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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dixie Normas
5-3 98.8
127.65
 
VS
proj
Gridiron Gladiators
64.26 4-4
125.42

Dixie Normas jump into top spot in 98.80-64.26 blowout

Dixie Normas ascended to the top of the standings in Fantasy Football 2021 with a convincing victory over Gridiron Gladiators, cruising to a 98.80-64.26 win. Gridiron Gladiators took a 1.46-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dixie Normas after that. They were led by Matthew Stafford, who passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns for 24.2 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 7 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown (21 points). Tee Higgins (11.7 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (9.3) led the charge for Gridiron Gladiators in the loss. Dixie Normas (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against 98 DarkPink Balloons, while Gridiron Gladiators (4-4) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Chautauqua Ballers.

Matchup Timeline

  Dixie Normas   Gridiron Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp caught 7 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown as the Rams beat the Texans 38-22. In doing so, he put up 21 points to scored 18.6% higher than his 17.7-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dixie Normas this week. Kupp will face the Titans next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Dixie Normas
Points
% of total points 98.8
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.2
22.36
24.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
21
17.7
21.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.5
16.47
12.7%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
8.91
10.1%
Gridiron Gladiators
Points
% of total points 64.26
1
Tee Higgins
WR
11.7
11.5
18.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
9.3
14.44
14.5%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
9.06
25.26
14.1%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
7
8.73
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Dixie Normas emerged with an 83.20-44.86 lead. Matthew Stafford teamed up with Cooper Kupp for a 52-yard pass for Dixie Normas. Stafford also lit up the scoreboard with a 68-yard pass. Tee Higgins made the highlight reel for Gridiron Gladiators with a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dixie Normas   Gridiron Gladiators

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Dixie Normas scored less in this one (98.8) than their season average of 121.4.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dixie Normas are doing a better job of that, averaging 121.4 versus Gridiron Gladiators's 111.08.
Once Dixie Normas put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Gridiron Gladiators (5 vs 2).
Dixie Normas should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Gridiron Gladiators (5 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gridiron Gladiators - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Dixie Normas (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dixie Normas have outscored Gridiron Gladiators at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Dixie Normas don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Dixie Normas had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Gridiron Gladiators (1).
Dixie Normas was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than Gridiron Gladiators (0).
Don't worry Gridiron Gladiators, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Dixie Normas
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches, right? Thanks to an awesome showing by Matthew Stafford, we thoroughly outscored Gridiron Gladiators at the quarterback position this past week (24.2 points to 9.06). Stafford went 21-for-32 for 305 yards and three TDs (plus no INTs) in a 38-22 win over the Texans.
Gridiron Gladiators
Unless Gridiron Gladiators wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough looks" is not an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a healthy 28 targets in Week 8. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they reeled in just 13 receptions.