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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
FantasyGod318
7-1 177.43
214.84
 
VS
proj
Erskine's Dawgs
173.29 2-6
208.92

FantasyGod318 defeat Erskine's Dawgs for sixth straight win in 177.43-173.29 battle

FantasyGod318 extended their win streak to six games with a close victory over Erskine's Dawgs, squeaking by for a 177.43-173.29 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as FantasyGod318 led 169.93-125.03 heading into Monday night. Erskine's Dawgs made it interesting behind Tom Brady (36.06 points) and Rob Gronkowski (12.2). Justin Herbert (43.22 points) and Davante Adams (27.35) were the top performers for FantasyGod318 in the win. FantasyGod318 (7-1) will look to build on their success against Mindy Blunk's Team, while Erskine's Dawgs (2-6) will take on GMEN4LYF in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  FantasyGod318   Erskine's Dawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Desir made 7 tackles as the Jets lost to the Chiefs 35-9. In doing so, he put up 13.5 points to more-than-double his 5.89-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any CB in the league this season. Desir will face the Patriots in Week 9.
Pierre Desir

Top Player Comparison

FantasyGod318
Points
% of total points 177.43
1
Justin Herbert
QB
43.22
34.28
24.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
27.35
17.74
15.4%
3
Jordan Poyer
S
16.5
11.29
9.3%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
16
11.72
9%
Erskine's Dawgs
Points
% of total points 173.29
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.06
35.98
20.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18.25
15.15
10.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.55
14.02
9.6%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.28
31.92
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for FantasyGod318, who trailed 30.35-17.65 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for FantasyGod318 to contribute to a 169.93-125.03 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  FantasyGod318   Erskine's Dawgs

Game Notes

FantasyGod318 won despite the fact that only six of their 15 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Erskine's Dawgs had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
FantasyGod318 won despite starting Chris Carson, who scored zero points.
FantasyGod318 emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 177.43 points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 4.14-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with FantasyGod318. They won, but failed to cover the 5.92-point projected margin of victory.
FantasyGod318 moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Erskine's Dawgs falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

FantasyGod318
Listen FantasyGod318, the good news is that we won this matchup by more than four points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through seven weeks was 239.02. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Erskine's Dawgs
Keep your chin up, Erskine's Dawgs! There really is still a lot of football left to be played. Your upcoming opponents could look at your record and foolishly think they have an easy matchup. Do what Todd Gurley II and Melvin Gordon III would in this scenario and continue pounding away... catch those complacent GMs off-guard!