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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Warriors
1-7 67
76.02
 
VS
proj
Philly Phresh
64.5 4-4
84.86

Warriors manage to top Philly Phresh in 67.0-64.5 battle

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Warriors did enough to knock off Philly Phresh, narrowly earning a 67.0-64.5 win. Philly Phresh had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Warriors led 58.0-56.5 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 8 points from Devin White on Monday night for Philly Phresh. Warriors were led by DK Metcalf, who caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24 points, and Cam Newton, who passed for 174 yards and ran for 54 yards and a touchdown (9 points). Warriors (1-7) will look to sustain their winning ways against Shark bait, while Philly Phresh (4-4) attempt to right the ship against Well Oiled Machine.

Matchup Timeline

  Warriors   Philly Phresh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 24 points in a 37-27 win over the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.79-point projection and was much higher than his 9.75-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Warriors
Points
% of total points 67
1
DK Metcalf
WR
24
8.79
35.8%
2
Cam Newton
QB
9
7.9
13.4%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
7
15
10.4%
4
Danny Trevathan
LB
6
7.05
9%
Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 64.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
13
13.68
20.2%
2
James Conner
RB
10
8
15.5%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
9
11.79
14%
4
Devin White
LB
8
6.14
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Philly Phresh to contribute to a 10.5-0.0 lead for Philly Phresh.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Warriors had a 58.0-56.5 lead. DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Warriors, while Jerry Jeudy had a 43-yard catch. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Philly Phresh with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Warriors   Philly Phresh

Game Notes

Warriors got the W despite the fact that only four of their 12 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Philly Phresh had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Warriors had two starters score zero points, while Philly Phresh had two.
Warriors put up more points than their season scoring average (54.38) while Philly Phresh fell short of theirs (94.69).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Warriors ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Philly Phresh ranked 9th.
The matchup's 2.5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat puts an end to a two-game winning streak for Philly Phresh.
In close games this year, Warriors moves to (1-0), while Philly Phresh falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Alvin Kamara scored 13 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

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