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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
dj bos27
3-5 115.02
114.98
 
VS
proj
Tim Riggins
62.06 5-3
104.35

Tim Riggins come up short of expectations, succumb to dj bos27 in 115.02-62.06 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Tim Riggins underperformed, at least according to projections, as dj bos27 rolled to a 115.02-62.06 win. Tim Riggins pulled out to a 1.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all dj bos27 after that. They were led by Brandon Aiyuk, who caught 8 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown for 19.1 points, and Derrick Henry, who ran for 112 yards and a touchdown (17.2 points). Tom Brady (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and JaMycal Hasty (29 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for Tim Riggins in defeat. dj bos27 improve to 3-5 on the season, while Tim Riggins fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  dj bos27   Tim Riggins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 4 of his 5 FG attempts against the Bears, Lutz recorded 14 points this week. His scoring output was 59.8% more than his 8.76-point projection and was higher than his 10.57-point season scoring average. Lutz ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

dj bos27
Points
% of total points 115.02
1
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.1
10.69
16.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
17.76
15%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
14.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
12.2%
Tim Riggins
Points
% of total points 62.06
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.06
19.87
30.7%
2
JaMycal Hasty
RB
9.6
6.77
15.5%
3
Malcolm Brown
RB
6.7
7.25
10.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
6.5
12.37
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Tim Riggins, helping Tim Riggins to a 12.20-10.60 lead.

Points By Position

  dj bos27   Tim Riggins

StatSmack

dj bos27 must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (115.02) than their season average (106.44).
You can't win if you don't play. Tim Riggins has left more points on the bench this season (382.8) than dj bos27 (256.76).
By position, dj bos27 have outscored Tim Riggins at RB and K this season.
Don't worry Tim Riggins, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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