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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Black Ice
3-5 127.74
115.56
 
VS
proj
Jeffelin
72.26 4-4
104.59

Black Ice smirk at expectations, defeat Jeffelin in 127.74-72.26 rout

Black Ice showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 127.74-72.26 win over Jeffelin, who fell short of projections. Black Ice took a 13.04-point lead on Thursday behind Teddy Bridgewater and never gave it back. Ryan Succop (4-4 FG, 43 long, 1-1 XP) and Eric Ebron (4 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Jeffelin in the loss. This marks the second time this season Black Ice have taken down Jeffelin, after winning 98.14-94.63 in their last matchup. Black Ice (3-5) will look to build on their success against Run CMC, while Jeffelin (4-4) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against COVID Calamity.

Matchup Timeline

  Black Ice   Jeffelin

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lutz (4-5 FG, 39 long, 2-2 XP) scored 15.9 points against the Bears in Week 8. His scoring output was 67.7% more than his 9.48-point projection and was higher than his 11.21-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

Black Ice
Points
% of total points 127.74
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
47.6
16.38
37.3%
2
Wil Lutz
K
15.9
9.48
12.4%
3
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
11%
4
Jared Cook
TE
13.6
8.35
10.6%
Jeffelin
Points
% of total points 72.26
1
Ryan Succop
K
16.8
9.62
23.2%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
12.8
8.12
17.7%
3
Josh Allen
QB
12.46
22.04
17.2%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.8
10.05
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Black Ice, helping to give the team a 13.04-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Black Ice had a 72.64-50.16 lead. For Black Ice, Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Jeffelin with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Black Ice   Jeffelin

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Black Ice exceeded their scoring projections.
Jeffelin had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Black Ice put up more points than their season scoring average (116.43) while Jeffelin fell short of theirs (112.62).
Black Ice scored more points than their projected total, while Jeffelin failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Black Ice win, but they also easily covered the 10.97-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Black Ice moves to (2-1), while Jeffelin falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Ryan Succop scored 16.8 points, the highest score for a K this week.

Next Week Preview

Black Ice
Black Ice (3-5) face Run CMC (4-4) in a Week 9 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. Eight weeks into the season, Black Ice are ranked sixth in points scored, while Run CMC have put up the fourth-highest point total in Fantasyland league. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Black Ice have scored 111.56 points per game over the last three weeks, while Run CMC have averaged 109.62 per contest over that same period.
Jeffelin
On the docket next week, Jeffelin (4-4) will try to get back on track against COVID Calamity (2-6). Each side has two bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Cam Akers and Joe Mixon are off for Jeffelin and Tyler Boyd and Nick Chubb for COVID Calamity.