Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Steel City Mutt
6-2 151.1
151.1
 
VS
proj
Steel City Irish
116.25 3-5
155.4

Steel City Irish succumb to Steel City Mutt in 151.10-116.25 drubbing

There's no sugarcoating it, Steel City Irish underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Steel City Mutt rolled to a 151.10-116.25 win. Steel City Irish took a 21.45-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Steel City Mutt after that. They were led by Ryan Tannehill (33.85 points) and A.J. Brown (32.75). Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) led the way for Steel City Irish in the loss. Steel City Mutt (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Warriors, while Steel City Irish (3-5) match up against Dallas 60 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel City Mutt   Steel City Irish

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Cowboys, Joseph put up 10 points this week. He scored 33.9% more than his 7.47-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Joseph ranks #96 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Greg Joseph

Top Player Comparison

Steel City Mutt
Points
% of total points 151.1
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
33.85
27.75
22.4%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
32.75
15.1
21.7%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
22.2
33.13
14.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.4
18.53
14.2%
Steel City Irish
Points
% of total points 116.25
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
22.7
16.58
19.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
21.45
17.38
18.5%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
30.1
16.3%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
17.6
16.7
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill found A.J. Brown for a 57-yard touchdown pass for Steel City Mutt, contributing to a 107.00-73.60 lead for Steel City Mutt.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Steel City Irish, who trailed 151.10-93.55 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Steel City Mutt   Steel City Irish
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to catch up on the Standings.
Steel City Mutt
Steel City Mutt will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 150.64 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
420 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 302 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Acquisition
2002 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Steel City Irish
Steel City Irish may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (143.11 ppg), propelling Steel City Irish to No. 6 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
LAR Defense
MVP
21.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 367.5 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
64 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Derek Carr
Best Acquisition
2269 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Steel City Mutt won even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Steel City Irish had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Steel City Mutt put up more points than their season scoring average (150.64) while Steel City Irish fell short of theirs (143.11).
The matchup's 34.85-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a streak of two straight wins for Steel City Irish.
Steel City Mutt moves to (5-1) in blowout games this season, while Steel City Irish falls to (3-3).
For Steel City Irish, Tyreek Hill put up 22.7 points, the fifth-highest score for a WR this week.