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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kentucky Zombie
1-7 93.36
91.76
 
VS
proj
Chris's Team
60.2 3-5
85.93

Kentucky Zombie hand Chris's Team third straight loss in 93.36-60.20 rout

Kentucky Zombie rolled to a 93.36-60.20 win to hand Chris's Team their third straight loss. Kentucky Zombie nabbed a 2.46-point lead on Thursday behind Kyler Murray (11.06 points) and never let it go. Ryan Tannehill (265 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (11 Pts Allowed, 262 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the top performers for Chris's Team in the loss. Kentucky Zombie improve to 1-7 on the season, while Chris's Team fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Kentucky Zombie   Chris's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 22.3 points against his 16.4-point projection. In a 31-7 win over the Jaguars, he caught 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns. Metcalf ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Kentucky Zombie
Points
% of total points 93.36
1
A.J. Brown
WR
38.5
18.49
41.2%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.3
16.4
23.9%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
11.06
30.14
11.8%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
10
7.71
10.7%
Chris's Team
Points
% of total points 60.2
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
28.2
22.98
46.8%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
8.91
16.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
8.6
18.21
14.3%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
8.3
24.35
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Kentucky Zombie had a 65.06-51.90 lead. A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Kentucky Zombie, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Chris's Team with a 57-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Kentucky Zombie   Chris's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Kentucky Zombie scored more points in this matchup (93.36) than their season average (87.71).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Chris's Team. They've lost three in a row.
By position, Kentucky Zombie have outscored Chris's Team at WR this season.
The starters for Kentucky Zombie had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Chris's Team (1).
There's not much good to say about Chris's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Kentucky Zombie
This sport is all about creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by quadrupling Chris's Team at the wide receiver position (60.8 points to 13.7).
Chris's Team
Hey, it's possible that Chris's Team could be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing just six total targets in Week 8, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.