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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Flying Wedgies
6-2 107.6
134.03
 
VS
proj
NMSaints
100.74 2-6
138.17

The Flying Wedgies come back to beat NMSaints for third straight win, 107.60-100.74

The Flying Wedgies extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over NMSaints, coming back to earn a 107.60-100.74 win. Despite trailing 100.74-93.50 heading into Monday night, The Flying Wedgies staged a comeback behind Rob Gronkowski (14.1 points). Matt Ryan (41.94 points) and Travis Fulgham (19.8) were the leaders for NMSaints in defeat. The Flying Wedgies (6-2) will look to add to their success against Ridgemont Wolves, while NMSaints (2-6) attempt to right the ship against The Rockylobos.

Matchup Timeline

  The Flying Wedgies   NMSaints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brees (280 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) scored 52.1 points in a 26-23 win over the Bears in Week 8. He scored 25% more than his 41.69-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Brees ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

The Flying Wedgies
Points
% of total points 107.6
1
Drew Brees
QB
52.1
41.69
48.4%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
19.6
24.44
18.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.1
12.68
13.1%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.6
23.26
9.9%
NMSaints
Points
% of total points 100.74
1
Matt Ryan
QB
41.94
45.61
41.6%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
19.8
14.2
19.7%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.5
11.47
13.4%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9.1
22.11
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for The Flying Wedgies, helping the team to a 93.50-80.94 lead.

Points By Position

  The Flying Wedgies   NMSaints

What If

The Flying Wedgies would have beaten only four other teams besides NMSaints this week.
NMSaints would have lost to 14 other teams besides The Flying Wedgies this week.
If The Flying Wedgies played NMSaints every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Last week, NMSaints would have gotten the win over The Flying Wedgies 180.57-173.88.
The Flying Wedgies would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NMSaints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Flying Wedgies, NMSaints would be 5-2.
If The Flying Wedgies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 88-64.
If they played every team every week, NMSaints would be 80-72.

Next Week Preview

The Flying Wedgies
A pair of 6-2 teams will go at it as The Flying Wedgies will go head-to-head against Ridgemont Wolves next week in a mid-season matchup. The Flying Wedgies might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Rashard Higgins out on bye next week. Ridgemont Wolves will be without the Los Angeles Rams defense, Josh Reynolds, and Nick Chubb. Over the last two weeks, The Flying Wedgies have put up 140.74 points per game, while Ridgemont Wolves have averaged 134.78 per contest.
NMSaints
Up ahead in Week 9, NMSaints (2-6) will try to bounce back against The Rockylobos (4-4). NMSaints will have to prep for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Travis Fulgham, is out on bye in Week 9. The Rockylobos won't have A.J. Green.