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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Sturgeon Bulldogs
3-5 125.44
141.41
 
VS
proj
Ridgemont Wolves
118.93 6-2
130.48

Sturgeon Bulldogs come up short of expectations, find way to defeat Ridgemont Wolves, 125.44-118.93

Despite failing to bring their A game and falling short of their projected point total, Sturgeon Bulldogs secured a 125.44-118.93 win over Ridgemont Wolves. Sturgeon Bulldogs took an early 2.50-point lead on Thursday. Ridgemont Wolves bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Travis Kelce (24.9 points) and Hunter Renfrow (13.47). Unphased, Sturgeon Bulldogs pulled it together later that afternoon, as Russell Wilson (58.74 points) and Latavius Murray (10.1) put them back in the lead once and for all. Sturgeon Bulldogs (3-5) will look to rack up another win against San Diego Crush, while Ridgemont Wolves (6-2) attempt to get back in the win column against The Flying Wedgies.

Matchup Timeline

  Sturgeon Bulldogs   Ridgemont Wolves

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins, Woods put up 29.4 points this week. His scoring output doubled his 14.7-point projection and was much higher than his 16.68-point season scoring average. Woods ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Sturgeon Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 125.44
1
Russell Wilson
QB
58.74
53.78
46.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
29.4
14.7
23.4%
3
Malcolm Brown
RB
12.7
12.31
10.1%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
10.1
12.67
8.1%
Ridgemont Wolves
Points
% of total points 118.93
1
Tom Brady
QB
47.56
47.08
40%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
24.9
16.57
20.9%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
13.47
9.42
11.3%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
11
8.84
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Sturgeon Bulldogs, contributing to a 7.50-5.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Sturgeon Bulldogs, helping the team to a 125.44-71.37 lead.

Points By Position

  Sturgeon Bulldogs   Ridgemont Wolves

StatSmack

You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Ridgemont Wolves has left more points on the bench this season (698.05) than Sturgeon Bulldogs (379.1).
Ridgemont Wolves have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Sturgeon Bulldogs (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Sturgeon Bulldogs have outscored Ridgemont Wolves at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Sturgeon Bulldogs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Ridgemont Wolves (0).
There's not much good to say about Ridgemont Wolves this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Sturgeon Bulldogs
A couple of squads with identical 3-5 records, Sturgeon Bulldogs and San Diego Crush will go toe-to-toe next week in a mid-season matchup. Each side will have players with byes next week, as Jared Goff, Darrell Henderson Jr., Randy Bullock, Zach Ertz, and Austin Hooper are off for San Diego Crush and Robert Woods, Malcolm Brown, Tyler Higbee, and DeSean Jackson will take a seat for Sturgeon Bulldogs. Over the last three weeks, Sturgeon Bulldogs have put up 115.63 points per game, while San Diego Crush have averaged 127.84 per contest.
Ridgemont Wolves
Two teams sporting matching 6-2 records, fourth-place Ridgemont Wolves will now have a date with fifth-place The Flying Wedgies next week. Ridgemont Wolves may have to shuffle the deck some with the Los Angeles Rams defense, Josh Reynolds, and Nick Chubb out on bye next week. The Flying Wedgies won't have Rashard Higgins.