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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
My Ball Zach Ertz
6-2 104.02
98.64
 
VS
proj
Jules Winnfield
84.61 5-3
94.24

My Ball Zach Ertz overtake Jules Winnfield for top spot, 104.02-84.61

My Ball Zach Ertz overtook Jules Winnfield in the standings, jumping into the No. 1 position in SmackTalk XX with a hard-fought victory, securing a 104.02-84.61 win. My Ball Zach Ertz took an early 1.40-point lead on Thursday. Jules Winnfield bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Davante Adams (22.4 points) and Stefon Diggs (6.1). Unphased, My Ball Zach Ertz pulled it together later that afternoon, as DK Metcalf (26.05 points) and Alvin Kamara (10.4) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season My Ball Zach Ertz have taken down Jules Winnfield, after winning 106.8-102.59 in their last matchup. My Ball Zach Ertz improve to 6-2 on the season, while Jules Winnfield fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  My Ball Zach Ertz   Jules Winnfield

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf scored 26.05 points against the 49ers in Week 8 to more-than-double his 9.34-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on My Ball Zach Ertz this week. In Week 9, Metcalf and the Seahawks will face the Bills.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

My Ball Zach Ertz
Points
% of total points 104.02
1
DK Metcalf
WR
26.05
9.34
25%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
20
8.46
19.2%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
13.77
22.7
13.2%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
10.4
11.51
10%
Jules Winnfield
Points
% of total points 84.61
1
Tom Brady
QB
23.11
23.82
27.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
22.4
11.36
26.5%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
6.9
15.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
6.1
8.72
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Jules Winnfield for the team, who trailed 8.30-6.90 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Jules Winnfield, helping the team to a 44.20-29.70 lead.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for My Ball Zach Ertz, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch, contributing to a 70.25-44.20 lead for My Ball Zach Ertz.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for Jules Winnfield, who trailed 104.02-57.20 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  My Ball Zach Ertz   Jules Winnfield

StatSmack

My Ball Zach Ertz are clutch masters, with more close wins than Jules Winnfield (2 vs 1).
My Ball Zach Ertz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Jules Winnfield (6 vs 4).
My Ball Zach Ertz have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Jules Winnfield (36 vs 29).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Jules Winnfield - they’ve made more transactions (2) than My Ball Zach Ertz (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, My Ball Zach Ertz have outscored Jules Winnfield at RB, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Jules Winnfield, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

My Ball Zach Ertz
Putting together a lineup that won by over 19 points this past week... we deem that to be a job done right. Let's keep this momentum going as we roll into our Week 9 matchup.
Jules Winnfield
Unless Jules Winnfield wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" is definitely not an excuse this time around. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) combined to see a whopping 41 targets in Week 8. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they tallied only 25 receptions.