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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tua the Rescue
3-5 79.94
95.72
 
VS
proj
Don't Worry SNAFU
57.88 6-2
102.65

Tua the Rescue come up short of projections, still manage to knock off Don't Worry SNAFU, 79.94-57.88

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Tua the Rescue did enough to knock off Don't Worry SNAFU. Predicted to come up short by a score of 102.65-95.72, Tua the Rescue came out on top with a 79.94-57.88 win over Don't Worry SNAFU. Don't Worry SNAFU nabbed a 14.20-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from James Conner. But Tua the Rescue held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Carson Wentz, who passed for 231 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards for 20.34 points, and Keenan Allen, who caught 6 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown (16.7 points). Tua the Rescue improve to 3-5 on the season, while Don't Worry SNAFU fall to 6-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Tua the Rescue   Don't Worry SNAFU

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (6 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.7 points in a 27-24 lost to the Patriots in Week 8. His scoring output was 30% more than his 12.85-point projection and was much higher than his 10.51-point season scoring average. Allen ranks #78 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Tua the Rescue
Points
% of total points 79.94
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20.34
19.59
25.4%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.7
12.85
20.9%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
12.08
17.5%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
11.6
15.35
14.5%
Don't Worry SNAFU
Points
% of total points 57.88
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.1
19.96
26.1%
2
James Conner
RB
14.2
11.89
24.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
9.3
14.44
16.1%
4
Jared Goff
QB
8.88
15.91
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 41-yard catch for Tua the Rescue, helping the team to a 79.94-48.58 lead.

Points By Position

  Tua the Rescue   Don't Worry SNAFU

Game Notes

Just three of the seven starters on Tua the Rescue exceeded their scoring projections.
Don't Worry SNAFU had only one of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Tua the Rescue won despite starting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The loss concludes a five-game winning streak for Don't Worry SNAFU.

Coach Talk

Tua the Rescue
You know Tua the Rescue, the good news is that we won this matchup by over 22 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 7 stood at 91.88. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Don't Worry SNAFU
The problem in Week 8 isn't exactly rocket science, Don't Worry SNAFU. Going with the Chicago Bears defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's consider this to be an opportunity to get better and all agree that it won't happen again?