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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
ghost to the post
4-4 106.72
101.86
 
VS
proj
The Ga(y)iders
63.98 5-3
86.95

ghost to the post beat The Ga(y)iders for third straight win in 106.72-63.98 blowout

ghost to the post extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over The Ga(y)iders, rolling to a 106.72-63.98 win. The Ga(y)iders got out to an 8.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all ghost to the post after that. They were led by Joe Burrow, who passed for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns for 21.27 points, and Eli Mitchell, who ran for 137 yards and a touchdown (17.85 points). Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Mike Evans (2 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for The Ga(y)iders in the loss. ghost to the post (4-4) will look to earn another win against FtheRefs, while The Ga(y)iders (5-3) will try to get back on track against Carr’s raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  ghost to the post   The Ga(y)iders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elliott made all 3 of his FG attempts as the Eagles beat the Lions 44-6. In doing so, he put up 16 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on ghost to the post this week. Next week, Elliott will go up against the Chargers.
Jake Elliott

Top Player Comparison

ghost to the post
Points
% of total points 106.72
1
Joe Burrow
QB
21.27
17.29
19.9%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
17.85
6.1
16.7%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
17.1
6
16%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.75
9.28
15.7%
The Ga(y)iders
Points
% of total points 63.98
1
Aaron Jones
RB
11.5
10.03
18%
2
Mike Evans
WR
8.4
7.87
13.1%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
8
9
12.5%
4
Giovani Bernard
RB
7.85
1.99
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for ghost to the post, while Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch, helping ghost to the post to an 85.92-39.58 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for The Ga(y)iders, who trailed 90.27-62.98 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  ghost to the post   The Ga(y)iders

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. ghost to the post scored more in this matchup (106.72) than their season average (98.3).
ghost to the post are on fire, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. ghost to the post are doing a better job of that, averaging 98.3 versus The Ga(y)iders's 86.6.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Ga(y)iders has left more points on the bench this season (194.36) than ghost to the post (112.22).
ghost to the post see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than The Ga(y)iders (0).
ghost to the post don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than The Ga(y)iders (0 vs 1).
ghost to the post should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Ga(y)iders (6 vs 3).
ghost to the post have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than The Ga(y)iders (46 vs 31).
By position, ghost to the post have outscored The Ga(y)iders at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for ghost to the post had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Ga(y)iders (1).
There's not much good to say about The Ga(y)iders this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

ghost to the post
A couple of 4-4 teams will square off as ghost to the post go up against FtheRefs next in Week 9. ghost to the post might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Curtis Samuel out on bye next week. FtheRefs will be without Taylor Heinicke, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ricky Seals-Jones, D'Andre Swift, Kalif Raymond, Antonio Brown, and Logan Thomas. Over the past two weeks, ghost to the post have put up 108.28 points per game, while FtheRefs have averaged 97.7 per contest.
The Ga(y)iders
A pair of teams sporting identical 5-3 records, seventh-place The Ga(y)iders will now get a date with fourth-place Carr’s raiders in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Mike Evans, Giovani Bernard, Cole Holcomb, Quintez Cephus, and Ryan Fitzpatrick are off for The Ga(y)iders while Chase Young, Devin White, and Russell Wilson are out for Carr’s raiders.