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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Nana Nancy
5-3 76.76
95.69
 
VS
proj
Ground Game Keeper
71.82 2-6
95.64

Nana Nancy manage to beat Ground Game Keeper in 76.76-71.82 battle

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Nana Nancy did enough to take down Ground Game Keeper, narrowly earning a 76.76-71.82 win. Ground Game Keeper had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Nana Nancy led 58.40-64.82 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 7 points from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense on Monday night for Ground Game Keeper. Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did the heavy lifting for Nana Nancy in the victory. Nana Nancy improve to 5-3 on the season, while Ground Game Keeper fall to 2-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Nana Nancy   Ground Game Keeper

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.9 points against the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output was 57.9% more than his 10.7-point projection and was higher than his 11.88-point season scoring average. Kelce ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Nana Nancy
Points
% of total points 76.76
1
Cam Newton
QB
18.36
18.64
23.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
10.7
22%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.6
9.74
17.7%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.1
7.77
15.8%
Ground Game Keeper
Points
% of total points 71.82
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
20.82
32.3%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
13.8
7.96
19.2%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
8.4
11.3
11.7%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
8.4
8.58
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Ground Game Keeper, who trailed 58.40-51.02 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Nana Nancy   Ground Game Keeper

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Nana Nancy scored fewer points in this one (76.76) than their season average of 99.29.
We heard scoring helps you win. Nana Nancy are doing a better job of that, averaging 99.29 versus Ground Game Keeper's 87.44.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Nana Nancy (5-3) have a better record than Ground Game Keeper (2-6).
Nana Nancy are clutch masters, with more close wins than Ground Game Keeper (2 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Ground Game Keeper - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Nana Nancy (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Nana Nancy have outscored Ground Game Keeper at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Nana Nancy has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Ground Game Keeper this season (-17).
Hey Ground Game Keeper, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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