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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Greathope4Houston
4-4 105.78
103.19
 
VS
proj
Sayers Monsters
105.36 6-2
143.07

Sayers Monsters come up short of projections, succumb to Greathope4Houston in 105.78-105.36 battle

Sayers Monsters underachieved compared to expectations, as Greathope4Houston staged a comeback for a 105.78-105.36 win. Greathope4Houston trailed 97.36-73.60 heading into Monday night, but the team made a run behind Golden Tate (18 Pass Yds, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lavonte David (5 Tackles). Ryan Tannehill (233 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (67 Rush Yds, 96 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Sayers Monsters in the loss. Greathope4Houston (4-4) will look to get another win against Stalin Colinet, while Sayers Monsters (6-2) will try to right the ship against TX4vida.

Matchup Timeline

  Greathope4Houston   Sayers Monsters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Lions, Moore II recorded 12 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.73-point projection and was much higher than his 4.88-point season scoring average. Moore II ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Kenny Moore II

Top Player Comparison

Greathope4Houston
Points
% of total points 105.78
1
Davante Adams
WR
23.3
14.29
22%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.36
21.18
17.4%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
14.6
7.32
13.8%
4
Kenny Moore II
CB
12
5.73
11.3%
Sayers Monsters
Points
% of total points 105.36
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
22.32
24.8
21.2%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.3
15.38
15.5%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
15.04
22.61
14.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
9
7.55
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater found DJ Moore for a 42-yard pass for Sayers Monsters. Bridgewater also lit up the scoreboard with a 29-yard touchdown pass, helping to stake Sayers Monsters to a 20.54-4.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Sayers Monsters boasted a 96.86-73.60 lead. For Greathope4Houston, Phillip Lindsay had a 55-yard touchdown run. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Sayers Monsters with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Greathope4Houston   Sayers Monsters

Game Notes

Greathope4Houston won even though only five of their 14 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Sayers Monsters had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Greathope4Houston had two starters score zero points, while Sayers Monsters had one.
Greathope4Houston put up more points than their season scoring average (93.08) while Sayers Monsters fell short of theirs (130.25).
Greathope4Houston put up more points than their projected total, while Sayers Monsters failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 0.42-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Greathope4Houston moves to (1-1) in close games this year, while Sayers Monsters falls to (1-1).

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