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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jordan's Team
5-3 98.44
118.92
 
VS
proj
Robert's Team
91.7 3-5
101.31

Back-and-forth battle ends with Jordan's Team coming back to top Robert's Team, 98.44-91.70

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Jordan's Team rallied to earn a 98.44-91.70 win to hand Robert's Team their fourth consecutive loss. Jordan's Team trailed 91.70-79.34 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Rob Gronkowski (12.1 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (7). Drew Brees (19.6 points) and Julio Jones (17.2) carried the flag for Robert's Team in the loss. Jordan's Team (5-3) will look to get another win against 8th, while Robert's Team (3-5) try to get back in the win column against chase's Genius Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Jordan's Team   Robert's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp (11 Rec, 110 Rec Yds) scored 16.5 points against the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output was 35.9% more than his 12.14-point projection and was higher than his 11.25-point season scoring average. Kupp ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Jordan's Team
Points
% of total points 98.44
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
21.17
22.9%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
16.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
15.45
13%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.2
14.54
12.4%
Robert's Team
Points
% of total points 91.7
1
Drew Brees
QB
19.6
17.5
21.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.2
15.03
18.8%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
17.76
18.8%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
6.9
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Jordan's Team, who trailed 17.20-6.50 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for Jordan's Team, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch, helping Jordan's Team to a 70.54-45.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Robert's Team, helping the team to a 72.10-70.54 lead.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for Robert's Team, helping the team to a 91.70-79.34 lead.

Points By Position

  Jordan's Team   Robert's Team

What If

Jordan's Team would have beaten three other teams besides Robert's Team this week.
Robert's Team would have lost to five other teams besides Jordan's Team this week.
If they played Robert's Team every week, Jordan's Team would be 5-3 this season.
Last week, Jordan's Team would have beaten Robert's Team 64.28-56.78.
Jordan's Team would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Robert's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jordan's Team, Robert's Team would be 3-4.
If Jordan's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-33.
If they played every team every week, Robert's Team would be 34-38.

Next Week Preview

Jordan's Team
Jordan's Team (5-3) will go up against 8th (6-2) in a Week 9 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams will have players with byes next week, as Travis Fulgham, Tyler Boyd, Kareem Hunt, and Nick Chubb are off for 8th and Cooper Kupp, Jake Elliott, and Miles Sanders will take a seat for Jordan's Team. Over the last three weeks, Jordan's Team have put up 76.11 points per game, while 8th have averaged 129.81 per contest.
Robert's Team
In Week 9, Robert's Team (3-5) will square off against chase's Genius Team (6-2). Robert's Team might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with Tyler Higbee out on bye next week. chase's Genius Team won't have Jared Goff, A.J. Green, or Joe Mixon.