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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Flutie Flakes
6-2 144.58
180.58
 
VS
proj
Drunkenmonk
118.09 4-4
157.52

Flutie Flakes find way to knock off Drunkenmonk in 144.58-118.09 runaway despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Flutie Flakes did enough to get the best of Drunkenmonk, rolling to a 144.58-118.09 win. Drunkenmonk pulled out to an 11.06-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Flutie Flakes after that. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 249 yards , ran for 55 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 33.46 points, and Najee Harris, who racked up 120 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (21 points). Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Adam Thielen (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Drunkenmonk in the loss. Flutie Flakes (6-2) will look to add to their success against DX, while Drunkenmonk (4-4) will meet Golden Moose in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Flutie Flakes   Drunkenmonk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris racked up 120 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Steelers beat the Browns 15-10. In doing so, he put up 21 points and scored 17.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Flutie Flakes this week. Next week, Harris will square off against the Bears.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

Flutie Flakes
Points
% of total points 144.58
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.46
30.3
23.1%
2
Najee Harris
RB
21
17.83
14.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.6
23.27
11.5%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
15.8
16.84
10.9%
Drunkenmonk
Points
% of total points 118.09
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
25.03
21.6
21.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19.8
16.7
16.8%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
14.4
20.11
12.2%
4
Chuba Hubbard
RB
14.1
14.3
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Flutie Flakes who owned the lead, 111.98-89.39. Diontae Johnson had a 50-yard catch for Flutie Flakes, while Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for Drunkenmonk with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Drunkenmonk, who trailed 139.88-113.09 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Flutie Flakes   Drunkenmonk

Game Notes

Just two of the 10 starters on Flutie Flakes exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Drunkenmonk had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for Drunkenmonk.
Not only did Flutie Flakes win, but they also covered the 23.06-point projected margin of victory.
Flutie Flakes moves to (5-1) in blowout games this season, while Drunkenmonk falls to (2-2).

Coach Talk

Flutie Flakes
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Thanks to a solid showing by Josh Allen, we tripled Drunkenmonk at the quarterback position this past week (33.46 points to 11.06). Allen went 29-for-42 for 249 yards and two TDs in a 26-11 win over the Dolphins.
Drunkenmonk
Talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for Drunkenmonk collectively recorded three receptions on just four measly targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 9!