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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Old Leather Balls
3-5 119.2
111.79
 
VS
proj
TX4vida
117.7 3-5
120.18

Old Leather Balls come back to hand TX4vida third straight loss in 119.2-117.7 battle

Old Leather Balls rallied to earn a 119.2-117.7 win to hand TX4vida their third consecutive loss. Old Leather Balls trailed 113.7-71.1 heading into Sunday night, but the squad roared back behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense (25 points) and Jalen Reagor (10.2). Philip Rivers (28.28 points) and Robert Woods (21.4) were the leaders for TX4vida in defeat. Old Leather Balls (3-5) will look to get another win against Meatmonger, while TX4vida (3-5) attempt to right the ship against Sayers Monsters.

Matchup Timeline

  Old Leather Balls   TX4vida

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sweat (6 Tackles) scored 5 points against the Cowboys in Week 8. His scoring output quadrupled his 1.25-point projection and was higher than his 3.5-point season scoring average. Sweat ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Giants next week.
Josh Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 119.2
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
25
8.9
21%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
19.8
11.4
16.6%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
14.7
10.1
12.3%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
14.2
7.01
11.9%
TX4vida
Points
% of total points 117.7
1
Philip Rivers
QB
28.28
20.67
24%
2
Robert Woods
WR
21.4
9.11
18.2%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
14.7
8.41
12.5%
4
Jordan Poyer
S
11
5.78
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for TX4vida, contributing to a 105.6-32.2 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Old Leather Balls, who trailed 113.7-71.1 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Old Leather Balls   TX4vida

StatSmack

TX4vida are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
Old Leather Balls have the clutch gene, with more close wins than TX4vida (1 vs 0).
Old Leather Balls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than TX4vida (4 vs 3).
By position, Old Leather Balls have outscored TX4vida at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about TX4vida this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Old Leather Balls
Old Leather Balls (3-5) face Meatmonger (5-3) in Week 9. Old Leather Balls may have to shuffle the deck a bit with the Philadelphia Eagles defense, Giovani Bernard, Jalen Reagor, Josh Sweat, Taylor Rapp, Dallas Goedert, Jake Elliott, Drew Sample, and Miles Sanders out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Old Leather Balls have put up 97.41 points per game, while Meatmonger have averaged 120.3 per contest.
TX4vida
Up ahead in Week 9, 12th-place TX4vida (3-5) will try to get back in the win column against fourth-place Sayers Monsters (6-2). TX4vida may need to shuffle the deck some with Robert Woods, the Los Angeles Rams defense, and Gerald Everett out on bye next week. Sayers Monsters won't have Malcolm Brown.