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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
owen's Unreal Team
4-4 109.5
122.17
 
VS
proj
Beats By Ray
87.2 2-6
107.91

owen's Unreal Team hand Beats By Ray third consecutive loss in 109.5-87.2 drubbing

owen's Unreal Team cruised to a 109.5-87.2 win to hand Beats By Ray their third straight loss. owen's Unreal Team got out to an early 15.0-point lead on Thursday. Beats By Ray came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Ryan Tannehill (24.2 points) and Joe Mixon (23.1). Not to be deterred, owen's Unreal Team pulled it together later that night, as Adam Thielen (16.8 points) and Greg Zuerlein (8) put them back ahead for good. owen's Unreal Team (4-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Eat Shit Caiden, while Beats By Ray (2-6) attempt to get some positive momentum against hunter's Superb Team.

Matchup Timeline

  owen's Unreal Team   Beats By Ray

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Cardinals in Week 8, Cobb caught 3 passes for 15 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 15 points and scored 44.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on owen's Unreal Team this week. Next week, Cobb will go up against the Chiefs.
Randall Cobb

Top Player Comparison

owen's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 109.5
1
Adam Thielen
WR
16.8
13.78
15.3%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
15.7
14.35
14.3%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
28.29
13.7%
4
Randall Cobb
WR
15
10.39
13.7%
Beats By Ray
Points
% of total points 87.2
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
24.2
21.39
27.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
23.1
14.44
26.5%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
12
10.63
13.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
9.3
14.44
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass for Beats By Ray, while Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch, helping Beats By Ray to a 68.8-65.9 lead.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for owen's Unreal Team to contribute to a 94.5-87.2 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  owen's Unreal Team   Beats By Ray
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the midway mark. Let's catch up on the Standings.
owen's Unreal Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see owen's Unreal Team holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 118.3 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, owen's Unreal Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
43 Rec, 471 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Randall Cobb
Best Acquisition
17 Rec, 194 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Beats By Ray
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Beats By Ray 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 103.3 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Joe Mixon
MVP
572 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 148 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ryan Tannehill
Best Drafted
2002 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Boston Scott
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. owen's Unreal Team scored less in this one (109.5) than their season average of 118.32.
Beats By Ray are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Beats By Ray need some help then, averaging just 103.27 versus owen's Unreal Team's 118.32.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. owen's Unreal Team (4-4) have a better record than Beats By Ray (2-6).
Even the machines think owen's Unreal Team have better players. Their projected average points is higher (122.45) than Beats By Ray (115.64).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Beats By Ray has left more points on the bench this season (297.06) than owen's Unreal Team (224.5).
owen's Unreal Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Beats By Ray (3 vs 1).
owen's Unreal Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Beats By Ray (1 vs 0).
owen's Unreal Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Beats By Ray (4 vs 1).
owen's Unreal Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Beats By Ray (32 vs 25).
By position, owen's Unreal Team have outscored Beats By Ray at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
owen's Unreal Team has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Beats By Ray this season (-27).
Don't worry Beats By Ray, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!