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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
💰Get Money💰
4-4 174.33
147.01
 
VS
proj
Italian Stallions
95.21 0-8
125.1

💰Get Money💰 hand Italian Stallions eighth consecutive loss in 174.33-95.21 rout

💰Get Money💰 rolled to a 174.33-95.21 win to hand Italian Stallions their eighth consecutive loss to open the season. 💰Get Money💰 earned a 4.80-point lead on Thursday behind Todd Gurley II (13.3 points) and never gave it back. Tom Brady (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Sterling Shepard (8 Rec, 74 Rec Yds) led the way for Italian Stallions in defeat. 💰Get Money💰 (4-4) will look to add to their success against Marvin’s Room, while Italian Stallions (0-8) attempt to get their first victory against Lucky Number 12.

Matchup Timeline

  💰Get Money💰   Italian Stallions

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.9 points against his 16.7-point projection. During a 35-9 win over the Jets, he caught 8 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Kelce ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

💰Get Money💰
Points
% of total points 174.33
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
60.1
20.38
34.5%
2
Corey Davis
WR
28.8
12.34
16.5%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
26.9
16.7
15.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.2
18.54
9.3%
Italian Stallions
Points
% of total points 95.21
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.21
24.94
26.5%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
15.4
11.76
16.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.1
12.8
14.8%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
12.35
11.85
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Italian Stallions for the team, who trailed 13.30-8.50 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for 💰Get Money💰, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 130.98-25.65 lead for 💰Get Money💰.

Points By Position

  💰Get Money💰   Italian Stallions

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on 💰Get Money💰 exceeded their scoring projections.
Italian Stallions had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
💰Get Money💰 won despite starting Kenny Golladay, who scored zero points.
💰Get Money💰 had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Italian Stallions.
💰Get Money💰 put up more points than their season scoring average (160.48) while Italian Stallions fell short of theirs (111.9).
💰Get Money💰 recorded more points than their projected total, while Italian Stallions failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 79.12-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did 💰Get Money💰 get the win, but they also easily covered the 21.91-point forecasted margin of victory.
All four of the wins for 💰Get Money💰 have been blowout wins.
Despite the loss, Tom Brady (25.21 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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