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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
bmwats's Dazzling Team
5-3 122
124.76
 
VS
proj
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
48 5-3
69.03

LaphroaigBenchWarmer fall to bmwats's Dazzling Team in 122-48 runaway

There's no way around it, LaphroaigBenchWarmer underdelivered, at least based on projections, as bmwats's Dazzling Team cruised to a 122-48 win. bmwats's Dazzling Team pulled out to a 9-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins (6 points) and Matt Prater (3) and never gave it back. Justin Herbert (21 points) and Tyreek Hill (15) were the leaders for LaphroaigBenchWarmer in defeat. bmwats's Dazzling Team (5-3) will look to maintain their momentum against THE BOSS, while LaphroaigBenchWarmer (5-3) try to generate some positive momentum against bunkstraps.

Matchup Timeline

  bmwats's Dazzling Team   LaphroaigBenchWarmer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Saints in Week 8, Brady passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 38 points to scored 32.6% higher than his 28.66-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on bmwats's Dazzling Team this week. Brady will face the Football Team next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

bmwats's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 122
1
Tom Brady
QB
38
28.66
31.1%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
18
22.66
14.8%
3
Najee Harris
RB
17
13.26
13.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
13
15.02
10.7%
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 48
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21
26.61
43.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
15
13.46
31.3%
3
Brandon McManus
K
6
8.33
12.5%
4
DJ Moore
WR
5
10.45
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had a 40-yard pass for bmwats's Dazzling Team, contributing to a 58-6 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which bmwats's Dazzling Team became the proud owner of a 109-33 lead. For bmwats's Dazzling Team, Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for LaphroaigBenchWarmer with a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for bmwats's Dazzling Team, helping the team to a 122-33 lead.

Points By Position

  bmwats's Dazzling Team   LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's catch up on the Standings.
bmwats's Dazzling Team
bmwats's Dazzling Team 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 4th-most points per game in the league (127 ppg), propelling bmwats's Dazzling Team to No. 3 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2650 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Alvin Kamara
Best Drafted
480 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 256 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1914 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine LaphroaigBenchWarmer holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 107 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, LaphroaigBenchWarmer is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
1994 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Dak Prescott
Best Drafted
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Kenyan Drake
Best Acquisition
160 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 187 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. LaphroaigBenchWarmer need some help then, averaging just 107.38 versus bmwats's Dazzling Team's 126.5.
Even the machines think bmwats's Dazzling Team have better players. They have a higher projected points average (126.3) than LaphroaigBenchWarmer (107.16).
bmwats's Dazzling Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than LaphroaigBenchWarmer (4 vs 2).
bmwats's Dazzling Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than LaphroaigBenchWarmer (36 vs 28).
By position, bmwats's Dazzling Team have outscored LaphroaigBenchWarmer at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
bmwats's Dazzling Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 16 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for bmwats's Dazzling Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for LaphroaigBenchWarmer (2).
Don't worry LaphroaigBenchWarmer, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!