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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
WR3withUpside
5-3 150.56
141.56
 
VS
proj
LarryW's Legit Team
130.74 5-3
131.59

Despite top scorer Rodgers, LarryW's Legit Team fall to WR3withUpside, 150.56-130.74

Aaron Rodgers accumulated 27.54 points for LarryW's Legit Team, the best total in the matchup and fifth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish WR3withUpside, who earned a 150.56-130.74 victory. WR3withUpside took an early 7.30-point lead on Thursday. LarryW's Legit Team bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (27.54 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (17.4). Not to be deterred, WR3withUpside pulled it together later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (23.22 points) and Alvin Kamara (20.8) put them back ahead for good. WR3withUpside improve to 5-3 on the season, while LarryW's Legit Team fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  WR3withUpside   LarryW's Legit Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 58 yards from scrimmage and scoring 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Dallas tallied 20.3 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 9.37-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Dallas will face the Bills next week.
DeeJay Dallas

Top Player Comparison

WR3withUpside
Points
% of total points 150.56
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.8
16.18
16.5%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.44
18.18
15.6%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
21.22
15.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
18.91
13.8%
LarryW's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 130.74
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.54
22.75
21.1%
2
Drew Brees
QB
22.6
18.35
17.3%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
17.4
8.58
13.3%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
7.1
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was LarryW's Legit Team who claimed the lead, 85.54-67.34. Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for WR3withUpside, while Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for LarryW's Legit Team, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, after which WR3withUpside owned a 136.56-113.44 lead. Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for WR3withUpside, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for LarryW's Legit Team with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  WR3withUpside   LarryW's Legit Team

StatSmack

In dire times, at least WR3withUpside keep it close. They've been blown out less times than LarryW's Legit Team (1 vs 2).
WR3withUpside should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than LarryW's Legit Team (5 vs 4).
By position, WR3withUpside have outscored LarryW's Legit Team at QB, WR, and TE this season.
WR3withUpside don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for WR3withUpside had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for LarryW's Legit Team (4).
WR3withUpside was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than LarryW's Legit Team (1).
Don't worry LarryW's Legit Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

WR3withUpside
Props to you, WR3withUpside. Putting together a team that won by nearly 20 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to a tricky matchup in Week 9.
LarryW's Legit Team
Welp, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively received a grand total of 26 targets in Week 8. With only 15 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.