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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
6-2 187
177.73
 
VS
proj
Cake
133 3-5
168.25

WTF Niagara Falls defeat Cake for third straight win, 187-133

WTF Niagara Falls extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Cake, securing a 187-133 win. WTF Niagara Falls never trailed in this one after grabbing a 30-point lead on Thursday behind Curtis Samuel (17 points) and the Carolina Panthers defense (13). Jerome Baker (13 Tackles) and Nick Foles (272 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the way for Cake in the loss. WTF Niagara Falls (6-2) will look to build on their success against Play With Fire, while Cake (3-5) will take on Phillip's Primo Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   Cake

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 37 points, Sorensen nearly tripled his 12.7-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Jets 35-9. He made 9 tackles to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any S in the league this season. Sorensen will face the Panthers next week.
Daniel Sorensen

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 187
1
Daniel Sorensen
S
37
12.7
19.8%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
17
5.2
9.1%
3
DeeJay Dallas
RB
17
7.08
9.1%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
16
23.69
8.6%
Cake
Points
% of total points 133
1
Jerome Baker
LB
30
24.34
22.6%
2
Nick Foles
QB
24
15.04
18%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
15
14.1
11.3%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
14
6.74
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Curtis Samuel had a 29-yard touchdown catch for WTF Niagara Falls, helping the team to a 30-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, WTF Niagara Falls boasted a 115-67 lead. For WTF Niagara Falls, Kirk Cousins had a 50-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Cake with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, WTF Niagara Falls boasted a 164-106 lead. For WTF Niagara Falls, Mike Williams had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Nick Foles had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Cake, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   Cake

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. WTF Niagara Falls scored less in this one (187) than their season average of 215.38.
WTF Niagara Falls are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cake need some help then, averaging just 178 versus WTF Niagara Falls's 215.38.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" WTF Niagara Falls (6-2) have a better record than Cake (3-5).
Even the computers think WTF Niagara Falls have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (180.74) than Cake (156.22).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. WTF Niagara Falls has left fewer points on the bench this season (212) than Cake (358).
WTF Niagara Falls should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Cake (8 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Cake - they’ve made more transactions (2) than WTF Niagara Falls (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, WTF Niagara Falls have outscored Cake at QB, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
WTF Niagara Falls has a higher average scoring margin (15) than Cake this season (-31).
WTF Niagara Falls was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (6) than Cake (4).
Don't worry Cake, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

WTF Niagara Falls
Listen WTF Niagara Falls, I'm a glass-half-full kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit recently, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 219 points through Week 7, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outproducing the 187 we needed to win this past week!
Cake
There's a possibility that Cake would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating just 10 total targets this past week, their five wide receivers apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.