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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mr. Phamtastic
3-5 91.46
107.71
 
VS
proj
AA Ron Balakay
89.94 4-4
123.18

Mr. Phamtastic come back to beat AA Ron Balakay in 91.46-89.94 battle

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Mr. Phamtastic did enough to knock off AA Ron Balakay. Predicted to lose 123.18-107.71, Mr. Phamtastic came back for a 91.46-89.94 win over AA Ron Balakay. Trailing 89.94-65.80 heading into Monday night, Mr. Phamtastic roared back behind Tom Brady (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Ronald Jones II (23 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds). Travis Kelce (21.9 points) and Allen Robinson II (17.7) led the charge for AA Ron Balakay in the loss. Mr. Phamtastic (3-5) will look to rack up another win against KOOL-K8T, while AA Ron Balakay (4-4) attempt to get back on track against Snakebitten!!!.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr. Phamtastic   AA Ron Balakay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Broncos, Badgley recorded 15 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.2-point projection and was much higher than his 6.38-point season scoring average. Badgley will face the Raiders next week.
Michael Badgley

Top Player Comparison

Mr. Phamtastic
Points
% of total points 91.46
1
Tom Brady
QB
21.06
21.48
23%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18.2
15.03
19.9%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
18.2
17.76
19.9%
4
Michael Badgley
K
15
7.2
16.4%
AA Ron Balakay
Points
% of total points 89.94
1
Travis Kelce
TE
21.9
13.64
24.3%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
17.7
12.77
19.7%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
11.04
19.17
12.3%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
11
12.64
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for AA Ron Balakay for the team, who trailed 18.20-11.04 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch for Mr. Phamtastic, who trailed 64.44-52.80 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was AA Ron Balakay who took the lead, 82.14-65.80. For Mr. Phamtastic, Michael Badgley had a 52-yard field goal. Allen Robinson II made the highlight reel for AA Ron Balakay with a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Mr. Phamtastic   AA Ron Balakay

What If

Mr. Phamtastic would have beaten four other teams besides AA Ron Balakay this week.
AA Ron Balakay would have lost to six other teams besides Mr. Phamtastic this week.
If they played AA Ron Balakay every week, Mr. Phamtastic would be 3-5 this season.
Last week, AA Ron Balakay would have defeated Mr. Phamtastic 116.9-115.56.
Mr. Phamtastic would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AA Ron Balakay.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mr. Phamtastic, AA Ron Balakay would be 2-5.
If Mr. Phamtastic had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-51.
If they played every team every week, AA Ron Balakay would be 48-40.

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