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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Show Me The Money!
5-3 121.1
133.31
 
VS
proj
HELMETS
116.65 3-5
129.43

Show Me The Money! come back to hand HELMETS third straight loss in 121.10-116.65 battle

Show Me The Money! rallied for a 121.10-116.65 win to hand HELMETS their third straight loss. Show Me The Money! trailed 116.65-107.10 heading into Monday night, but the team staged a comeback behind Mike Evans, who caught 5 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown for 14 points. DK Metcalf (34.1 points) and Aaron Rodgers (31.45) did their part for HELMETS in the loss. Show Me The Money! improve to 5-3 on the season, while HELMETS fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Show Me The Money!   HELMETS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Edwards (87 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 14.7 points in a 28-24 lost to the Steelers in Week 8. He scored 62.4% more than his 9.05-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Edwards will face the Colts next week.
Gus Edwards

Top Player Comparison

Show Me The Money!
Points
% of total points 121.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
50.8
33.35
41.9%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
15.2
15.72
12.6%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
14.7
9.05
12.1%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
11.6%
HELMETS
Points
% of total points 116.65
1
DK Metcalf
WR
34.1
15.27
29.2%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
31.45
28.22
27%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.1
10.69
16.4%
4
Boston Scott
RB
8.9
13.07
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Show Me The Money! who owned the lead, 105.10-54.55. For Show Me The Money!, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for HELMETS with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for HELMETS, contributing to a 107.75-105.10 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Show Me The Money!   HELMETS

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Show Me The Money! scored fewer points in this one (121.1) than their season average of 138.01.
HELMETS are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Show Me The Money! (5-3) have a better record than HELMETS (3-5).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Show Me The Money! has left fewer points on the bench this season (264.9) than HELMETS (356.05).
Show Me The Money! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than HELMETS (3 vs 2).
Show Me The Money! play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than HELMETS (1).
Show Me The Money! are clutch masters, with more close wins than HELMETS (2 vs 0).
By position, Show Me The Money! have outscored HELMETS at QB and WR this season.
Show Me The Money! has a higher average scoring margin (4) than HELMETS this season (0).
The starters for Show Me The Money! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for HELMETS (2).
Hey HELMETS, 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

Show Me The Money!
Hey, the key to football is finding the mismatches. With some monster yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our three backfield starters tallied 114 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs on HELMETS (247 total yards to 133), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 36.2 points to 16.8.
HELMETS
We should use this past matchup as a chance to learn and try to improve next week, HELMETS. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and configure the strongest lineup possible in Week 9.