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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Steel City Psychos
4-4 137.12
149.93
 
VS
proj
Chicken nuggets
115.77 2-6
131.55

Steel City Psychos hand Chicken nuggets fourth straight loss in 137.12-115.77 rout

Steel City Psychos rolled to a 137.12-115.77 win to hand Chicken nuggets their fourth consecutive loss. Steel City Psychos pulled out to a 10.36-point lead on Thursday behind Kyler Murray (13.36 points) and Matt Prater (3) and never let it go. Tyreek Hill (18.4 points) and Tyler Lockett (17.2) carried the flag for Chicken nuggets in defeat. Steel City Psychos (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Molly Hatchet, while Chicken nuggets (2-6) will try to generate some positive momentum against The RC Padres.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel City Psychos   Chicken nuggets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris (91 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) scored 18.75 points in a 15-10 win over the Browns in Week 8. His scoring output was 25.1% more than his 14.99-point projection and was higher than his 14.31-point season scoring average. Harris ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

Steel City Psychos
Points
% of total points 137.12
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.81
29.51
24.7%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
24
14.16
17.5%
3
Najee Harris
RB
18.75
14.99
13.7%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
13.36
29.7
9.7%
Chicken nuggets
Points
% of total points 115.77
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
18.4
15.52
15.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.2
9.52
14.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15.2
11.25
13.1%
4
Mac Jones
QB
14.42
20.72
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Steel City Psychos who owned the lead, 110.62-32.05. A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Steel City Psychos, while Tee Higgins had a 54-yard catch. Mike Gesicki made the highlight reel for Chicken nuggets with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 41-yard catch for Chicken nuggets, while Mac Jones had a 44-yard pass for the team, who trailed 111.92-97.37 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Steel City Psychos   Chicken nuggets
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Steel City Psychos
Steel City Psychos rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (133.67 ppg), leaving Steel City Psychos on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1972 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kyler Murray
Best Drafted
2276 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Najee Harris
Best Acquisition
479 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Chicken nuggets
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Chicken nuggets making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 129.35 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
64 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Baker Mayfield
Best Drafted
1699 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs
Geno Smith
Best Acquisition
702 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs

StatSmack

Chicken nuggets are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost four in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Steel City Psychos (4-4) have a better record than Chicken nuggets (2-6).
Even the computers think Steel City Psychos have better players. Their projected average points is higher (143.66) than Chicken nuggets (134.93).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Steel City Psychos has left fewer points on the bench this season (269.6) than Chicken nuggets (340.62).
Once Steel City Psychos put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chicken nuggets (3 vs 0).
Steel City Psychos are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Chicken nuggets (0 vs 1).
By position, Steel City Psychos have outscored Chicken nuggets at QB and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Chicken nuggets this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!