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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Steidle66
5-3 230.5
156.46
 
VS
proj
Ten Toes Down
164.4 3-5
145.18

Steidle66 top projections, defeat Ten Toes Down in 230.5-164.4 rout

Both teams stepped up, but it was Steidle66 who came out on top, rolling to a 230.5-164.4 win over Ten Toes Down. Steidle66 pulled out to a 0.6-point lead on Thursday behind Hayden Hurst (10.4 points) and never looked back. DK Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Ten Toes Down in defeat. Steidle66 (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against DirtBags, while Ten Toes Down (3-5) will face Ivan the Destroyer in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Steidle66   Ten Toes Down

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points, surrendering 265 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Cowboys, the Eagles defense put up 21 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.54-point projection and was much higher than their 10.25-point season scoring average. The Eagles defense ranks #7 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Giants next week.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

Steidle66
Points
% of total points 230.5
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
48.6
17.86
21.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
45.8
30.78
19.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
28.4
14.15
12.3%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
22
14.84
9.5%
Ten Toes Down
Points
% of total points 164.4
1
DK Metcalf
WR
40.1
18.23
24.4%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.1
22.32
11.6%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
18.7
10.5%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
15.6
8.16
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Steidle66, while Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 188.5-81.1 lead for Steidle66.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Steidle66 had a 209.5-143.8 lead. For Steidle66, Mike Williams had a 24-yard touchdown catch. DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Ten Toes Down, while Phillip Lindsay had a 55-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Steidle66   Ten Toes Down

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Steidle66 scored more points in this one (230.5) than their season average (154.36).
We heard scoring helps you win. Steidle66 are doing a better job of that, averaging 154.36 versus Ten Toes Down's 140.48.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Steidle66 (5-3) have a better record than Ten Toes Down (3-5).
Even the computers think Steidle66 have better players. They have a higher projected points average (159.08) than Ten Toes Down (145.59).
Once Steidle66 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Ten Toes Down (3 vs 1).
Steidle66 are clutch masters, with more close wins than Ten Toes Down (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Ten Toes Down - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Steidle66 (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Steidle66 have outscored Ten Toes Down at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Steidle66 has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Ten Toes Down this season (-19).
The starters for Steidle66 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Ten Toes Down (2).
There's not much good to say about Ten Toes Down this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Steidle66
Props to you, Steidle66. Good job fielding a lineup that netted 230.5 points in Week 8. We should take this W in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Ten Toes Down, and continue our march towards the Game Time Express league championship.
Ten Toes Down
Registering just one reception on four measly targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Ten Toes Down should remind their quarterbacks to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).