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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vest of Friends
6-2 266.82
255.72
 
VS
proj
Akmal's Team
228.84 2-6
247.81

Vest of Friends climb into top spot, 266.82-228.84

Vest of Friends ascended into first place in Punters with a hard-fought victory over Akmal's Team, emerging victorious with a 266.82-228.84 win. Akmal's Team nabbed a 39.04-point lead on Thursday, but Vest of Friends held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Justin Herbert (278 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 21 Rush Yds). DK Metcalf (34.1 points) and Tyreek Hill (23.8) carried the flag for Akmal's Team in the loss. This marks the third time this season Vest of Friends have gotten the best of Akmal's Team, after winning 254.9-244.5 in their last matchup. Vest of Friends (6-2) have now won four straight games and will look to keep it rolling against HotChubbTimeMachine. Akmal's Team (2-6) take on Keen Tung Yuen cats in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Vest of Friends   Akmal's Team

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. In 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

Vest of Friends
Points
% of total points 266.82
1
Davante Adams
WR
26.8
17.93
10%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
20.82
8.7%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
20.9
13.64
7.8%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
18.75
7.8%
Akmal's Team
Points
% of total points 228.84
1
DK Metcalf
WR
34.1
15.26
14.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
16.02
10.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.06
19.87
8.3%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
17.76
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Akmal's Team to contribute to a 46.34-7.30 lead for Akmal's Team.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for Akmal's Team, while Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for the team, who trailed 164.10-148.68 after the early games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Vest of Friends became the proud owner of a 227.22-202.78 lead. Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Vest of Friends, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Akmal's Team with a 46-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Vest of Friends   Akmal's Team

StatSmack

Akmal's Team haven't won a single game versus Vest of Friends this season, with a record of 0-3.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Akmal's Team have lost their last five weeks, while Vest of Friends have won four straight.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Vest of Friends (6-2) have a better record than Akmal's Team (2-6).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Akmal's Team has left more points on the bench this season (483.22) than Vest of Friends (349.14).
Vest of Friends have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Akmal's Team (1 vs 0).
Akmal's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Vest of Friends (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Vest of Friends have outscored Akmal's Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Vest of Friends has a higher average scoring margin (5) than Akmal's Team this season (-8).
Vest of Friends came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Akmal's Team (1).
There's not much good to say about Akmal's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Vest of Friends
Nice work assembling a lineup that won by nearly 38 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to what will surely be a difficult matchup in Week 9.
Akmal's Team
There's still a ton of time left to turn this season around, Akmal's Team! The next few opponents may glance at your record and foolishly believe they've got a cakewalk. Use that to your advantage and deploy your strongest possible starting lineups... catch these complacent managers off-guard!