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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
King Cobras
5-3 165
162.3
 
VS
proj
Double Tap Kap
118 3-5
205.29

Double Tap Kap fall to King Cobras, 165-118

There's no sugarcoating it, Double Tap Kap dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as King Cobras earned a 165-118 win. King Cobras never trailed in this one after nabbing a 10-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins. The Cleveland Browns defense (33 points) and Jonathan Taylor (29) were the leaders for Double Tap Kap in the loss. King Cobras improve to 5-3 on the season, while Double Tap Kap fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  King Cobras   Double Tap Kap

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 83 yards against the Broncos, McKissic recorded 21 points this week. He nearly doubled his 11.21-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. McKissic ranks #95 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
J.D. McKissic

Top Player Comparison

King Cobras
Points
% of total points 165
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
35
20.69
21.2%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
28
26.38
17%
3
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
24
25.83
14.5%
4
J.D. McKissic
RB
21
11.21
12.7%
Double Tap Kap
Points
% of total points 118
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
33
34.24
28%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
29
26.95
24.6%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
17
25.57
14.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
10
29.2
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch for King Cobras, while Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass, helping King Cobras to a 119-62 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for King Cobras to contribute to a 154-86 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Double Tap Kap, who trailed 154-118 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  King Cobras   Double Tap Kap

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on King Cobras scored higher than their projected point totals.
Double Tap Kap had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
King Cobras recorded more points than their projected total, while Double Tap Kap fell short of their projection.
King Cobras moves to (2-0) in upset games this year, while Double Tap Kap falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the loss, the Cleveland Browns defense put up 33 points, the fifth-highest score for a DEF this week.

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