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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The ‘I’m Back’ Kid
7-1 141.54
96.45
 
VS
proj
Diddy
93.42 7-1
100.93

The ‘I’m Back’ Kid brush off predictions, knock off Diddy in 141.54-93.42 rout

The ‘I’m Back’ Kid exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 141.54-93.42 win over Diddy, who fell short of projections. Diddy pulled out to an 8.86-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The ‘I’m Back’ Kid after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DK Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). The Philadelphia Eagles defense (20 points) and Ryan Tannehill (18.32) led the charge for Diddy in the loss. The ‘I’m Back’ Kid improve to 7-1 on the season, while Diddy fall to 7-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The ‘I’m Back’ Kid   Diddy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 28.1 points, Metcalf more-than-doubled his 12.3-point projection as the Seahawks beat the 49ers 37-27. He caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The ‘I’m Back’ Kid this week. Metcalf will square off against the Bills in Week 9.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

The ‘I’m Back’ Kid
Points
% of total points 141.54
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
46.6
14.91
32.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
28.1
12.3
19.9%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
18.94
18.5
13.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
9.9%
Diddy
Points
% of total points 93.42
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
20
8.46
21.4%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.32
20.82
19.6%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
14.7
8.41
15.7%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for The ‘I’m Back’ Kid, contributing to a 71.84-61.42 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for The ‘I’m Back’ Kid, contributing to a 130.04-66.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The ‘I’m Back’ Kid   Diddy

What If

The ‘I’m Back’ Kid would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Diddy would have lost to just one other team besides The ‘I’m Back’ Kid this week.
The ‘I’m Back’ Kid would be 3-5 if they played Diddy every week.
Had they played each other last week, Diddy would have gotten the win over The ‘I’m Back’ Kid 99.5-87.46.
The ‘I’m Back’ Kid would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Diddy.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The ‘I’m Back’ Kid, Diddy would be 5-2.
If The ‘I’m Back’ Kid had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-27.
If they played every team every week, Diddy would be 65-23.

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