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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Burger Tyme
3-5 106.16
104.64
 
VS
proj
Blacktips
67.1 5-3
115.31

Blacktips succumb to Burger Tyme in 106.16-67.10 beatdown

Blacktips were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as Burger Tyme cruised to a 106.16-67.10 win. Burger Tyme pulled out to a 9.90-point lead on Thursday behind A.J. Green (5 points) and Robert Tonyan (4.9) and never relinquished it. Ryan Tannehill (27.2 points) and CeeDee Lamb (11.2) carried the flag for Blacktips in the loss. This marks the first time this season Burger Tyme have beaten Blacktips, after falling 82.12-79.3 in their last matchup. Burger Tyme (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against The Riddlers, while Blacktips (5-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Mark Davis' Revenge!.

Matchup Timeline

  Burger Tyme   Blacktips

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Godwin overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 20 points against his 11.03-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

Burger Tyme
Points
% of total points 106.16
1
A.J. Brown
WR
21.5
12.75
20.3%
2
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
21.3
15.61
20.1%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
20
11.03
18.8%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
15.16
23.53
14.3%
Blacktips
Points
% of total points 67.1
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
27.2
23.28
40.5%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
11.2
11.44
16.7%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
8.47
11.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
6.8
17.9
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Burger Tyme emerged with a 63.70-43.10 lead. A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Burger Tyme, while Jason Sanders had a 51-yard field goal. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Blacktips with a 57-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Burger Tyme, helping the team to an 83.70-45.80 lead.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Burger Tyme, helping the team to a 106.16-67.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Burger Tyme   Blacktips

What If

Burger Tyme would have beaten seven other teams besides Blacktips this week.
Blacktips would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Blacktips every week, Burger Tyme would be 2-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Burger Tyme would have gotten the victory over Blacktips 103.48-69.3.
Burger Tyme would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blacktips.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Burger Tyme, Blacktips would be 3-3.
If Burger Tyme had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-48.
If they played every team every week, Blacktips would be 34-38.

Next Week Preview

Burger Tyme
Two squads sporting identical 3-5 records, Burger Tyme and The Riddlers will go head-to-head next week in a mid-season showdown. Burger Tyme might have to rearrange their lineup some with Chris Godwin and Chris Carson out on bye in Week 9. The Riddlers won't have Alex Collins. Over the last three weeks, Burger Tyme have scored 97.91 points per game, while The Riddlers have averaged 109.55 per contest.
Blacktips
The road ahead gets no easier for fourth-place Blacktips, as they'll now have to go up against first-place and red-hot Mark Davis' Revenge! next week. Blacktips might need to rearrange their lineup some with D'Andre Swift out on bye in Week 9. Mark Davis' Revenge! will be without Tom Brady, Leonard Fournette, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, and Antonio Brown.