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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Shalabajzeri
4-4 97
103.67
 
VS
proj
spopov_k_2021
84 5-3
95.2

spopov_k_2021 come up short of predictions, lose to Shalabajzeri, 97-84

There's no way around it, spopov_k_2021 underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Shalabajzeri earned a 97-84 win. Shalabajzeri took a 22-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Aaron Jones and DeAndre Hopkins. Jones racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 16 points, while Hopkins caught 2 passes for 66 yards (6 points). spopov_k_2021 bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Austin Ekeler (18 points) and DK Metcalf (16). Unphased, Shalabajzeri pulled it together later that night, as Amari Cooper (18 points) and Justin Jefferson (2) put them back ahead once and for all. Shalabajzeri (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against So Solid Spoilers, while spopov_k_2021 (5-3) face V for ... in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Shalabajzeri   spopov_k_2021

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stafford (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 30 points against the Texans in Week 8. He scored 17.6% more than his 25.52-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Stafford ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Matthew Stafford

Top Player Comparison

Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 97
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30
25.52
30.9%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
18
9.41
18.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
16
14.09
16.5%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15
6.96
15.5%
spopov_k_2021
Points
% of total points 84
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
18
12.93
21.4%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17
8.48
20.2%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16
10.42
19%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
11
24.42
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Shalabajzeri, contributing to a 52-42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Shalabajzeri   spopov_k_2021

What If

Shalabajzeri would have beaten eight other teams besides spopov_k_2021 this week.
spopov_k_2021 would have lost to five other teams besides Shalabajzeri this week.
Shalabajzeri would be 5-3 if they played spopov_k_2021 every week.
Last week, Shalabajzeri would have defeated spopov_k_2021 90-75.
Shalabajzeri would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as spopov_k_2021.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Shalabajzeri, spopov_k_2021 would be 4-2-1.
If Shalabajzeri had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-36.
If they played every team every week, spopov_k_2021 would be 42-44-2.

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