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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Stay Cappin
6-2 195.6
247.75
 
VS
proj
Night Hawk
183.45 5-3
186.39

Stay Cappin jump into top spot, 195.60-183.45

Stay Cappin ascended to the top of the standings in Motor City Football with a come-from-behind victory over Night Hawk, rallying for a 195.60-183.45 win. After trailing 183.45-165.90 heading into Monday night, Stay Cappin came storming back behind Darrel Williams (49 Rush Yds, 61 Rec Yds) and Harrison Butker (2-2 FG, 36 long, 2-2 XP). Austin Ekeler (24.4 points) and T.J. Hockenson (18.9) did everything they could for Night Hawk in the loss. Stay Cappin (6-2) have now won four games in a row and will look to sustain their winning ways against PIERMONSTERS. Night Hawk (5-3) will meet Naked Bootlegs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Stay Cappin   Night Hawk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Metcalf put up 22.3 points this week. He scored 38.5% more than his 16.1-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Metcalf ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Stay Cappin
Points
% of total points 195.6
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33.25
30.99
17%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.3
16.1
11.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.8
16.64
10.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
19.7
15.97
10.1%
Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 183.45
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.4
21.22
13.3%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
18.9
14.04
10.3%
3
J.D. McKissic
RB
17.3
10.24
9.4%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.05
17.98
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Stay Cappin, helping the team to a 52.00-48.25 lead.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 41-yard catch for Stay Cappin, who trailed 154.40-130.30 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Stay Cappin, who trailed 183.45-165.90 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Stay Cappin   Night Hawk

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Stay Cappin scored fewer points in this one (195.6) than their season average of 212.98.
Stay Cappin are on fire, winning four in a row.
Even the computers think Stay Cappin have better players. Their projected average points is higher (231.55) than Night Hawk (217.52).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Night Hawk - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Stay Cappin (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Stay Cappin have outscored Night Hawk at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Stay Cappin don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Stay Cappin had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Night Hawk (0).
Don't worry Night Hawk, 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

Stay Cappin
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Our team took that to heart this past week and literally tripled Night Hawk at the quarterback position (43.85 points to 12.8).
Night Hawk
Well, Night Hawk, this week's problem was pretty easy to spot. Choosing to start Dak Prescott in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 195.6 points... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again?