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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Get At Me!
3-5 188
181.79
 
VS
proj
THE CIRCLE
163 3-5
192.94

THE CIRCLE succumb to Get At Me!, 188-163

There's no sugarcoating it, THE CIRCLE dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Get At Me! came back to earn a 188-163 win. Get At Me! trailed 163-150 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Rob Gronkowski, who caught 4 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown for 17 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 71 yards from scrimmage (11 points). Aaron Rodgers (291 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Josh Jacobs (128 Rush Yds) did their part for THE CIRCLE in the loss. Get At Me! improve to 3-5 on the season, while THE CIRCLE fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Get At Me!   THE CIRCLE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 55 points against the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 21.57-point projection and was much higher than his 23.25-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Get At Me!
Points
% of total points 188
1
DK Metcalf
WR
55
21.57
29.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
40
33.11
21.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18
15.45
9.6%
4
David Montgomery
RB
17
19.39
9%
THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 163
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
31
27
19%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
27
21.82
16.6%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
24
18.55
14.7%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
19
28.45
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for THE CIRCLE, helping the team to a 99-30 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was THE CIRCLE who owned the lead, 163-150. Russell Wilson hit DK Metcalf for a 46-yard touchdown pass for Get At Me!. Allen Robinson II made the highlight reel for THE CIRCLE with a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Get At Me!   THE CIRCLE

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Get At Me! are doing a better job of that, averaging 193.13 versus THE CIRCLE's 179.13.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Get At Me! has left fewer points on the bench this season (526) than THE CIRCLE (901).
Get At Me! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than THE CIRCLE (4 vs 3).
By position, Get At Me! have outscored THE CIRCLE at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
Get At Me! came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than THE CIRCLE (0).
There's not much good to say about THE CIRCLE this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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