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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Oblong balls
7-1 104.02
112.11
 
VS
proj
Slammers
40.8 4-4
94.88

Oblong balls top Slammers for fifth straight win in 104.02-40.80 rout

Oblong balls extended their win streak to five games with an easy victory over Slammers, rolling to a 104.02-40.80 win. Oblong balls took a 0.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Josh Jacobs (12.8 points) and A.J. Brown (10.4) and never gave it back. David Montgomery (89 Rush Yds, 16 Rec Yds) and Kareem Hunt (66 Rush Yds) did their part for Slammers in defeat. Oblong balls (7-1) will look to get another win against The Buzz Saw, while Slammers (4-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Shavin Ryans Private.

Matchup Timeline

  Oblong balls   Slammers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns against the 49ers, Metcalf recorded 34.1 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.27-point projection and was much higher than his 15.75-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Oblong balls
Points
% of total points 104.02
1
DK Metcalf
WR
34.1
15.27
32.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
20.82
22.3%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
15.45
12.3%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
10.4
13.89
10%
Slammers
Points
% of total points 40.8
1
David Montgomery
RB
11.5
13.65
28.2%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
8.3
16.76
20.3%
3
Ben DiNucci
QB
5.4
13.76
13.2%
4
Damiere Byrd
WR
5.4
7.53
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Oblong balls, while Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 91.12-35.40 lead for Oblong balls.

Points By Position

  Oblong balls   Slammers

What If

Oblong balls would have beaten 13 other teams besides Slammers this week.
Slammers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Slammers every week, Oblong balls would be 4-4 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Slammers would have been victorious over Oblong balls 122-101.38.
Oblong balls would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Slammers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Oblong balls, Slammers would be 6-1.
If Oblong balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 89-31.
If they played every team every week, Slammers would be 64-56.

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