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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
DeKaylin Zecharius
4-4 97.72
100.54
 
VS
proj
Up where we belong
89.06 4-4
104.66

Up where we belong fall to DeKaylin Zecharius, 97.72-89.06

Up where we belong failed to rise to the occasion, as DeKaylin Zecharius earned a 97.72-89.06 win. DeKaylin Zecharius never trailed in this one after earning a 10.50-point lead on Thursday behind Randall Cobb (13.5 points). A.J. Brown (21.5 points) and Joe Burrow (21.26) carried the flag for Up where we belong in the loss. DeKaylin Zecharius improve to 4-4 on the season, while Up where we belong fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  DeKaylin Zecharius   Up where we belong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 172 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Bengals, Carter put up 23.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.05-point projection and was much higher than his 8.31-point season scoring average. Carter ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Michael Carter

Top Player Comparison

DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 97.72
1
Michael Carter
RB
23.2
9.05
23.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.5
14.19
17.9%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
14.3%
4
Trevor Lawrence
QB
13.62
18.62
13.9%
Up where we belong
Points
% of total points 89.06
1
A.J. Brown
WR
21.5
12.75
24.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
21.26
20.62
23.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
17.7
10.12
19.9%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.33
18.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was DeKaylin Zecharius who emerged with the lead, 67.10-66.16. Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch for DeKaylin Zecharius, while Mike Gesicki had a 40-yard catch. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Up where we belong, while Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  DeKaylin Zecharius   Up where we belong

Game Notes

DeKaylin Zecharius had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Up where we belong had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 8.66-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a streak of four straight wins for Up where we belong.
For Up where we belong, A.J. Brown scored 21.5 points, the top overall score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

DeKaylin Zecharius
Listen DeKaylin Zecharius, the good news is that we won this matchup by 8.66 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through seven weeks was 104.33. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Up where we belong
With one catch on just two measly targets this past week, the starting RBs for Up where we belong should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to check down more often.