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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Funkijo
4-4 139.58
128.33
 
VS
proj
The Mijo
124.74 4-4
140.2

Back-and-forth battle ends with Funkijo defeating The Mijo, 139.58-124.74

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Funkijo earned a hard-fought victory over The Mijo, emerging victorious with a 139.58-124.74 win. Funkijo were led by Matthew Stafford (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Eli Mitchell (137 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD), while Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 140 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) led the way for The Mijo in the loss. Funkijo (4-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against GloriouslyVictorious, while The Mijo (4-4) try to get back in the win column against FantasyFootballTeam.

Matchup Timeline

  Funkijo   The Mijo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense allowed only 11 points, surrendered 262 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 26-11 win over the Dolphins. In doing so, they put up 14 points to scored 57.1% higher than their 8.91-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Funkijo this week. In Week 9, the Bills will play the Jaguars.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Funkijo
Points
% of total points 139.58
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
25.2
21.15
18.1%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
20.7
10.83
14.8%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
19.3
13.74
13.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
16.8
13.78
12%
The Mijo
Points
% of total points 124.74
1
Chris Godwin
WR
24
14.01
19.2%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
20.5
16.71
16.4%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
19.34
17.08
15.5%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
14.2
14.45
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Funkijo emerged with an 87.30-71.94 lead. Matthew Stafford found Van Jefferson Jr. for a 68-yard pass for Funkijo. Stafford also lit up the scoreboard with a 52-yard pass. Tyler Bass made the highlight reel for The Mijo with a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for The Mijo, while Taylor Heinicke had a 20-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 110.54-106.60 lead for The Mijo.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Funkijo to contribute to a 125.50-124.74 lead for the team.
Monday
Daniel Jones had a 50-yard pass for Funkijo on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Funkijo   The Mijo

Game Notes

Seven of the 11 starters on Funkijo scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 11 starters exceeding their points projection, The Mijo lost.
Funkijo won despite starting Kalif Raymond, who scored zero points.
Funkijo put up more points than their season scoring average (135.88) while The Mijo fell short of theirs (140.28).
Funkijo scored more points than their projected total, while The Mijo failed to reach their projection.
The win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Funkijo.
On the losing side, Chris Godwin registered 24 points, the third-best score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

Funkijo
Funkijo (4-4) will battle GloriouslyVictorious (5-3) in a Week 9 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Tom Brady, Jared Goff, Ricky Seals-Jones, Antonio Brown, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense are out for GloriouslyVictorious and DK Metcalf, Kalif Raymond, and Rob Gronkowski will get the week off for Funkijo. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Funkijo have put up 130.35 points per game over the last three weeks, while GloriouslyVictorious have averaged 132.06 per contest over that same span.
The Mijo
Something's got to give next week as The Mijo and FantasyFootballTeam are set to face off, with both teams currently riding two-game losing streaks. Each side has players on bye next week, as Chris Godwin, Taylor Heinicke, D'Andre Swift, and Ryan Fitzpatrick are off for The Mijo and the Seattle Seahawks defense, Chris Carson, and Jamaal Williams are out for FantasyFootballTeam.