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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Red Storm
5-3 197.94
186.93
 
VS
proj
Ultimate Badasses
152.1 7-1
180.22

Back-and-forth battle ends with Red Storm coming back to knock off Ultimate Badasses, 197.94-152.10

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Red Storm earned a come-from-behind victory over Ultimate Badasses, staging a comeback to earn a 197.94-152.10 win. After trailing 152.10-145.44 heading into Monday night, Red Storm charged back behind Tom Brady (43.86 points) and Rob Gronkowski (8.64). Russell Wilson (261 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and Teddy Bridgewater (176 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Ultimate Badasses in defeat. This marks the first time this season Red Storm have knocked off Ultimate Badasses, after falling 236.38-213.24 in their last matchup. Red Storm (5-3) will look to rack up another win against WebbahsAreWinnahs, while Ultimate Badasses (7-1) face off against Tyler's Tip-Top Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Storm   Ultimate Badasses

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes (416 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) scored 81.6 points in a 35-9 win over the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output was 57% more than his 51.99-point projection and was much higher than his 52.26-point season scoring average. Mahomes ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Red Storm
Points
% of total points 197.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
81.6
51.99
41.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
43.86
44.52
22.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
17
14.62
8.6%
4
Harrison Butker
K
15
15.27
7.6%
Ultimate Badasses
Points
% of total points 152.1
1
Russell Wilson
QB
59.02
51.78
38.8%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
24.8
41.5
16.3%
3
Travis Fulgham
WR
12.12
9.59
8%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
12.08
10.86
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Ultimate Badasses to contribute to a 31.72-6.84 lead for Ultimate Badasses.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Red Storm, while Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal, contributing to a 129.56-71.96 lead for Red Storm.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Ultimate Badasses, who trailed 144.24-139.98 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Red Storm   Ultimate Badasses

StatSmack

Well, there’s one stat in favor of Ultimate Badasses - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Red Storm (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Red Storm have outscored Ultimate Badasses at WR and K this season.
Red Storm don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Red Storm had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Ultimate Badasses (3).
There's not much good to say about Ultimate Badasses this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Red Storm
Now that's what we're talking about... executing in the red zone! Despite combining for just 162 total yards from scrimmage, the five starting offensive skill players on Red Storm (three WRs, one RB, one TE) collectively scored a whopping four touchdowns.
Ultimate Badasses
We'd suggest that you take this past matchup as a learning experience and start thinking about next week, Ultimate Badasses. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the most-potent possible lineup in Week 9.