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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Aleksandar's Team
5-3 99.76
115.07
 
VS
proj
WHO DAT?
92.21 3-5
101.03

Aleksandar's Team fall short of expectations, come back to knock off WHO DAT?, 99.76-92.21

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion, Aleksandar's Team came back to earn a 99.76-92.21 win over WHO DAT?. Trailing 92.21-84.16 heading into Monday night, Aleksandar's Team came storming back behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (23 Pts Allowed, 357 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Ronald Jones II (23 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds). Davante Adams (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Wil Lutz (4-5 FG, 39 long, 2-2 XP) were the leaders for WHO DAT? in the loss. This marks the first time this season Aleksandar's Team have beaten WHO DAT?, after falling 129.78-116.18 in their last matchup. Aleksandar's Team (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against A Few Good Men, while WHO DAT? (3-5) will attempt to right the ship against Bessette’s Boys.

Matchup Timeline

  Aleksandar's Team   WHO DAT?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 12.7 points against his 10.81-point projection. In a 31-30 loss to the Broncos, he caught 9 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Allen ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Aleksandar's Team
Points
% of total points 99.76
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.86
23.69
22.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
18.2
17.27
18.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
17.3
15.75
17.3%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
13
14.9
13%
WHO DAT?
Points
% of total points 92.21
1
Davante Adams
WR
23.3
14.44
25.3%
2
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.59
15.2%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.6
9.83
14.7%
4
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
24.37
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Aleksandar's Team, contributing to a 6.50-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for WHO DAT?, helping the team to a 67.11-54.16 lead.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Aleksandar's Team, who trailed 92.21-84.16 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Aleksandar's Team   WHO DAT?

What If

Aleksandar's Team would have beaten five other teams besides WHO DAT? this week.
WHO DAT? would have lost to seven other teams besides Aleksandar's Team this week.
If they played WHO DAT? every week, Aleksandar's Team would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, WHO DAT? would have gotten the win over Aleksandar's Team 144.72-115.8.
Aleksandar's Team would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WHO DAT?.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Aleksandar's Team, WHO DAT? would be 3-3.
If Aleksandar's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 59-29.
If they played every team every week, WHO DAT? would be 41-47.

Next Week Preview

Aleksandar's Team
Aleksandar's Team (5-3) will square off against A Few Good Men (2-6) in Week 9. Aleksandar's Team will need to account for the fact that Joe Burrow, their top scorer from this week, has a bye in Week 9. A Few Good Men will be without Tee Higgins, Odell Beckham Jr., and Nick Chubb. Over the last three weeks, Aleksandar's Team have scored 115.7 points per game, while A Few Good Men have averaged 99.1 per contest.
WHO DAT?
Coming up in Week 9, eighth-place WHO DAT? (3-5) will take on sixth-place Bessette’s Boys (4-4). WHO DAT? may have to rearrange the deck some with Tyler Boyd, Darrell Henderson Jr., and Miles Sanders out on bye in Week 9. Bessette’s Boys won't have the Philadelphia Eagles defense.