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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Black panther
7-1 117.5
142.02
 
VS
proj
Le Champion
110.4 4-4
136.96

Black panther manage to defeat Le Champion 117.5-110.4 despite coming up short of projections

Both teams fell short of expectations, but Black panther did enough to beat Le Champion, coming out on top with a 117.5-110.4 win. Le Champion took a 14.8-point lead on Thursday, but Black panther held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyreek Hill, who caught 4 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.8 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 163 yards from scrimmage (25.3 points). Keenan Allen (21.7 points) and Teddy Bridgewater (14.8) were the leaders for Le Champion in the loss. Black panther (7-1) will look to earn another win against Game on bitches, while Le Champion (4-4) attempt to get back on track against Rice & Beans.

Matchup Timeline

  Black panther   Le Champion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Ravens in Week 8, the Steelers defense scored 18 points to more-than-triple their 5.22-point projection. They allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. The Steelers will square off against the Cowboys next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Black panther
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.8
18.73
22%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
25.3
22.12
21.5%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
5.22
15.3%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
13.9
26.55
11.8%
Le Champion
Points
% of total points 110.4
1
Keenan Allen
WR
21.7
17.83
19.7%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
14.8
22.59
13.4%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
14.7
9.69
13.3%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.5
11.47
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Le Champion to contribute to a 14.8-0.0 lead for Le Champion.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for Black panther, who trailed 88.7-71.8 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Black panther, contributing to a 117.5-110.4 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Black panther   Le Champion

Game Notes

Black panther won despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Le Champion had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Black panther won despite starting Donovan Peoples-Jones, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Black panther ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Le Champion ranked 10th.
The matchup's 7.1-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Black panther win, but they also covered the 5.06-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Black panther
Listen Black panther, the good news is that we took this matchup by more than seven points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 7 stood at 157.9. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Le Champion
We'd suggest that you take this loss as a chance to learn and regroup for next week, Le Champion. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and deploy the strongest lineup possible in Week 9.