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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
byebye ne pats
4-4 116.84
112.74
 
VS
proj
Cool Brees
83.62 4-4
118.73

Cool Brees fall to byebye ne pats in 116.84-83.62 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Cool Brees dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as byebye ne pats cruised to a 116.84-83.62 win. Cool Brees pulled out to a 7.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all byebye ne pats after that. They were led by Russell Wilson (28.74 points) and Davante Adams (26.8). Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Fulgham (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Cool Brees in defeat. byebye ne pats (4-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Casey Cranford, while Cool Brees (4-4) meet Steve's Team in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  byebye ne pats   Cool Brees

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 18 points against their 5.17-point projection. During a 28-24 win over the Ravens, they allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Steelers defense ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

byebye ne pats
Points
% of total points 116.84
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.74
25.4
24.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.8
17.93
22.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
5.17
15.4%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
11.8
12.32
10.1%
Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 83.62
1
Travis Kelce
TE
20.9
13.64
25%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
16.8
11.08
20.1%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
10.62
19.59
12.7%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
8.3
16.75
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for byebye ne pats, helping the team to a 116.84-48.40 lead.

Points By Position

  byebye ne pats   Cool Brees

Game Notes

byebye ne pats won even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Cool Brees had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
byebye ne pats put up more points than their season scoring average (108) while Cool Brees fell short of theirs (114.82).
byebye ne pats recorded more points than their projected total, while Cool Brees fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 33.22-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a streak of two straight losses for byebye ne pats.
byebye ne pats moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while Cool Brees falls to (1-1).
Despite the loss, Travis Kelce tallied 20.9 points, the third-best scoring output for any TE this season.

Next Week Preview

byebye ne pats
A couple of squads sporting identical 4-4 records, byebye ne pats and Casey Cranford will each vie for their fifth win next week in a mid-season showdown. Each side has a couple of players on bye next week, as Malcolm Brown and Joe Mixon are off for byebye ne pats and Giovani Bernard and Zach Ertz for Casey Cranford. Over the last three weeks, byebye ne pats have put up 105.23 points per game, while Casey Cranford have averaged 98.27 per contest.
Cool Brees
Something's got to give in Week 9 as Cool Brees and Steve's Team will face off, with both squads now riding two-game losing streaks. Each side has players with byes next week, as Travis Fulgham, Carson Wentz, Kareem Hunt, and the Los Angeles Rams defense are off for Cool Brees and Cooper Kupp and A.J. Green are out for Steve's Team.