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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
spopov_k_2020
7-1 133
113.81
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
62 3-5
93.37

spopov_k_2020 knock off Shalabajzeri in 133-62 rout

spopov_k_2020 rose to the occasion, rolling to a 133-62 win over Shalabajzeri, who fell short of projections. spopov_k_2020 got out to a 24-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (13 points) and Mike Davis (7) and never let go of it. Joe Burrow (21 points) and Ryan Succop (15) led the charge for Shalabajzeri in the loss. spopov_k_2020 (7-1) will look to add to their success against V for ..., while Shalabajzeri (3-5) take on Tonyk 77ers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  spopov_k_2020   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 28 points against his 11.43-point projection. During a 37-27 win over the 49ers, he caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

spopov_k_2020
Points
% of total points 133
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
46
28.92
34.6%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
28
11.43
21.1%
3
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
10.5%
4
Julio Jones
WR
13
11.7
9.8%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 62
1
Joe Burrow
QB
21
21.73
33.9%
2
Ryan Succop
K
15
8.41
24.2%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
9
11.68
14.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7
12.29
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for spopov_k_2020 to contribute to an 81-28 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for spopov_k_2020 to contribute to a 132-29 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  spopov_k_2020   Shalabajzeri

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on spopov_k_2020 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Shalabajzeri had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Shalabajzeri can partially blame the loss on Amari Cooper, who didn't score any points.
spopov_k_2020 put up more points than their season scoring average (106.63) while Shalabajzeri fell short of theirs (91.13).
spopov_k_2020 put up more points than their projected total, while Shalabajzeri fell shy of their projection.
The 133 points scored by spopov_k_2020 are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 71-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did spopov_k_2020 win, but they also easily covered the 20.44-point projected margin of victory.
spopov_k_2020 moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while Shalabajzeri falls to (2-3).

Next Week Preview

spopov_k_2020
spopov_k_2020 (7-1) square off against V for ... (4-4) in Week 9. spopov_k_2020 may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Dallas Goedert out on bye in Week 9. V for ... won't have Cooper Kupp, Jalen Reagor, or the Los Angeles Rams defense. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have been neck and neck recently. spopov_k_2020 have scored 102 points per game over the last three weeks, while V for ... have averaged 103.67 per matchup over that same period.
Shalabajzeri
Two teams with identical 3-5 records, 11th-place Shalabajzeri are set to battle ninth-place Tonyk 77ers in Week 9. Shalabajzeri may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Joe Burrow, Malcolm Brown, David Njoku, and Zach Ertz out on bye next week. Tonyk 77ers will be without Nick Chubb.