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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Texas Headhunter
6-2 117.07
137.51
 
VS
proj
The Bobby Chucks
109.49 2-6
119.63

The Texas Headhunter come up short of expectations, find way to beat The Bobby Chucks, 117.07-109.49

Despite underachieving compared to expectations, The Texas Headhunter came out on top with a 117.07-109.49 win over The Bobby Chucks. The Bobby Chucks leapt out to a 25.21-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Aaron Rodgers (18.96 points) and A.J. Green (6.25). But The Texas Headhunter held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tom Brady (30.4 points) and Joe Mixon (22.1). The Texas Headhunter (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Cali chill, while The Bobby Chucks (2-6) will try to get back on track against WinterbothamWankers.

Matchup Timeline

  The Texas Headhunter   The Bobby Chucks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (6 Rec, 171 Rec Yds) scored 18.6 points against the Bears in Week 8. He scored 38.7% more than his 13.41-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Samuel ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

The Texas Headhunter
Points
% of total points 117.07
1
Tom Brady
QB
30.4
25.35
26%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
22.1
13.59
18.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
19.9
16.16
17%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
18.6
13.41
15.9%
The Bobby Chucks
Points
% of total points 109.49
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
29.83
21.45
27.2%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.96
22.87
17.3%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.95
16.84
17.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
11.3
13.09
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, The Bobby Chucks became the proud owner of an 87.14-51.30 lead. Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch for The Texas Headhunter, while Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for The Bobby Chucks with an 83-yard pass and a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Texas Headhunter boasted a 117.07-109.49 lead. For The Texas Headhunter, Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for The Bobby Chucks with a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Texas Headhunter   The Bobby Chucks
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
The Texas Headhunter
The Texas Headhunter may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (134.66 ppg), propelling The Texas Headhunter to No. 2 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2650 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
420 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 302 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1914 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
The Bobby Chucks
The Bobby Chucks should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 135.44 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad finds itself outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1894 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
649 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 265 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1428 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on The Texas Headhunter exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Bobby Chucks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Texas Headhunter won despite starting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 7.58-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The Texas Headhunter managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 17.88-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Jimmy Garoppolo put up 29.83 points, the third-best score in the league this week.