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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Lightning Bolts
3-5 76.76
95.74
 
VS
proj
Cameron's Team
70.54 1-7
85.79

Offensively challenged Lightning Bolts defeat Cameron's Team, 76.76-70.54

Lightning Bolts secured a 76.76-70.54 win over Cameron's Team in spite of posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week. Cameron's Team earned a 1.74-point lead on Thursday, but Lightning Bolts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Julio Jones (7 Rec, 137 Rec Yds). Tyreek Hill (23.8 points) and Matt Ryan (18.94) led the charge for Cameron's Team in the loss. Lightning Bolts (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against michael's Team, while Cameron's Team (1-7) try to get back in the win column against Zeke's Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Lightning Bolts   Cameron's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (9 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 17.2 points in a 31-30 lost to the Broncos in Week 8. His scoring output was 20.5% more than his 14.28-point projection and was higher than his 12.16-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Lightning Bolts
Points
% of total points 76.76
1
Keenan Allen
WR
17.2
14.28
22.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.03
22.4%
3
James Conner
RB
13.5
14.05
17.6%
4
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
21.35
17.5%
Cameron's Team
Points
% of total points 70.54
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
16.02
33.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
18.94
18.51
26.9%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
6.9
18.4%
4
David Montgomery
RB
11.5
13.65
16.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Lightning Bolts who emerged with the lead, 53.56-48.04. Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for Lightning Bolts, while Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Cameron's Team with a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for Cameron's Team, who trailed 76.76-70.54 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Lightning Bolts   Cameron's Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Lightning Bolts scored fewer points in this one (76.76) than their season average of 100.15.
Cameron's Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Lightning Bolts are doing a better job of that, averaging 100.15 versus Cameron's Team's 92.79.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Lightning Bolts (3-5) have a better record than Cameron's Team (1-7).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Cameron's Team has left more points on the bench this season (349.54) than Lightning Bolts (255.96).
Lightning Bolts should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Cameron's Team (3 vs 2).
Lightning Bolts have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Cameron's Team (29 vs 21).
By position, Lightning Bolts have outscored Cameron's Team at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Cameron's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Lightning Bolts
Listen Lightning Bolts, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit lately, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 103.49 points through Week 7, our crew has obviously proven that it's even stronger than the 76.76 we needed to win this past week!
Cameron's Team
There's a decent chance that Cameron's Team may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 13 targets as a group in Week 8, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently made most of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.