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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Campbell Soup
6-2 148.26
128.61
 
VS
proj
Nobody Likes Us
119.5 5-3
118.91

Campbell Soup top Nobody Likes Us for sixth straight win in 148.26-119.50 romp

Campbell Soup extended their win streak to six games with an easy victory over Nobody Likes Us, cruising to a 148.26-119.50 win. Campbell Soup got out to a 21.90-point lead on Thursday behind Chase Edmonds (15.9 points) and James Conner (14.2) and never let it go. Tom Brady (375 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Austin Ekeler (64 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 60 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Nobody Likes Us in defeat. Campbell Soup (6-2) will look to add to their success against the Herbivores, while Nobody Likes Us (5-3) match up against Show me ya TD's in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Campbell Soup   Nobody Likes Us

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 27 points, surrendering 421 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Buccaneers, the Saints defense tallied 15 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.33-point projection and was much higher than their 8.63-point season scoring average. The Saints defense ranks #98 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Campbell Soup
Points
% of total points 148.26
1
Josh Allen
QB
29.46
25.58
19.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.3
16.15
15%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
21.2
18.66
14.3%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
15.9
15.64
10.7%
Nobody Likes Us
Points
% of total points 119.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.2
21.82
22.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
24.4
21.29
20.4%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
20.3
14.84
17%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
13
7.91
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Campbell Soup emerged with a 110.96-44.20 lead. For Campbell Soup, Mike Gesicki had a 40-yard catch. Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Nobody Likes Us, while Van Jefferson Jr. had a 68-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Nobody Likes Us, who trailed 148.26-108.80 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Campbell Soup   Nobody Likes Us

What If

Campbell Soup would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Nobody Likes Us would have lost to just three other teams besides Campbell Soup this week.
If Campbell Soup played Nobody Likes Us every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Had they played each other last week, Campbell Soup would have defeated Nobody Likes Us 166.72-97.34.
Campbell Soup would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nobody Likes Us.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Campbell Soup, Nobody Likes Us would be 3-4.
If Campbell Soup had played every team in the league each week, they would be 73-31.
If they played every team every week, Nobody Likes Us would be 48-56.

Next Week Preview

Campbell Soup
Week 9 will showcase the league's two top-scoring teams, as Campbell Soup (6-2) take on the Herbivores (4-4). Campbell Soup might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with DK Metcalf and Curtis Samuel out on bye next week. Over the last two weeks, Campbell Soup have put up 157.49 points per game, while the Herbivores have averaged 136.49 per contest.
Nobody Likes Us
Coming up in Week 9, Nobody Likes Us (5-3) will take on Show me ya TD's (6-2). Nobody Likes Us may have to rearrange the deck a bit with Tom Brady, the Seattle Seahawks defense, Giovani Bernard, and Kalif Raymond out on bye next week. Show me ya TD's will be without Antonio Brown.