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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Wardawgs
2-6 115.56
110.67
 
VS
proj
darrington's Team
69.8 3-5
107.89

darrington's Team fall to Wardawgs in 115.56-69.80 romp

There's no easy way to say it, darrington's Team dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Wardawgs rolled to a 115.56-69.80 win. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Wardawgs grabbed a 26.96-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 25.26 points from James Conner (22 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Kyler Murray (274 Pass Yds, 21 Rush Yds). Patrick Mahomes (15 points) and Brandin Cooks (14.3) led the charge for darrington's Team in the loss. Wardawgs (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against SUPERNUPE, while darrington's Team (3-5) will meet Erkdze in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Wardawgs   darrington's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Godwin overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20 points against his 11.15-point projection. In a 36-27 loss to the Saints, he caught 8 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. Godwin ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Wardawgs
Points
% of total points 115.56
1
Joe Mixon
RB
21.1
12.86
18.3%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
20
11.15
17.3%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
19.7
10.15
17%
4
James Conner
RB
14.2
10.78
12.3%
darrington's Team
Points
% of total points 69.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
26.34
21.5%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
14.3
9.42
20.5%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.87
20.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10
12.8
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Wardawgs had an 87.56-35.80 lead. For Wardawgs, Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for darrington's Team with a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Wardawgs to contribute to a 107.56-49.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wardawgs   darrington's Team
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Wardawgs
Wardawgs rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but it hasn't been nearly enough given the competition they've faced. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (103.52 ppg), leaving Wardawgs outside of playoff position at No. 10 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2276 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
572 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 148 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Eli Mitchell
Best Acquisition
433 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
darrington's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on darrington's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 102.13 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
D'Andre Swift
Best Drafted
289 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 415 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Graham Gano
Best Acquisition
16-18 FG, 55 long, 10-10 XP

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Wardawgs scored more points in this matchup (115.56) than their season average (103.52).
Wardawgs don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than darrington's Team (2 vs 1).
Wardawgs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than darrington's Team (4 vs 3).
darrington's Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Wardawgs (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Wardawgs have outscored darrington's Team at RB and DEF this season.
The starters for Wardawgs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for darrington's Team (1).
There's not much good to say about darrington's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!