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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Cereal Killers
4-4 147
128.53
 
VS
proj
headhunters
121 6-2
133.88

The Cereal Killers defeat headhunters in 147-121 rout

The Cereal Killers rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 147-121 win over headhunters, who fell short of projections. headhunters jumped out to a 39-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Julio Jones, who caught 7 passes for 137 yards for 25 points, and Todd Gurley II, who ran for 46 yards and a touchdown (10 points). But it was all The Cereal Killers after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (416 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Robert Woods (7 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). This marks the second time this season The Cereal Killers have beaten headhunters, after winning 110-98 in their last matchup. The Cereal Killers (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Blazin Blitzers, while headhunters (6-2) will meet OLR in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cereal Killers   headhunters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, Woods put up 27 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 13.96-point projection and was much higher than his 15.63-point season scoring average. Woods ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

The Cereal Killers
Points
% of total points 147
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44
25.83
29.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
27
13.96
18.4%
3
Kendrick Bourne
WR
16
10.79
10.9%
4
Jared Cook
TE
16
9.76
10.9%
headhunters
Points
% of total points 121
1
Julio Jones
WR
25
18.33
20.7%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23
11.42
19%
3
Drew Brees
QB
19
17.67
15.7%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14
12.26
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for headhunters, helping headhunters to a 47-8 lead.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for The Cereal Killers to contribute to a 115-65 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for headhunters, who trailed 147-107 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  The Cereal Killers   headhunters

What If

The Cereal Killers would have beaten seven other teams besides headhunters this week.
headhunters would have lost to five other teams besides The Cereal Killers this week.
If The Cereal Killers played headhunters every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Had they played each other last week, headhunters would have defeated The Cereal Killers 147-88.
The Cereal Killers would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as headhunters.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Cereal Killers, headhunters would be 6-0.
If The Cereal Killers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-47.
If they played every team every week, headhunters would be 46-25-1.

Next Week Preview

The Cereal Killers
A pair of 4-4 teams will match up as The Cereal Killers take on Blazin Blitzers next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Giovani Bernard, Travis Fulgham, Carson Wentz, Randy Bullock, and Joe Mixon are off for Blazin Blitzers and Robert Woods and Miles Sanders will get the week off for The Cereal Killers. Over the last three weeks, The Cereal Killers have put up 114 points per game, while Blazin Blitzers have averaged 161 per contest.
headhunters
In Week 9, third-place headhunters (6-2) are set to take on eighth-place OLR (2-6). Each side has players on bye next week, as Jarvis Landry, Tyler Higbee, Dallas Goedert, and DeSean Jackson are off for OLR and Darrell Henderson Jr. and Nick Chubb will sit for headhunters.