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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Broadway Ed
6-2 101.84
114.23
 
VS
proj
VABoyz
86.72 3-5
110.75

Broadway Ed fall short of predictions, find way to defeat VABoyz, 101.84-86.72

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Broadway Ed did enough to beat VABoyz. Predicted to win 114.23-110.75, Broadway Ed came out on top with a 101.84-86.72 win over VABoyz. VABoyz leapt out to a 29.90-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 29.9 points from Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Chase Edmonds (30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds). But Broadway Ed held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tom Brady (35.2 points) and Tyler Lockett (15.2). This marks the first time this season Broadway Ed have knocked off VABoyz, after falling 130.66-74.58 in their last matchup. Broadway Ed (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against NYG, while VABoyz (3-5) match up against u gonna eat that? in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Broadway Ed   VABoyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady (375 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 35.2 points against the Saints in Week 8. He scored 33.4% more than his 26.38-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Brady ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Broadway Ed
Points
% of total points 101.84
1
Tom Brady
QB
35.2
26.38
34.6%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
15.2
8.26
14.9%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
13.7%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.6
16.64
13.4%
VABoyz
Points
% of total points 86.72
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30.2
27.71
34.8%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17
14.98
19.6%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.9
10.87
14.9%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
11.2
11.44
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was VABoyz who emerged with the lead, 63.32-19.24. For Broadway Ed, Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for VABoyz with a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Broadway Ed, helping the team to a 101.14-75.52 lead.

Points By Position

  Broadway Ed   VABoyz

What If

Broadway Ed would have beaten five other teams besides VABoyz this week.
VABoyz would have lost to five other teams besides Broadway Ed this week.
If they played VABoyz every week, Broadway Ed would be 6-2 this season.
Last week, Broadway Ed would have beaten VABoyz 109.74-64.
Broadway Ed would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VABoyz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Broadway Ed, VABoyz would be 2-4.
If Broadway Ed had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-31.
If they played every team every week, VABoyz would be 26-46.

Next Week Preview

Broadway Ed
A pair of teams that are now on identical two-game winning streaks, Broadway Ed (6-2) go up against NYG (4-4) next in Week 9. Broadway Ed might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Tom Brady, Tyler Lockett, and Ryan Fitzpatrick out on bye next week. NYG won't have Mike Evans. Over the last two weeks, Broadway Ed have put up 105.79 points per game, while NYG have averaged 94.64 per contest.
VABoyz
Up ahead next week, VABoyz (3-5) are scheduled to take on u gonna eat that? (5-3). VABoyz might have to shuffle their lineup some with Antonio Gibson out on bye in Week 9. u gonna eat that? will be without Chris Godwin, T.J. Hockenson, and Chris Carson.