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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Benetton Favorites
5-3 114.2
108.53
 
VS
proj
državniposo
82.76 5-3
108.38

Benetton Favorites knock državniposo from 1st place in 114.20-82.76 blowout

Benetton Favorites cruised to a 114.20-82.76 win over državniposo, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in EndZone III-b 2021. državniposo got out to an 11.06-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Benetton Favorites after that. They were led by Matthew Stafford (24.2 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (20.6). Joe Mixon (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the New England Patriots defense (24 Pts Allowed, 369 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the charge for državniposo in defeat. Benetton Favorites (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Saša Red Dragons, while državniposo (5-3) match up against Спартанци in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Benetton Favorites   državniposo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Joseph overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 12 points against his 8.12-point projection. In a 20-16 loss to the Cowboys, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Joseph ranks #96 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Greg Joseph

Top Player Comparison

Benetton Favorites
Points
% of total points 114.2
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.2
23.11
21.2%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
20.6
10.27
18%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
14.45
16.1%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.2
16.23
15.9%
državniposo
Points
% of total points 82.76
1
Joe Mixon
RB
21.1
12.74
25.5%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
13
5.43
15.7%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
11.06
26.14
13.4%
4
Harrison Butker
K
8
9.24
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Benetton Favorites owned a 63.00-57.76 lead. For Benetton Favorites, Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass. Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch for državniposo, while Mike Gesicki had a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Benetton Favorites, contributing to a 114.20-74.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Benetton Favorites   državniposo

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Benetton Favorites are doing a better job of that, averaging 114.15 versus državniposo's 107.74.
Once Benetton Favorites put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than državniposo (3 vs 2).
Benetton Favorites should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than državniposo (6 vs 3).
Benetton Favorites have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than državniposo (37 vs 28).
By position, Benetton Favorites have outscored državniposo at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Benetton Favorites has a higher average scoring margin (7) than državniposo this season (6).
The starters for Benetton Favorites had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for državniposo (2).
Hey državniposo, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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