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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Uncrustables
5-3 97
127.34
 
VS
proj
WilburForce
86 3-4-1
122.86

Uncrustables top WilburForce for third straight win, 97-86

Uncrustables extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over WilburForce, securing a 97-86 win. WilburForce earned a 1-point lead on Thursday, but Uncrustables held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matthew Stafford, who passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns for 33 points, and DK Metcalf, who caught 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns (16 points). Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 140 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Patrick Mahomes (275 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 10 Rush Yds) led the way for WilburForce in the loss. Uncrustables (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against budapest bulliess, while WilburForce (3-4-1) attempt to get back on track against Carl's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Uncrustables   WilburForce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (6 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 16 points against the Jaguars in Week 8. He scored 53.6% more than his 10.42-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Metcalf ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Uncrustables
Points
% of total points 97
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33
30.27
34%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
16
10.42
16.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
16
25.92
16.5%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
7
16.65
7.2%
WilburForce
Points
% of total points 86
1
Chris Godwin
WR
20
10.54
23.3%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
19
33.09
22.1%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
17
24
19.8%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
12
11.54
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Uncrustables, contributing to a 53-13 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for WilburForce, who trailed 73-59 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Uncrustables to contribute to a 97-59 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Uncrustables   WilburForce
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway point. Let's check in on the Standings.
Uncrustables
Uncrustables will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 127 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit holds the No. 2 position in the Standings, which puts Uncrustables in playoff position.
Important Players
Matthew Stafford
MVP
2477 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
1953 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Eli Mitchell
Best Acquisition
433 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
WilburForce
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see WilburForce making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 114 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
Chris Godwin
Best Drafted
50 Rec, 660 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Trevor Lawrence
Best Acquisition
1703 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs, 132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Uncrustables scored fewer points in this one (97) than their season average of 126.88.
Uncrustables are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Uncrustables are doing a better job of that, averaging 126.88 versus WilburForce's 113.88.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Uncrustables (5-3) have a better record than WilburForce (3-4-1).
Uncrustables should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than WilburForce (4 vs 2).
WilburForce have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Uncrustables (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Uncrustables have outscored WilburForce at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Uncrustables don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 7 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Uncrustables had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for WilburForce (1).
There's not much good to say about WilburForce this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!