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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Drones
3-5 56
86.97
 
VS
proj
Hakuna Matata
51.5 2-6
80.74

Offensively challenged Drones come back to knock off Hakuna Matata in 56.0-51.5 battle

Drones rallied to earn a 56.0-51.5 win over Hakuna Matata in spite of ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Despite trailing 51.5-43.0 heading into Monday night, Drones came storming back behind Jason Pierre-Paul (7 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Ronald Jones II (23 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds). Mecole Hardman (12 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (9) carried the flag for Hakuna Matata in the loss. Drones (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against London Gentlemen, while Hakuna Matata (2-6) take on KC Chiefs 0-5 Start in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Drones   Hakuna Matata

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pierre-Paul (7 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 8 points in a 25-23 win over the Giants in Week 8. His scoring output was 73.9% more than his 4.6-point projection and was much higher than his 5.19-point season scoring average. Pierre-Paul ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Saints next week.
Jason Pierre-Paul

Top Player Comparison

Drones
Points
% of total points 56
1
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
13
6.35
23.2%
2
Jason Pierre-Paul
LB
8
4.6
14.3%
3
Aaron Donald
DT
7
6.02
12.5%
4
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
5
3.97
8.9%
Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 51.5
1
Mecole Hardman
WR
12
5.51
23.3%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
9
14.23
17.5%
3
Jason Myers
K
7
7.66
13.6%
4
Adrian Amos
S
6
5.63
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Hakuna Matata, while Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass, helping Hakuna Matata to a 44.5-20.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Drones   Hakuna Matata

Game Notes

Drones won despite the fact that only five of their 12 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Hakuna Matata had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Hakuna Matata could have used points from DeForest Buckner and Adam Humphries, as both put up goose eggs.
Drones got the victory despite registering a season-low 56 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Drones ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Hakuna Matata ranked 11th.
The matchup's 4.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-match winless streak for Drones.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Drones. They got the W, but failed to cover the 6.23-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Drones moves to (1-1), while Hakuna Matata falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Drones
You know Drones, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped lately, I'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 84.07 points through Week 7, our crew has certainly proven that it's even stronger than the 56 we needed to win this past week!
Hakuna Matata
Unless Hakuna Matata wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough chances" is definitely not an excuse this week. As a group, our three wide receivers collectively received a grand total of 13 targets in Week 8. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they tallied just eight receptions.