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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
methylated spirits
3-5 133.52
158.03
 
VS
proj
Laphroaig loosers
71.89 0-8
71.15

methylated spirits hand Laphroaig loosers eighth consecutive loss, 133.52-71.89

methylated spirits earned a 133.52-71.89 win to hand Laphroaig loosers their eighth straight loss to open the season. methylated spirits never trailed in this one after taking a 13.34-point lead on Thursday behind Matt Ryan (18.94 points) and Todd Gurley II (10.6). Justin Jackson (15.73 points) and Sterling Shepard (12.48) were the leaders for Laphroaig loosers in the loss. methylated spirits improve to 3-5 on the season, while Laphroaig loosers fall to 0-8.

Matchup Timeline

  methylated spirits   Laphroaig loosers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 5.42 points against his 2.29-point projection. During a 35-9 loss to the Chiefs, he made 3 tackles. Williams ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Quinnen Williams

Top Player Comparison

methylated spirits
Points
% of total points 133.52
1
Corey Davis
WR
22.88
10.23
17.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
21.17
16.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
18.94
18.5
14.2%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.6
15.29
7.9%
Laphroaig loosers
Points
% of total points 71.89
1
Justin Jackson
RB
15.73
8.02
21.9%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
12.48
9.27
17.4%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
12
7.64
16.7%
4
Olivier Vernon
DE
10.22
4.46
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for methylated spirits, contributing to a 103.27-36.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  methylated spirits   Laphroaig loosers

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. methylated spirits scored fewer points in this one (133.52) than their season average of 146.28.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Laphroaig loosers. They've dropped their last eight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Laphroaig loosers need some help then, averaging just 75.41 versus methylated spirits's 146.28.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. methylated spirits (3-5) have a better record than Laphroaig loosers (0-8).
Even the computers think methylated spirits have better players. They have a higher projected points average (159.98) than Laphroaig loosers (73.69).
In dire times, at least methylated spirits keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Laphroaig loosers (2 vs 3).
methylated spirits are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Laphroaig loosers (0 vs 1).
methylated spirits have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Laphroaig loosers (63 vs 34).
By position, methylated spirits have outscored Laphroaig loosers at QB, RB, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for methylated spirits had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Laphroaig loosers (0).
Hey Laphroaig loosers, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

methylated spirits
Listen methylated spirits, the good news is that we took this matchup by 61.63 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this, as our scoring average through Week 7 stood at 148.03. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Laphroaig loosers
It's entirely possible that Laphroaig loosers would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 20 total targets in Week 8, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.