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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Grateful Dogs
4-4 93
99.96
 
VS
proj
Polar Bears
80 4-4
104.65

Polar Bears come up short of predictions, lose to Grateful Dogs, 93-80

Polar Bears failed to bring their A game, as Grateful Dogs earned a 93-80 win. Polar Bears nabbed a 19-point lead on Thursday behind 19 points from Matt Ryan (281 Pass Yds, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DJ Moore (2 Rec, 55 Rec Yds). But Grateful Dogs held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns for 40 points, and Wil Lutz, who made 4 of his 5 FG attempts (14 points). Grateful Dogs (4-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Saquon This, while Polar Bears (4-4) will try to get some positive momentum against IDP Knuckle Heads.

Matchup Timeline

  Grateful Dogs   Polar Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 4 of his 5 FG attempts against the Bears, Lutz registered 14 points this week. His scoring output was 59.8% more than his 8.76-point projection and was much higher than his 9.25-point season scoring average. Lutz ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

Grateful Dogs
Points
% of total points 93
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
25.75
43%
2
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
15.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
12
10.68
12.9%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
8
10.18
8.6%
Polar Bears
Points
% of total points 80
1
Davante Adams
WR
23
13.85
28.8%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17
16.07
21.3%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
14
17.09
17.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
8
9.41
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Polar Bears to contribute to a 19-0 lead for Polar Bears.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Polar Bears became the proud owner of a 74-57 lead. For Grateful Dogs, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Polar Bears with a 51-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Grateful Dogs   Polar Bears

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Grateful Dogs scored less in this one (93) than their season average of 108.63.
We heard scoring helps you win. Polar Bears need some help then, averaging just 96.5 versus Grateful Dogs's 108.63.
Grateful Dogs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Polar Bears (5 vs 3).
Grateful Dogs have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Polar Bears (41 vs 31).
By position, Grateful Dogs have outscored Polar Bears at QB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
The starters for Grateful Dogs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Polar Bears (2).
Grateful Dogs came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Polar Bears (0).
Don't worry Polar Bears, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Grateful Dogs
Two teams sporting matching 4-4 records, Grateful Dogs and Saquon This will go toe-to-toe next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team has players on bye next week, as Tee Higgins, Brandon Graham, Dallas Goedert, and Richard Rodgers are off for Saquon This and Kareem Hunt and Austin Hooper will get the week off for Grateful Dogs. Over the last three weeks, Grateful Dogs have scored 100.33 points per game, while Saquon This have averaged 117 per contest.
Polar Bears
Up ahead in Week 9, Polar Bears (4-4) will look to right the ship against IDP Knuckle Heads (5-3). Polar Bears might have to shuffle their lineup some with Jared Goff out on bye next week. IDP Knuckle Heads won't have Robert Woods.