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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
JimiJive
4-4 117.86
119.17
 
VS
proj
crazy clowns
90.5 5-3
114.7

crazy clowns fall to JimiJive in 117.86-90.50 blowout

There's no sugarcoating it, crazy clowns underperformed, at least according to projections, as JimiJive cruised to a 117.86-90.50 win. JimiJive pulled out to a 13.80-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (7.6 points) and Zach Ertz (6.2) and never let go of it. Tom Brady (27.2 points) and Robert Woods (19.2) did their part for crazy clowns in the loss. JimiJive (4-4) will look to add to their success against Heather's Unreal Team, while crazy clowns (5-3) will attempt to right the ship against john's Legit Team.

Matchup Timeline

  JimiJive   crazy clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense (10 Pts Allowed, 342 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 17 points in a 17-10 win over the Football Team in Week 8. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.76-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Broncos defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

JimiJive
Points
% of total points 117.86
1
Josh Allen
QB
29.46
25.58
25%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
19.7
10.83
16.7%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
12.05
14.7%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
17
7.76
14.4%
crazy clowns
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.2
21.83
30.1%
2
Robert Woods
WR
19.2
13.24
21.2%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.9
11.32
15.4%
4
Mike Evans
WR
11.8
14.46
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch for JimiJive, helping the team to an 87.06-41.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady found Mike Evans for a 41-yard touchdown pass for crazy clowns. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for crazy clowns, who trailed 109.86-90.50 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  JimiJive   crazy clowns
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means we ought check in on the Standings.
JimiJive
JimiJive have lit up the scoreboard so far this season with little to show for it. Despite averaging a whopping 124.64 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league, the unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1972 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
937 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 154 Rec Yds
Zach Ertz
Best Acquisition
25 Rec, 297 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
crazy clowns
crazy clowns may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (109.06 ppg), propelling crazy clowns to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2650 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Mike Evans
Best Drafted
39 Rec, 544 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Jarvis Landry
Best Acquisition
16 Rec, 182 Rec Yds

Game Notes

JimiJive got the victory even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
crazy clowns had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
crazy clowns can partially blame the loss on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Not only did JimiJive get the win, but they also easily covered the 4.46-point predicted margin of victory.
All four of the wins for JimiJive have been blowout wins.
In a losing effort, Tom Brady put up 27.2 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.