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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Straight Cash Homey
3-5 136.04
90.11
 
VS
proj
Karen
126.64 3-5
130.22

Straight Cash Homey come back to knock off Karen, 136.04-126.64

Straight Cash Homey exceeded their projected point total, coming back to earn a 136.04-126.64 win over Karen, who fell short of projections. Despite trailing 116.54-113.80 heading into Monday night, Straight Cash Homey charged back behind Daniel Jones, who passed for 256 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 20 yards for 18.24 points, and the New York Giants defense, who allowed 25 points, surrendered 344 yards, and forced a fumble (4 points). Davante Adams (30.3 points) and Tyreek Hill (27.8) did their part for Karen in the loss. Straight Cash Homey (3-5) will look to build on their success against ShutTheFuckUpJimmy, while Karen (3-5) will match up against IKnowNothing! in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Straight Cash Homey   Karen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 9.5 points, Johnson more-than-tripled his 3.1-point projection as the Lions lost to the Colts 41-21. He caught 2 passes for 15 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Johnson will battle the Vikings.
Kerryon Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Straight Cash Homey
Points
% of total points 136.04
1
DK Metcalf
WR
45.1
18.37
33.2%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
18.9
10.42
13.9%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
18.24
17.14
13.4%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8.18
9.6%
Karen
Points
% of total points 126.64
1
Davante Adams
WR
30.3
21.75
23.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
27.8
19.05
22%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
21.78
17.8%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
21.7
17.99
17.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Karen boasted a 90.84-57.00 lead. For Straight Cash Homey, Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for Karen, while Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Straight Cash Homey, who trailed 115.54-113.80 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Straight Cash Homey   Karen

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Straight Cash Homey scored higher than their projected point totals.
Karen had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Straight Cash Homey put up more points than their projected total, while Karen fell short of their projection.
Straight Cash Homey ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while Karen ranked 3rd.
The matchup's 9.4-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win snaps a five-game losing skid for Straight Cash Homey, while the loss breaks a two-game unbeaten streak for Karen.
Straight Cash Homey moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Karen falls to (1-1).
For Karen, Davante Adams recorded 30.3 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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