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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
FEAR THE NECKBEARD
5-3 177.68
190.58
 
VS
proj
Bring It!
164.37 4-4
191.44

FEAR THE NECKBEARD top Bring It! for fourth straight win, 177.68-164.37

FEAR THE NECKBEARD extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Bring It!, securing a 177.68-164.37 win. Bring It! nabbed a 23.16-point lead on Thursday, but FEAR THE NECKBEARD held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady (44.13 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (30). T.J. Watt (6 Tackles, 1.5 Sack) and Robert Woods (22 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Bring It! in the loss. FEAR THE NECKBEARD (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Texasseans, while Bring It! (4-4) try to get back in the win column against The Big Gronkowski.

Matchup Timeline

  FEAR THE NECKBEARD   Bring It!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Landry III overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 20.5 points against his 12.66-point projection. During a 34-31 win over the Colts, he made 5 tackles and recorded a sack. Landry III ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Rams next week.
Harold Landry III

Top Player Comparison

FEAR THE NECKBEARD
Points
% of total points 177.68
1
Tom Brady
QB
44.13
30.9
24.8%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
30
29.41
16.9%
3
Harold Landry III
LB
20.5
12.66
11.5%
4
Logan Wilson
LB
16
17.08
9%
Bring It!
Points
% of total points 164.37
1
T.J. Watt
LB
24.5
16.18
14.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
22.8
15.65
13.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
22.58
18.35
13.7%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
20.5
15.12
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for FEAR THE NECKBEARD, helping the team to a 157.73-125.54 lead.

Points By Position

  FEAR THE NECKBEARD   Bring It!

What If

FEAR THE NECKBEARD would have beaten six other teams besides Bring It! this week.
Bring It! would have lost to seven other teams besides FEAR THE NECKBEARD this week.
If FEAR THE NECKBEARD played Bring It! every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
FEAR THE NECKBEARD would have topped Bring It! 182-111.72 had they played each other last week.
FEAR THE NECKBEARD would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bring It!.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as FEAR THE NECKBEARD, Bring It! would be 4-3.
If FEAR THE NECKBEARD had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-43.
If they played every team every week, Bring It! would be 47-41.

Coach Talk

FEAR THE NECKBEARD
Spotting mismatches is a big key to success in football. Thanks to a thrilling display by Tom Brady, we tripled Bring It! at the quarterback position this past week (44.13 points to 13.16). Brady went 28-for-40 for 375 yards, four TDs, and two INTs in a 36-27 loss to the Saints.
Bring It!
Bring It! will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. Our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 15 times in Week 8. With only eight total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.