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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
5-3 140.95
166.83
 
VS
proj
Negligent Discharges
129.95 4-4
166.77

Vultures manage to top Negligent Discharges 140.95-129.95 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Vultures did enough to get the best of Negligent Discharges, earning a 140.95-129.95 win. Vultures earned a 31.10-point lead on Thursday behind 24.5 points from Chase Edmonds (30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (2 Rec, 66 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Michael Pittman Jr. (30.6 points) and Cordarrelle Patterson (19.45) carried the flag for Negligent Discharges in the loss. Vultures (5-3) will look to add to their success against Warm Bodies, while Negligent Discharges (4-4) will take on Cocks in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Negligent Discharges

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf caught 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Seahawks beat the Jaguars 31-7. In doing so, he put up 22.3 points to scored 38.1% higher than his 16.15-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Vultures this week. In Week 9, Metcalf and the Seahawks will go up against the Packers.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 140.95
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.95
32.42
25.5%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
22.3
16.15
15.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.8
16.7
14%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
15.9
15.64
11.3%
Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 129.95
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
30.6
15.43
23.5%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
19.45
18.74
15%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.05
18.04
13.1%
4
Sam Darnold
QB
13.05
23.7
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for Negligent Discharges, who trailed 91.55-90.80 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Negligent Discharges, who trailed 121.15-106.40 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Vultures to contribute to a 140.95-123.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Negligent Discharges

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Vultures scored more than their projected point totals.
Negligent Discharges had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Vultures got the win despite scoring a season-low 140.95 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 11-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Negligent Discharges.
Not only did Vultures get the win, but they also covered the 0.06-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Michael Pittman Jr. scored 30.6 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Vultures
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. Thanks to a sound display from Josh Allen, we almost tripled Negligent Discharges at the quarterback position this past week (35.95 points to 13.05). Allen went 29-for-42 for 249 yards and two TDs (plus no INTs) in a 26-11 win over the Dolphins.
Negligent Discharges
Keep your chin up, Negligent Discharges! You can rest easy knowing that your kindness did not go unnoticed. It was generous of you to help someone like Vultures succeed this week... and maybe one day, they'll return the favor and do you a solid.