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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Billsrback
8-0 291
241.55
 
VS
proj
Monkey Business
180 0-8
143.75

Billsrback beat Monkey Business to remain unbeaten in 291-180 rout

Billsrback won their eighth matchup in a row to open the season with an easy victory over Monkey Business, rolling to a 291-180 win. Monkey Business remains winless for the season. Monkey Business pulled out to a 20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Billsrback after that. They were led by Jordan Poyer, who made 11 tackles for 44 points, and the Indianapolis Colts defense, who allowed 21 points, surrendered 326 yards, and forced 2 turnovers (39 points). Matthew Stafford (41 points) and Jeremy Chinn (32) were the leading scorers for Monkey Business in defeat. Billsrback (8-0) will look to keep it rolling against k's Fabulous Team, while Monkey Business (0-8) will match up against R.I.P. EVH in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Billsrback   Monkey Business

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense (21 Pts Allowed, 326 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 39 points in a 41-21 win over the Lions in Week 8. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 20.41-point projection and was much higher than their 21.25-point season scoring average. The Colts defense ranks #79 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Billsrback
Points
% of total points 291
1
Jordan Poyer
S
44
23.73
15.1%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
39
20.41
13.4%
3
Jakeem Grant
WR
30
9.03
10.3%
4
Deion Jones
LB
29
27.63
10%
Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 180
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
41
18.47
22.8%
2
Jeremy Chinn
S
32
21.89
17.8%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
22
22.86
12.2%
4
Nick Kwiatkoski
LB
21
22.8
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Monkey Business, contributing to a 49-29 lead for Monkey Business.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Billsrback who owned the lead, 233-125. Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Billsrback, while Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for Monkey Business with a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Billsrback, helping the team to a 291-128 lead.

Points By Position

  Billsrback   Monkey Business

Game Notes

Billsrback won even though only 11 of their 23 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Monkey Business had only six of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Billsrback had five starters score zero points, while Monkey Business had nine.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Billsrback get the win, but they also covered the 97.8-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Billsrback moves to (4-0), while Monkey Business falls to (0-4).
Despite the loss, Matthew Stafford put up 41 points, the second-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Billsrback
You know what, Billsrback, we do certainly respect the confidence. Rolling out not one, not two, but FIVE players with zero points while still earning the W... talk about arrogant. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Do it in the postseason and we'll be done.
Monkey Business
It's entirely possible that Monkey Business might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just 24 targets as a group this past week, their seven wide receivers apparently spent most of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.