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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Average Joe’s
3-5 103.06
114.99
 
VS
proj
Smiley Face!
96.32 4-4
132.03

Average Joe’s manage to knock off Smiley Face! 103.06-96.32 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Average Joe’s did enough to beat Smiley Face!, securing a 103.06-96.32 win. Smiley Face! nabbed an 18.50-point lead on Thursday, but Average Joe’s held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (21 Pts Allowed, 326 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). Travis Fulgham (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson (208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 65 Rush Yds) did everything they could for Smiley Face! in the loss. Average Joe’s (3-5) will look to get another W against Tompa Bay, while Smiley Face! (4-4) will try to generate some positive momentum against Under the InfluWentz.

Matchup Timeline

  Average Joe’s   Smiley Face!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 15 points against their 7.1-point projection. In a 41-21 win over the Lions, they allowed 21 points, surrendered 326 yards, and forced 2 turnovers. The Colts defense ranks #79 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Average Joe’s
Points
% of total points 103.06
1
Travis Kelce
TE
24.9
16.57
24.2%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
7.1
14.6%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
14.4
13.09
14%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.7
12.66
13.3%
Smiley Face!
Points
% of total points 96.32
1
Travis Fulgham
WR
19.8
14.2
20.6%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.82
25.98
19.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15.2
17.79
15.8%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
9.8
15.07
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Average Joe’s owned a 92.96-63.52 lead. For Average Joe’s, Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Smiley Face! with a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Average Joe’s   Smiley Face!

What If

Average Joe’s would have beaten five other teams besides Smiley Face! this week.
Smiley Face! would have lost to eight other teams besides Average Joe’s this week.
If Average Joe’s played Smiley Face! every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Had they played each other last week, Average Joe’s would have defeated Smiley Face! 145.36-109.14.
Average Joe’s would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Smiley Face!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Average Joe’s, Smiley Face! would be 5-2.
If Average Joe’s had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-45.
If they played every team every week, Smiley Face! would be 52-36.

Coach Talk

Average Joe’s
Hey Average Joe’s, the good news is that we took this matchup by 6.74 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through seven weeks was 127.12. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Smiley Face!
Producing four receptions on just five targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Smiley Face! should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.