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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dirty 54
4-4 180.6
209.89
 
VS
proj
Patriot Killer
130.2 4-4
225.73

Dirty 54 hand Patriot Killer third consecutive loss, 180.60-130.20

Dirty 54 came out on top with a 180.60-130.20 win to hand Patriot Killer their third straight loss. Dirty 54 never trailed in this one after taking a 14.20-point lead on Thursday behind James Conner. Ben Roethlisberger (266 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Patrick Mahomes (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 10 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Patriot Killer in the loss. Dirty 54 (4-4) will look to build on their success against The Overkiller's, while Patriot Killer (4-4) will meet Doc's Devils in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty 54   Patriot Killer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (6 Rec, 171 Rec Yds) scored 23.1 points against the Bears in Week 8. He scored 30.5% more than his 17.7-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Samuel ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Dirty 54
Points
% of total points 180.6
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
31.85
26.23
17.6%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
31.5
18.31
17.4%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
23.1
17.7
12.8%
4
James Conner
RB
14.2
13.14
7.9%
Patriot Killer
Points
% of total points 130.2
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.3
24.45
14.8%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.75
34.41
14.4%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
15.8
16.77
12.1%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
15.1
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Dirty 54 emerged with a 148.10-68.60 lead. Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch for Dirty 54, while Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger teamed up with Diontae Johnson for a 50-yard pass for Patriot Killer.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Dirty 54 to contribute to a 169.30-76.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty 54   Patriot Killer

What If

Dirty 54 would have beaten only two other teams besides Patriot Killer this week.
Patriot Killer would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Dirty 54 played Patriot Killer every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Had they played each other last week, Dirty 54 would have defeated Patriot Killer 201.95-99.2.
Dirty 54 would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Patriot Killer.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty 54, Patriot Killer would be 4-3.
If Dirty 54 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 29-43.
If they played every team every week, Patriot Killer would be 31-41.

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