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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
CircleTheWagons
4-4 94.4
101.54
 
VS
proj
Bad News Bears
88.2 5-3
129.64

CircleTheWagons knock Bad News Bears from top spot, 94.4-88.2

CircleTheWagons secured a 94.4-88.2 win over Bad News Bears, knocking them out of first place in Fantasy Football 2021. Bad News Bears earned a 16.0-point lead on Thursday, but CircleTheWagons held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Geno Smith, who passed for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns for 22.6 points, and Adam Thielen, who caught 6 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown (16.8 points). Darrell Henderson Jr. (21.8 points) and Randall Cobb (15) led the charge for Bad News Bears in the loss. CircleTheWagons (4-4) will look to build on their success against Cant Touch This, while Bad News Bears (5-3) take on Danny's Dandy Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  CircleTheWagons   Bad News Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Freiermuth (4 Rec, 44 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12.4 points against the Browns in Week 8. His scoring output was 60.6% more than his 7.72-point projection and was much higher than his 7.9-point season scoring average. Freiermuth will face the Bears next week.
Pat Freiermuth

Top Player Comparison

CircleTheWagons
Points
% of total points 94.4
1
Geno Smith
QB
22.6
17.12
23.9%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16.8
13.78
17.8%
3
Pat Freiermuth
TE
12.4
7.72
13.1%
4
Elijah Moore
WR
10.1
9.77
10.7%
Bad News Bears
Points
% of total points 88.2
1
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
21.8
17.3
24.7%
2
Randall Cobb
WR
15
10.39
17%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
14
25.56
15.9%
4
D'Ernest Johnson
RB
9.4
6.67
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for CircleTheWagons to contribute to an 89.4-71.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  CircleTheWagons   Bad News Bears

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. CircleTheWagons scored less in this one (94.4) than their season average of 104.02.
CircleTheWagons laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bad News Bears (0).
By position, CircleTheWagons have outscored Bad News Bears at WR this season.
The starters for CircleTheWagons had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Bad News Bears (0).
CircleTheWagons was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than Bad News Bears (2).
There's not much good to say about Bad News Bears this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

CircleTheWagons
Week 9 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. CircleTheWagons (4-4) are on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Cant Touch This, 5-3), have notched three straight victories. CircleTheWagons can't count on another 22.6 points out of Geno Smith, who will be out on bye in Week 9. Cant Touch This will be without Alex Collins and Kalif Raymond. Over the last two weeks, CircleTheWagons have put up 99.09 points per game, while Cant Touch This have averaged 102.93 per contest.
Bad News Bears
Coming up next week, Bad News Bears (5-3) will take on Danny's Dandy Team (4-4). Eight weeks into the 2021 season, Bad News Bears have put up the third-most points in the league while Danny's Dandy Team (118.57 PPG) are ranked fourth. Looking at just the last two weeks, Bad News Bears has scored 81.92 points per game, while Danny's Dandy Team has averaged 118.12 per contest.