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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Naked Bootlegs
4-4 193.65
204.13
 
VS
proj
Doc's Devils
175.5 3-5
212.21

Doc's Devils fall short of predictions, lose to Naked Bootlegs, 193.65-175.50

Doc's Devils failed to rise to the occasion, as Naked Bootlegs earned a 193.65-175.50 win. Doc's Devils took a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but Naked Bootlegs held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson, who passed for 261 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 23 yards for 39.35 points, and Mecole Hardman, who caught 7 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown (23.3 points). Matthew Stafford (336 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Philip Rivers (262 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) led the way for Doc's Devils in the loss. Naked Bootlegs (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against HTTR!, while Doc's Devils (3-5) will attempt to get back on track against Night Hawk.

Matchup Timeline

  Naked Bootlegs   Doc's Devils

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown against the Jets, Hardman put up 23.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.33-point projection and was much higher than his 11.09-point season scoring average. Hardman will face the Panthers next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Naked Bootlegs
Points
% of total points 193.65
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39.35
33.25
20.3%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
23.3
10.33
12%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
22.8
15.13
11.8%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
20.1
24.78
10.4%
Doc's Devils
Points
% of total points 175.5
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.8
23.93
18.1%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
30.9
23.01
17.6%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
26
14.03
14.8%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.7
15.43
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Naked Bootlegs emerged with a 103.90-99.90 lead. For Naked Bootlegs, Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch. Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass for Doc's Devils, while Philip Rivers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Naked Bootlegs owned a 180.15-142.90 lead. For Naked Bootlegs, Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass. Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Doc's Devils, while Michael Badgley had a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Naked Bootlegs   Doc's Devils

Game Notes

Just seven of the 15 starters on Naked Bootlegs scored higher than their projected point totals.
Doc's Devils had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 18.15-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Matthew Stafford registered 31.8 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Naked Bootlegs
Nice job deploying a lineup that won by more than 18 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. We should take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Doc's Devils, and continue marching forward to a fantasy championship.
Doc's Devils
We were just taking it easy so our guys could dominate in next week, right? The nine starting offensive position players on Doc's Devils (four WRs, three RBs, two TEs) combined to record 318 yards and just one touchdown in Week 8. The skill players on Naked Bootlegs stuffed the statsheet by logging 545 yards and four scores.