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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Sesquipedantic Squad
3-5 97.56
105.03
 
VS
proj
MGKVSBRD
68.8 3-5
105.27

Sesquipedantic Squad hand MGKVSBRD third consecutive loss in 97.56-68.80 beatdown

Sesquipedantic Squad rolled to a 97.56-68.80 win to hand MGKVSBRD their third consecutive loss. MGKVSBRD took a 4.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Sesquipedantic Squad after that. They were led by Darrell Henderson Jr., who ran for 90 yards and a touchdown for 21.3 points, and Adam Thielen, who caught 6 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown (13.8 points). Patrick Mahomes (15 points) and Devontae Booker (12.5) carried the flag for MGKVSBRD in the loss. Sesquipedantic Squad improve to 3-5 on the season, while MGKVSBRD fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Sesquipedantic Squad   MGKVSBRD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Thielen tallied 13.8 points this week. His scoring output was 27.1% more than his 10.86-point projection and was higher than his 10.41-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Sesquipedantic Squad
Points
% of total points 97.56
1
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
21.3
15.61
21.8%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
10.86
14.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.6
16.64
13.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.16
20.22
13.5%
MGKVSBRD
Points
% of total points 68.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
26.02
21.8%
2
Devontae Booker
RB
12.5
10.74
18.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
10.8
11.72
15.7%
4
Harrison Butker
K
8
9.24
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tee Higgins had a 54-yard catch for Sesquipedantic Squad, helping the team to a 51.00-11.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for MGKVSBRD, who trailed 64.60-33.30 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins linked up with Adam Thielen for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Sesquipedantic Squad to contribute to a 91.56-33.30 lead for Sesquipedantic Squad.

Points By Position

  Sesquipedantic Squad   MGKVSBRD

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on Sesquipedantic Squad scored higher than their projected point totals.
MGKVSBRD had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Sesquipedantic Squad put up more points than their season scoring average (88.89) while MGKVSBRD fell short of theirs (88.69).
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 28.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a five-match losing streak for Sesquipedantic Squad.
Sesquipedantic Squad moves to (2-2) in blowout games this season, while MGKVSBRD falls to (1-3).

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