9.2%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
13.85
25.28
9.1%
Kill Whitey!
Points
% of total points 130.3
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
18.75
16%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
5.27
13.8%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
16.6
12.48
12.7%
4
Josh Allen
QB
14
25.9
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Yoga Pants, who trailed 7.30-6.50 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
There were several players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Yoga Pants emerged with a 117.30-85.90 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Yoga Pants, while Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch. Meanwhile, Josh Allen hit Stefon Diggs for a 41-yard pass for Kill Whitey!.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Kill Whitey!, who trailed 131.30-118.20 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Yoga Pants   Kill Whitey!

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Yoga Pants scored more in this matchup (152.95) than their season average (128.36).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Kill Whitey!. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Yoga Pants (6-2) have a better record than Kill Whitey! (4-4).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Yoga Pants has left fewer points on the bench this season (302.25) than Kill Whitey! (427.75).
By position, Yoga Pants have outscored Kill Whitey! at RB and WR this season.
Yoga Pants don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Yoga Pants had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Kill Whitey! (3).
Hey Kill Whitey!, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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