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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chicken Dinner
3-5 99
92.82
 
VS
proj
Gardettos
73.15 4-4
109.65

Gardettos come up short of expectations, lose to Chicken Dinner in 99.00-73.15 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Gardettos underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Chicken Dinner rolled to a 99.00-73.15 win. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Chicken Dinner nabbed a 34.45-point lead on Thursday behind 34.45 points from Matt Ryan (281 Pass Yds, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Julio Jones (7 Rec, 137 Rec Yds). DK Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Derek Carr (112 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 41 Rush Yds) were the top scorers for Gardettos in the loss. Chicken Dinner (3-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against Burt Bombers, while Gardettos (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against Puremichigan.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicken Dinner   Gardettos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 21.65 points against their 8.47-point projection. In a 28-24 win over the Ravens, they allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Steelers defense ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicken Dinner
Points
% of total points 99
1
Davante Adams
WR
23.3
14.29
23.5%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
21.65
8.47
21.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
20.75
24.21
21%
4
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
11.78
13.8%
Gardettos
Points
% of total points 73.15
1
DK Metcalf
WR
31.1
12.3
42.5%
2
Derek Carr
QB
15.7
23.74
21.5%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
8.4
11.3
11.5%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.3
8.04
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Gardettos, who trailed 96.40-73.15 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Chicken Dinner   Gardettos

Game Notes

Chicken Dinner got the win even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Gardettos had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Chicken Dinner won despite having two starters (DJ Chark Jr. and Zach Ertz) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Chicken Dinner recorded more points than their projected total, while Gardettos failed to reach their projection.
All three of the wins for Chicken Dinner have been blowout wins.
A bright spot in the loss, DK Metcalf officially registered the fourth-highest scoring output for any wideout this season with 31.1 points.

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