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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
A Taste of the Herb
5-3 118.52
130.53
 
VS
proj
Hurts Donut
117.66 6-2
140.96

A Taste of the Herb top Hurts Donut for fifth straight win in 118.52-117.66 battle

A Taste of the Herb extended their win streak to five games with a narrow victory over Hurts Donut, squeaking by for a 118.52-117.66 win. Hurts Donut had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. A Taste of the Herb led 118.52-111.66 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 6 points from the Kansas City Chiefs defense on Monday night for Hurts Donut. A Taste of the Herb were led by Austin Ekeler (64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 60 Rec Yds) and Jonathan Taylor (70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 52 Rec Yds). A Taste of the Herb (5-3) will look to rack up another W against Happy Golladays, while Hurts Donut (6-2) face off against ROID RAGERS INC. in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  A Taste of the Herb   Hurts Donut

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Cooks put up 17.3 points this week. His scoring output was 43.6% more than his 12.05-point projection and was higher than his 12.06-point season scoring average. Cooks ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

A Taste of the Herb
Points
% of total points 118.52
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.4
17.87
18.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
19.7
17.45
16.6%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
12.05
14.6%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
15.7
14.35
13.2%
Hurts Donut
Points
% of total points 117.66
1
James Conner
RB
14.2
11.89
12.1%
2
J.D. McKissic
RB
13.3
8.13
11.3%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
12.64
15.44
10.7%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.5
16.47
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Hurts Donut owned an 86.56-71.30 lead. For A Taste of the Herb, Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard pass for Hurts Donut, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Hurts Donut, helping the team to a 111.66-108.32 lead.

Points By Position

  A Taste of the Herb   Hurts Donut

Game Notes

Just five of the 11 starting players on A Taste of the Herb exceeded their scoring projections.
Hurts Donut had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
A Taste of the Herb had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Hurts Donut.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
A Taste of the Herb ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Hurts Donut ranked 9th.
The matchup's 0.86-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a streak of six consecutive wins for Hurts Donut.
A Taste of the Herb moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Hurts Donut falls to (0-1).

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