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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
El Chupacabras
2-6 77.94
90.8
 
VS
proj
Fantastic Frinks
39.96 3-5
91.49

El Chupacabras fall short of projections, find way to top Fantastic Frinks, 77.94-39.96

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but El Chupacabras did enough to take down Fantastic Frinks. Predicted to lose by a score of 91.49-90.80, El Chupacabras secured a 77.94-39.96 win over Fantastic Frinks. El Chupacabras earned a 29.24-point lead on Thursday behind 31.94 points from Matt Ryan (281 Pass Yds, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Younghoe Koo (4-4 FG, 37 long, 1-2 XP) and never looked back. Mike Evans (5 Rec, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Brian Hill (55 Rush Yds) led the way for Fantastic Frinks in the loss. El Chupacabras (2-6) will look to add to their success against The Mad Scientist, while Fantastic Frinks (3-5) will take on don't @ me brah in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  El Chupacabras   Fantastic Frinks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 10.8 points against his 6.12-point projection. In a 28-24 win over the Ravens, he caught 4 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. Ebron will face the Cowboys next week.
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Top Player Comparison

El Chupacabras
Points
% of total points 77.94
1
Matt Ryan
QB
18.94
18.5
24.3%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
16.7%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
10.8
6.12
13.9%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
10.3
10.54
13.2%
Fantastic Frinks
Points
% of total points 39.96
1
Mike Evans
WR
11.5
10.76
28.8%
2
Brian Hill
RB
6.4
4.91
16%
3
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
4
6.51
10%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
3.3
7.16
8.3%

Points By Position

  El Chupacabras   Fantastic Frinks

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. El Chupacabras scored less in this one (77.94) than their season average of 92.31.
El Chupacabras don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Fantastic Frinks (1 vs 0).
By position, El Chupacabras have outscored Fantastic Frinks at RB, K, and DEF this season.
El Chupacabras came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Fantastic Frinks (1).
Hey Fantastic Frinks, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

El Chupacabras
Well El Chupacabras, the good news is that we took this matchup by almost 38 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through seven weeks was 94.36. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Fantastic Frinks
Trust us on this one, we've been in this industry for quite a long time now. Adversity happens, losses pile up, the fans get a bit fickle, and your local beat writers turn nit-picky with their incessant questions. All part of living that coach life. Just remember that in the world of fantasy football, winning really does cure all! Keep pushing forward, Fantastic Frinks!