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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
4-4 96
120.45
 
VS
proj
prespLAy
95 4-4
135.29

Thunderstorm fall short of expectations, come back to knock off prespLAy in 96-95 battle

Both teams underperformed projections, but Thunderstorm did enough to beat prespLAy. Predicted to come up short by a score of 135-120, Thunderstorm came from behind to earn a 96-95 win over prespLAy. Trailing 90-48 heading into Monday night, Thunderstorm charged back behind Tom Brady (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (23 Pts Allowed, 357 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). Lamar Jackson (208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 65 Rush Yds) and Stefon Diggs (6 Rec, 92 Rec Yds) led the charge for prespLAy in the loss. This marks the first time this season Thunderstorm have taken down prespLAy, after falling 118-99 in their last matchup. Thunderstorm (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Sledgehammers, while prespLAy (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against Warriors of Angels.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   prespLAy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 9 points against their 8.99-point projection. In a 25-23 win over the Giants, they allowed 23 points, surrendered 357 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. The Buccaneers defense ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 96
1
Tom Brady
QB
39
40.63
40.6%
2
Jared Cook
TE
16
9.76
16.7%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
13
6.86
13.5%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
9
8.99
9.4%
prespLAy
Points
% of total points 95
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
18
38.4
18.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
15
17.56
15.8%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
14
9.73
14.7%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
14
9.86
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for prespLAy to contribute to a 59-32 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   prespLAy

StatSmack

prespLAy are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Thunderstorm (2 vs 1).
Thunderstorm laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than prespLAy (0).
Thunderstorm are clutch masters, with more close wins than prespLAy (1 vs 0).
By position, Thunderstorm have outscored prespLAy at QB and K this season.
There's not much good to say about prespLAy this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Thunderstorm
Identifying mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to an awesome display from Tom Brady, we doubled up prespLAy at the quarterback position this past week (39 points to 18). Brady went 28-for-40 for 279 yards, two TDs, and no INTs in a two-point victory over the Giants.
prespLAy
We should take this past matchup as a learning experience and try to get better next week, prespLAy. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the best possible lineup in Week 9.