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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
THE CIRCLE
6-2 190
194.92
 
VS
proj
PITBULL BLOOD DOGS
145 6-2
205.01

PITBULL BLOOD DOGS fall short of projections, succumb to THE CIRCLE, 190-145

There's no way around it, PITBULL BLOOD DOGS underdelivered, at least according to projections, as THE CIRCLE earned a 190-145 win. PITBULL BLOOD DOGS grabbed a 3-point lead on Thursday, but THE CIRCLE held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 249 yards , ran for 55 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 39 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown (37 points). The Buffalo Bills defense (11 Pts Allowed, 262 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Cordarrelle Patterson (35 Rush Yds, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for PITBULL BLOOD DOGS in the loss. THE CIRCLE improve to 6-2 on the season, while PITBULL BLOOD DOGS fall to 6-2.

Matchup Timeline

  THE CIRCLE   PITBULL BLOOD DOGS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Rams in Week 8, Cooks caught 6 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 23 points and scored 28.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on THE CIRCLE this week. Cooks will face the Dolphins in Week 9.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 190
1
Josh Allen
QB
39
33.58
20.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
37
18.32
19.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
32
26.86
16.8%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
23
17.86
12.1%
PITBULL BLOOD DOGS
Points
% of total points 145
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
36
43.44
24.8%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
23
23.96
15.9%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
22
19.96
15.2%
4
Chuba Hubbard
RB
18
18.93
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which PITBULL BLOOD DOGS owned a 116-99 lead. For THE CIRCLE, Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Mike Gesicki made the highlight reel for PITBULL BLOOD DOGS with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for PITBULL BLOOD DOGS, who trailed 190-138 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  THE CIRCLE   PITBULL BLOOD DOGS

What If

THE CIRCLE would have beaten six other teams besides PITBULL BLOOD DOGS this week.
PITBULL BLOOD DOGS would have lost to six other teams besides THE CIRCLE this week.
THE CIRCLE would be 3-5 if they played PITBULL BLOOD DOGS every week.
Had they played each other last week, PITBULL BLOOD DOGS would have defeated THE CIRCLE 189-151.
THE CIRCLE would be 4-2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PITBULL BLOOD DOGS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as THE CIRCLE, PITBULL BLOOD DOGS would be 5-2.
If THE CIRCLE had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-21-1.
If they played every team every week, PITBULL BLOOD DOGS would be 52-19-1.

Coach Talk

THE CIRCLE
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to a solid outing from Josh Allen, we doubled up PITBULL BLOOD DOGS at the quarterback position this past week (39 points to 16). Allen went 29-for-42 for 249 yards and two TDs (plus no INTs) in a 26-11 win over the Dolphins.
PITBULL BLOOD DOGS
Let's take this loss as a learning opportunity and regroup for next week, PITBULL BLOOD DOGS. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and configure the best lineup possible in Week 9.