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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Winner is Coming
3-5 101.56
105.1
 
VS
proj
John's Facing the Giants Team
82.2 5-3
117.15

John's Facing the Giants Team come up short of predictions, lose to Winner is Coming, 101.56-82.20

John's Facing the Giants Team were unable to meet projections, as Winner is Coming came out on top with a 101.56-82.20 win. Winner is Coming never trailed in this one after nabbing a 15.66-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Rodgers. Deebo Samuel (6 Rec, 171 Rec Yds) and Patrick Mahomes (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 10 Rush Yds) were the leaders for John's Facing the Giants Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Winner is Coming have taken down John's Facing the Giants Team, after falling 135.28-128.52 in their last matchup. Winner is Coming (3-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against KyleR's Choice Team, while John's Facing the Giants Team (5-3) try to get back on track against Dave's Dandy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Winner is Coming   John's Facing the Giants Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.7 points against his 10.12-point projection. During a 38-22 win over the Texans, he racked up 57 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Woods ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Winner is Coming
Points
% of total points 101.56
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.2
16.23
17.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17.7
10.12
17.4%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.66
19.84
15.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.4
14.07
15.2%
John's Facing the Giants Team
Points
% of total points 82.2
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
17.1
11.95
20.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
26.02
18.2%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
17%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
11.2
11.44
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch for John's Facing the Giants Team, who trailed 85.36-27.10 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Winner is Coming   John's Facing the Giants Team
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Winner is Coming
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Winner is Coming making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 100.32 points per game through eight weeks, 5th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1894 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
649 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 265 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Chuba Hubbard
Best Acquisition
391 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 119 Rec Yds
John's Facing the Giants Team
John's Facing the Giants Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (111.72 ppg), propelling John's Facing the Giants Team to the No. 3 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Deebo Samuel
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 819 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Acquisition
439 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 239 Rec Yds

What If

Winner is Coming would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
John's Facing the Giants Team would have lost to four other teams besides Winner is Coming this week.
If they played John's Facing the Giants Team every week, Winner is Coming would be 3-5 this season.
Had they played each other last week, John's Facing the Giants Team would have been victorious over Winner is Coming 93.74-85.26.
Winner is Coming would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as John's Facing the Giants Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Winner is Coming, John's Facing the Giants Team would be 3-3.
If Winner is Coming had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-28.
If they played every team every week, John's Facing the Giants Team would be 34-22.