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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
William Starcher8
7-1 101.08
99.52
 
VS
proj
goodgreens's Team
90.14 0-8
75.67

William Starcher8 top goodgreens's Team for fifth straight win, 101.08-90.14

William Starcher8 extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over goodgreens's Team, earning a 101.08-90.14 win. goodgreens's Team remains winless for the season. goodgreens's Team nabbed a 0.80-point lead on Thursday, but William Starcher8 held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Boyd (6 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Patrick Mahomes (36.64 points) and Mike Williams (18.5) led the way for goodgreens's Team in the loss. William Starcher8 (7-1) will look to get another W against dewy1's Team, while goodgreens's Team (0-8) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Runninwiththerookies.

Matchup Timeline

  William Starcher8   goodgreens's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.9 points in a 35-9 win over the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output was 53.2% more than his 13.64-point projection and was higher than his 14.88-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

William Starcher8
Points
% of total points 101.08
1
Travis Kelce
TE
20.9
13.64
20.7%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
16.6
12.48
16.4%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.28
18.44
15.1%
4
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.6
9.07
12.5%
goodgreens's Team
Points
% of total points 90.14
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.64
25.79
40.6%
2
Mike Williams
WR
18.5
9.1
20.5%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
12.1
10.47
13.4%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
8.6
9.41
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for William Starcher8, who trailed 7.30-6.50 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which William Starcher8 owned a 79.88-43.94 lead. For William Starcher8, Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for goodgreens's Team with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 24-yard touchdown catch for goodgreens's Team, who trailed 86.88-69.44 after the late games.

Points By Position

  William Starcher8   goodgreens's Team

What If

William Starcher8 would have beaten four other teams besides goodgreens's Team this week.
goodgreens's Team would have lost to five other teams besides William Starcher8 this week.
If William Starcher8 played goodgreens's Team every week this season, they'd be 8-0.
Had they played each other last week, William Starcher8 would have defeated goodgreens's Team 121.3-51.7.
William Starcher8 would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as goodgreens's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as William Starcher8, goodgreens's Team would be 0-7.
If William Starcher8 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-26.
If they played every team every week, goodgreens's Team would be 5-67.

Coach Talk

William Starcher8
Getting the win is most important, William Starcher8, but we've also identified one spot where we should get stronger as a team. Our QB was utterly outmatched this past week. Patrick Mahomes went 31-of-42 for 416 yards and five touchdowns for goodgreens's Team, and all Ben Roethlisberger could put up was a 21-for-32 outing, with 182 yards and two passing TDs. Let's work overtime to get on the same page with our receivers this week!
goodgreens's Team
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to diagnose, goodgreens's Team. Choosing to start Sammy Watkins, Matt Gay, and Nick Chubb in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied over 101 points... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.