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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Blue Falcons
6-2 189.15
152.85
 
VS
proj
GreatPlainsDrifters
125.7 5-3
144.98

Blue Falcons jump into top spot in 189.15-125.70 rout

Blue Falcons jumped into first place in OklahomIraqis League PFC with a dominant victory over GreatPlainsDrifters, cruising to a 189.15-125.70 win. GreatPlainsDrifters jumped out to a 40.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Davante Adams, who caught 7 passes for 53 yards and 3 touchdowns for 30.3 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 8 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown (24.9 points). But it was all Blue Falcons after that. They were led by DK Metcalf (40.1 points) and Russell Wilson (39.35). Blue Falcons (6-2) will look to notch another win against Team Tadlock, while GreatPlainsDrifters (5-3) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Boomtown Brawlers.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Falcons   GreatPlainsDrifters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 40.1 points against the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 18.23-point projection and was much higher than his 18-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

Blue Falcons
Points
% of total points 189.15
1
DK Metcalf
WR
40.1
18.23
21.2%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
39.35
33.05
20.8%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23.1
12.73
12.2%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
22.8
15.34
12.1%
GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 125.7
1
Davante Adams
WR
30.3
21.58
24.1%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
24.9
16.57
19.8%
3
Josh Allen
QB
14
25.9
11.1%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
13.1
7.91
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which GreatPlainsDrifters owned an 85.00-44.60 lead. For Blue Falcons, Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for GreatPlainsDrifters with a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson connected with DK Metcalf for a 46-yard touchdown pass for Blue Falcons, helping Blue Falcons to a 181.95-96.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Blue Falcons   GreatPlainsDrifters

What If

Blue Falcons would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
GreatPlainsDrifters would have lost to just two other teams besides Blue Falcons this week.
If they played GreatPlainsDrifters every week, Blue Falcons would be 4-4 this season.
Last week, GreatPlainsDrifters would have defeated Blue Falcons 141-119.1.
Blue Falcons would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as GreatPlainsDrifters.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Falcons, GreatPlainsDrifters would be 6-1.
If Blue Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-33.
If they played every team every week, GreatPlainsDrifters would be 63-41.

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