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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Homebrew Homies
7-1 174.72
183.72
 
VS
proj
San Diego Scrams
146.96 3-5
171.44

Homebrew Homies beat San Diego Scrams for seventh straight win, 174.72-146.96

Homebrew Homies extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought victory over San Diego Scrams, securing a 174.72-146.96 win. Homebrew Homies grabbed an early 2.00-point lead on Thursday. San Diego Scrams came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Davante Adams (26.87 points) and Robert Woods (24.97). Not to be deterred, Homebrew Homies pulled it together later that afternoon, as Alvin Kamara (20.89 points) and DeeJay Dallas (20.35) put them back on top for good. Homebrew Homies improve to 7-1 on the season, while San Diego Scrams fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Homebrew Homies   San Diego Scrams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dallas overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 20.35 points against his 9.39-point projection. In a 37-27 win over the 49ers, he racked up 58 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Dallas will face the Bills next week.
DeeJay Dallas

Top Player Comparison

Homebrew Homies
Points
% of total points 174.72
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.19
18.03
12.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.89
18.82
12%
3
DeeJay Dallas
RB
20.35
9.39
11.6%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
11.46
10.88
6.6%
San Diego Scrams
Points
% of total points 146.96
1
Davante Adams
WR
26.87
18.01
18.3%
2
Robert Woods
WR
24.97
11.68
17%
3
Malcolm Jenkins
S
11.86
6.06
8.1%
4
David Montgomery
RB
11.52
13.69
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass for Homebrew Homies, who trailed 88.39-85.50 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Homebrew Homies, helping the team to a 164.65-141.56 lead.

Points By Position

  Homebrew Homies   San Diego Scrams

What If

Homebrew Homies would have beaten 10 other teams besides San Diego Scrams this week.
San Diego Scrams would have lost to eight other teams besides Homebrew Homies this week.
If they played San Diego Scrams every week, Homebrew Homies would be 7-1 this season.
Homebrew Homies would have topped San Diego Scrams 221.25-190.87 had they played each other last week.
Homebrew Homies would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Diego Scrams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Homebrew Homies, San Diego Scrams would be 5-2.
If Homebrew Homies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 93-27.
If they played every team every week, San Diego Scrams would be 58-62.

Coach Talk

Homebrew Homies
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Fueled by great performances by Alvin Kamara and DeeJay Dallas, our crew took that to heart this past week. We doubled San Diego Scrams up at the running back spot (41.24 points to 19.28). Kamara had 163 yards from scrimmage while Dallas logged 58 yards and two scores.
San Diego Scrams
Well, San Diego Scrams, this week's problem is fairly easy to diagnose. Choosing to start the Tennessee Titans defense, Trent Murphy and Khalen Saunders in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 174.72 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.