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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
john's Legit Team
5-3 99.2
117.49
 
VS
proj
Let's Get It
89.1 4-4
124.61

john's Legit Team find way to beat Let's Get It 99.2-89.1

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but john's Legit Team did enough to get the best of Let's Get It. Predicted to lose 124.6-117.5, john's Legit Team emerged victorious with a 99.2-89.1 win over Let's Get It. Let's Get It took a 14.2-point lead on Thursday, but john's Legit Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Darrell Henderson Jr. (21.8 points) and DK Metcalf (19.3). Matthew Stafford (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cordarrelle Patterson (35 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Let's Get It in the loss. john's Legit Team (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against crazy clowns, while Let's Get It (4-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Adam Sandler's Fine Team.

Matchup Timeline

  john's Legit Team   Let's Get It

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Metcalf registered 19.3 points this week. He scored 40.5% more than his 13.74-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Metcalf ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

john's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 99.2
1
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
21.8
17.31
22%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
19.3
13.74
19.5%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
26.03
15.1%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
10.2
9.2
10.3%
Let's Get It
Points
% of total points 89.1
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.2
23.11
27.2%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
15.7
14.34
17.6%
3
James Conner
RB
14.2
11.89
15.9%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.5
16.47
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Let's Get It, helping the team to an 81.4-57.1 lead.

Points By Position

  john's Legit Team   Let's Get It
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
john's Legit Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see john's Legit Team holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 103.7 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, john's Legit Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
DK Metcalf
Best Drafted
39 Rec, 580 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Let's Get It
Let's Get It rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (103.8 ppg), leaving Let's Get It with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2477 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
49 Rec, 560 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
268 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 333 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Let's Get It are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than john's Legit Team (3 vs 2).
john's Legit Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Let's Get It (0).
john's Legit Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Let's Get It (1 vs 0).
Let's Get It have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than john's Legit Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, john's Legit Team have outscored Let's Get It at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
john's Legit Team has a higher average scoring margin (4) than Let's Get It this season (-12).
Don't worry Let's Get It, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!