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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Team of a King God and Brady
7-1 131.84
137.07
 
VS
proj
Honcho
129.66 6-2
152.14

Team of a King God and Brady overtake Honcho for top spot in 131.84-129.66 thriller

Team of a King God and Brady overtook Honcho in the standings, jumping into the No. 1 position in The League with a narrow victory, eking out a 131.84-129.66 win. Honcho made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Team of a King God and Brady led 131.84-114.40 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 13.16 points from Kirk Cousins on Sunday night for Honcho. Tom Brady (27.2 points) and Chris Godwin (24) did the heavy lifting for Team of a King God and Brady in the victory. Team of a King God and Brady (7-1) have now won four consecutive games and will look to keep it rolling against Dak is Back. Honcho (6-2) will attempt to get back on track against 24/7 Landry Service.

Matchup Timeline

  Team of a King God and Brady   Honcho

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Godwin scored 24 points this week. His scoring output was 71.3% more than his 14.01-point projection and was much higher than his 14.9-point season scoring average. Godwin ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Team of a King God and Brady
Points
% of total points 131.84
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.2
21.82
20.6%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
24
14.01
18.2%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
20.34
19.59
15.4%
4
Najee Harris
RB
19.5
15.94
14.8%
Honcho
Points
% of total points 129.66
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
23.2
20.09
17.9%
2
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
21.8
17.3
16.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
21
17.7
16.2%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
15.7
14.35
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass for Honcho, while Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch to contribute to a 96.30-50.94 lead for Honcho.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady teamed up with Chris Godwin for a 44-yard pass for Team of a King God and Brady. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass, helping Team of a King God and Brady to a 131.84-114.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Honcho, who trailed 131.84-129.66 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Team of a King God and Brady   Honcho

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Team of a King God and Brady scored higher than their projected point totals.
Honcho had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 2.18-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of five straight wins for Honcho.
Both of the losses for Honcho have been close losses.
A bright spot in the defeat, Ryan Tannehill recorded 23.2 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Team of a King God and Brady
Two teams that are both on matching four-game winning streaks, Team of a King God and Brady (7-1) take on Dak is Back (5-3) next week in a mid-season showdown. Team of a King God and Brady might have to shuffle the deck some with Tom Brady, Chris Godwin, and the Seattle Seahawks defense out on bye next week. Over the past two weeks, Team of a King God and Brady have scored 135.45 points per game, while Dak is Back have averaged 115.3 per contest.
Honcho
On the docket for Week 9, second-place Honcho (6-2) will square off against 12th-place 24/7 Landry Service (1-7). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Geno Smith, Tyler Lockett, Mike Evans, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, Russell Wilson, and Chris Carson are off for 24/7 Landry Service while Ryan Succop and Jamaal Williams are scheduled to rest for Honcho.