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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Double Tap Champ
5-3 151
178.69
 
VS
proj
The Willowdale 46
113 1-7
123.06

Double Tap Champ beat The Willowdale 46 for third straight win, 151-113

Double Tap Champ extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over The Willowdale 46, coming out on top with a 151-113 win. Double Tap Champ never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9-point lead on Thursday behind DJ Moore. Greg Zuerlein (3-4 FG, 59 long) and the Chicago Bears defense (26 Pts Allowed, 394 Yds Allowed) did their part for The Willowdale 46 in the loss. Double Tap Champ improve to 5-3 on the season, while The Willowdale 46 fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Double Tap Champ   The Willowdale 46

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 471 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Rams, the Dolphins defense registered 50 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 23.02-point projection and was higher than their 35.33-point season scoring average. The Dolphins defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Double Tap Champ
Points
% of total points 151
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
50
23.02
33.1%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
26
19.22
17.2%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
13
19.54
8.6%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
13
22.2
8.6%
The Willowdale 46
Points
% of total points 113
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
25
9.9
22.1%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
24
25.25
21.2%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
18
11.12
15.9%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
15
25.12
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Double Tap Champ to contribute to a 9-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for The Willowdale 46, who trailed 151-100 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Double Tap Champ   The Willowdale 46

What If

Double Tap Champ would have beaten only two other teams besides The Willowdale 46 this week.
The Willowdale 46 would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played The Willowdale 46 every week, Double Tap Champ would be 7-1 this season.
Double Tap Champ would have gotten the win over The Willowdale 46 287-118 had they played each other last week.
Double Tap Champ would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Willowdale 46.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Double Tap Champ, The Willowdale 46 would be 1-6.
If Double Tap Champ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-29.
If they played every team every week, The Willowdale 46 would be 14-58.

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