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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
jpdavalos423
2-6 69.17
95.99
 
VS
proj
FtheRefs
65.85 4-4
92.11

jpdavalos423 fall short of projections, come back to top FtheRefs in 69.17-65.85 thriller

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but jpdavalos423 did enough to get the best of FtheRefs, coming back for a 69.17-65.85 win. jpdavalos423 trailed 65.85-65.27 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came back behind Dalvin Cook (3.9 points). Carson Wentz (18.4 points) and Jonathan Taylor (12.1) were the leading performers for FtheRefs in the loss. jpdavalos423 (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against Jon Gruden, while FtheRefs (4-4) will try to get back on track against ghost to the post.

Matchup Timeline

  jpdavalos423   FtheRefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 110 yards against the Dolphins, Beasley recorded 10.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.55-point projection and was much higher than his 3.96-point season scoring average. Beasley will face the Jaguars next week.
Cole Beasley

Top Player Comparison

jpdavalos423
Points
% of total points 69.17
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.72
16.61
28.5%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
11
8.4
15.9%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
10.5
4.55
15.2%
4
Lavonte David
LB
6.5
7.88
9.4%
FtheRefs
Points
% of total points 65.85
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.4
14.59
27.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12.1
10.89
18.4%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
11.5
8.26
17.5%
4
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
8.75
6.89
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass for jpdavalos423, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 65.25-50.37 after the early action.

Points By Position

  jpdavalos423   FtheRefs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. jpdavalos423 scored less in this one (69.17) than their season average of 81.73.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. jpdavalos423 has left fewer points on the bench this season (237.29) than FtheRefs (266.42).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of FtheRefs - they’ve made more transactions (3) than jpdavalos423 (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, jpdavalos423 have outscored FtheRefs at WR this season.
The starters for jpdavalos423 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for FtheRefs (0).
Hey FtheRefs, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

jpdavalos423
In a matchup between a couple of squads separated by just one game in the standings, jpdavalos423 (2-6) will take on Jon Gruden (1-7) in Week 9. jpdavalos423 might have to shuffle their lineup some with Lavonte David, Shaquil Barrett, Leonard Fournette, and Terry McLaurin out on bye next week. Jon Gruden won't have Rashaad Penny. Over the last three weeks, jpdavalos423 have scored 88.54 points per game, while Jon Gruden have averaged just 67.84 per contest.
FtheRefs
Two teams with matching 4-4 records, 10th-place FtheRefs are set to battle eighth-place ghost to the post in Week 9. FtheRefs might need to rearrange their lineup some with Taylor Heinicke, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ricky Seals-Jones, D'Andre Swift, Kalif Raymond, Antonio Brown, and Logan Thomas out on bye next week. ghost to the post will be without Curtis Samuel.