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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tompa Bay
3-5 100.56
120.82
 
VS
proj
FantasyFootballTeam
89.12 3-5
119.27

Tompa Bay come back to top FantasyFootballTeam 100.56-89.12 despite falling short of projections

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Tompa Bay did enough to get the best of FantasyFootballTeam, coming back for a 100.56-89.12 win. Trailing 89.12-70.90 heading into Monday night, Tompa Bay charged back behind Tom Brady, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.06 points, and Ronald Jones II, who racked up 46 yards from scrimmage (6.6 points). Keenan Allen (21.7 points) and Ryan Tannehill (21.32) carried the flag for FantasyFootballTeam in the loss. Tompa Bay (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Average Joe’s, while FantasyFootballTeam (3-5) will take on OnlyCams in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Tompa Bay   FantasyFootballTeam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Brady recorded 23.06 points this week. He scored right around his 23.36-point projection in the 25-23 win. Brady ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Tompa Bay
Points
% of total points 100.56
1
Davante Adams
WR
30.3
21.58
30.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
23.06
23.36
22.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
20.7
18.28
20.6%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
8.6
10.69
8.6%
FantasyFootballTeam
Points
% of total points 89.12
1
Keenan Allen
WR
21.7
17.83
24.3%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
21.32
24.09
23.9%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
13.3
14.11
14.9%
4
Noah Fant
TE
11.7
12.25
13.1%

Points By Position

  Tompa Bay   FantasyFootballTeam

Game Notes

Tompa Bay won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
FantasyFootballTeam had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 11.44-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Tompa Bay earn the win, but they also covered the 1.55-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Tompa Bay have been upset wins.

Next Week Preview

Tompa Bay
A couple of teams sporting matching 3-5 records, Tompa Bay and Average Joe’s will go toe-to-toe next week in a mid-season showdown. Tompa Bay might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with the Los Angeles Rams defense out on bye next week. Average Joe’s won't have Tee Higgins or Jalen Reagor. Over the last three weeks, Tompa Bay have put up 126.69 points per game, while Average Joe’s have averaged 113.87 per contest.
FantasyFootballTeam
Two teams with identical 3-5 records, eighth-place FantasyFootballTeam will now have a date with 10th-place OnlyCams in Week 9. Each side has players on bye next week, as Robert Woods, Tyler Boyd, Jarvis Landry, and Cody Parkey are off for OnlyCams while Rashard Higgins and Joe Mixon will sit for FantasyFootballTeam.