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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Drumski
3-5 131.42
122.42
 
VS
proj
Hammerheads
84.82 3-5
133.06

Hammerheads fall short of expectations, lose to Drumski in 131.42-84.82 rout

There's no way around it, Hammerheads dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Drumski rolled to a 131.42-84.82 win. Hammerheads leapt out to a 28.60-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Hayden Hurst, who caught 5 passes for 54 yards for 10.4 points, and Robby Anderson, who caught 5 passes for 48 yards (9.8 points). But it was all Drumski after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (163 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (21 Pts Allowed, 326 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). Drumski (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Fry Em, while Hammerheads (3-5) will try to get back on track against Chuck - ByeWeekTeam.

Matchup Timeline

  Drumski   Hammerheads

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense scored 15.5 points in a 41-21 win over the Lions to more-than-double their 7.29-point projection. They allowed 21 points, surrendered 326 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Drumski this week. Next week, the Colts will go up against the Ravens.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Drumski
Points
% of total points 131.42
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
53.6
17.86
40.8%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15.5
7.29
11.8%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
14.4
13.27
11%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
12.9
10.07
9.8%
Hammerheads
Points
% of total points 84.82
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18.5
5.44
21.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.82
24.17
17.5%
3
Hayden Hurst
TE
10.4
10.37
12.3%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
9.8
15.27
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Drumski, who trailed 36.10-7.50 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Drumski, while Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch to contribute to a 110.90-77.52 lead for Drumski.

Points By Position

  Drumski   Hammerheads

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Drumski exceeded their scoring projections.
Hammerheads had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Drumski won despite starting Kenny Golladay, who scored zero points.
Drumski put up more points than their season scoring average (130.48) while Hammerheads fell short of theirs (125.04).
Drumski put up more points than their projected total, while Hammerheads failed to reach their projection.
This win snaps a four-game losing skid for Drumski, while the loss brings an end to a two-game winning streak for Hammerheads.
Drumski moves to (2-1) in blowout games this year, while Hammerheads falls to (2-2).
In a losing effort, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense recorded 18.5 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Drumski
Hey, this sport is all about creating mismatches, right? Case in point: we really emphasized that by thoroughly dominating Hammerheads at running back this past week (63.5 points to 13.8).
Hammerheads
Recording just three receptions on five targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Hammerheads should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.