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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
BROOKLYN ZOO
5-3 125
123.94
 
VS
proj
El Capitán
120.5 4-4
117.03

Despite top scorer Wilson, El Capitán fall to BROOKLYN ZOO in 125.0-120.5 battle

El Capitán had the top scorer in the matchup with QB Russell Wilson posting 36 points, the fourth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish BROOKLYN ZOO, who narrowly earned a 125.0-120.5 victory. El Capitán had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. BROOKLYN ZOO led 125.0-119.5 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 1 points from Jake Elliott on Sunday night for El Capitán. Aaron Rodgers (27 points) and Davante Adams (26.5) did the heavy lifting for BROOKLYN ZOO in the win. This marks the second time this season BROOKLYN ZOO have knocked off El Capitán, after winning 137.5-114.5 in their last matchup. BROOKLYN ZOO (5-3) will look to get another W against WHO DAT?, while El Capitán (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against MiracleMakers.

Matchup Timeline

  BROOKLYN ZOO   El Capitán

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown against the Broncos, Allen tallied 16.5 points this week. His scoring output was 16.5% more than his 14.16-point projection and was higher than his 11.94-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

BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 125
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27
23.58
21.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.5
17.43
21.2%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.5
14.16
13.2%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
14
14.63
11.2%
El Capitán
Points
% of total points 120.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
36
28.77
29.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.5
17.47
16.2%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
19.5
9.91
16.2%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19
9.28
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was BROOKLYN ZOO who took the lead, 95.0-35.0. For BROOKLYN ZOO, Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for El Capitán with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for El Capitán, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for the team, who trailed 125.0-119.5 after the late action.

Points By Position

  BROOKLYN ZOO   El Capitán

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on BROOKLYN ZOO scored higher than their projected point totals.
El Capitán had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
El Capitán can partially blame the loss on Richard Rodgers, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
El Capitán ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while BROOKLYN ZOO put up the 3rd-best score.
BROOKLYN ZOO managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 6.91-point projected margin of victory.
BROOKLYN ZOO moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while El Capitán falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson put up 36 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

BROOKLYN ZOO
BROOKLYN ZOO (5-3) will face WHO DAT? (3-5) in Week 9. Each of these teams has players with byes next week, as Giovani Bernard, Travis Fulgham, Tee Higgins, and Nick Chubb are off for BROOKLYN ZOO and Boston Scott and Dallas Goedert are out for WHO DAT?. Over the last three weeks, BROOKLYN ZOO have put up 128.33 points per game, while WHO DAT? have averaged only 92 per contest.
El Capitán
On the docket in Week 9, fifth-place El Capitán (4-4) will look to get back in the win column against fourth-place MiracleMakers (5-3). El Capitán might need to rearrange their lineup a bit with Jake Elliott and Richard Rodgers out on bye next week. MiracleMakers will be without Kareem Hunt.