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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Diggers
4-4 70.5
100.49
 
VS
proj
Bonecrushers
61.8 2-6
76.09

Diggers hand Bonecrushers third straight loss, 70.5-61.8

Diggers secured a 70.5-61.8 win to hand Bonecrushers their third consecutive loss. Diggers jumped out to a 23-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 24.9 points from Robert Woods (22 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dallas Goedert (6 Rec, 72 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DK Metcalf (6 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did their part for Bonecrushers in the loss. Diggers (4-4) will look to add to their success against . . . . ., while Bonecrushers (2-6) will meet Panzer Division in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Diggers   Bonecrushers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17.7 points against his 10.12-point projection. During a 38-22 win over the Texans, he racked up 57 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Woods ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Diggers
Points
% of total points 70.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.2
21.82
38.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17.7
10.12
25.1%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
7.2
7.11
10.2%
4
Chase McLaughlin
K
4
8.28
5.7%
Bonecrushers
Points
% of total points 61.8
1
Amari Cooper
WR
18.2
9.59
29.4%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.33
26.4%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
8
8.47
12.9%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7.3
13.42
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Diggers, helping the team to a 65.7-28.3 lead.

Points By Position

  Diggers   Bonecrushers

Game Notes

Diggers won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Bonecrushers had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Bonecrushers can partially blame the loss on Dak Prescott, who didn't score any points.
Both teams recorded their lowest scores of the season.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Bonecrushers ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Diggers ranked 9th.
The matchup's 8.7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Diggers managed to get the win, but did not cover the 24.4-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Amari Cooper (18.2 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a WR this week.

Next Week Preview

Diggers
In a matchup showcasing teams separated by just a game in the standings, Diggers (4-4) will take on . . . . . (5-3) in Week 9. Each side has a pair of players with byes next week, as Tom Brady and D'Andre Swift are off for Diggers and Ryan Succop and Russell Wilson for . . . . .. Over the last three weeks, Diggers have put up 80.01 points per game, while . . . . . have averaged 110.62 per contest.
Bonecrushers
On the docket for Week 9, 11th-place Bonecrushers (2-6) will take on fifth-place Panzer Division (5-3). Each side has a couple of bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as DK Metcalf and Jared Goff are off for Bonecrushers and Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for Panzer Division.