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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kindergarten Cooper
6-2 130.16
125.9
 
VS
proj
John Kimble's Kids
113.52 5-3
123.99

Kindergarten Cooper overtake John Kimble's Kids for top spot, 130.16-113.52

Kindergarten Cooper overtook John Kimble's Kids in the standings, climbing into first place in KGA Watercooler with a hard-fought victory, earning a 130.16-113.52 win. John Kimble's Kids took a 2.00-point lead on Thursday, but Kindergarten Cooper held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 249 yards , ran for 55 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 31.46 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown (24.2 points). Michael Pittman Jr. (10 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Brandin Cooks (6 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for John Kimble's Kids in the loss. Kindergarten Cooper (6-2) have now won four matchups in a row and will look to earn another win against If it Reids we can kill it. John Kimble's Kids (5-3) take on Hasta La Vista Brady in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kindergarten Cooper   John Kimble's Kids

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Harris (91 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) scored 19.5 points in a 15-10 win over the Browns in Week 8. He scored 22.3% more than his 15.94-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Harris ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Najee Harris

Top Player Comparison

Kindergarten Cooper
Points
% of total points 130.16
1
Josh Allen
QB
31.46
27.19
24.2%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
24.2
12.32
18.6%
3
Najee Harris
RB
19.5
15.94
15%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
15.7
14.35
12.1%
John Kimble's Kids
Points
% of total points 113.52
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
25.6
12.85
22.6%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
12.05
15.2%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
16.8
13.78
14.8%
4
James Conner
RB
14.2
11.89
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch for John Kimble's Kids, who trailed 86.36-63.90 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Kindergarten Cooper, helping the team to a 98.16-94.02 lead.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for John Kimble's Kids, who trailed 130.16-110.82 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Kindergarten Cooper   John Kimble's Kids

StatSmack

Kindergarten Cooper must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (130.16) than their season average (122.87).
Kindergarten Cooper are looking unstoppable, winning four in a row.
Kindergarten Cooper laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than John Kimble's Kids (0).
Kindergarten Cooper are clutch masters, with more close wins than John Kimble's Kids (1 vs 0).
Kindergarten Cooper should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than John Kimble's Kids (4 vs 2).
Kindergarten Cooper have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than John Kimble's Kids (35 vs 29).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of John Kimble's Kids - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Kindergarten Cooper (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Kindergarten Cooper have outscored John Kimble's Kids at QB, WR, and K this season.
Don't worry John Kimble's Kids, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Kindergarten Cooper
You know, the key to football is spotting and exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a sound outing by Josh Allen, we doubled up John Kimble's Kids at the quarterback position this past week (31.46 points to 13.62). Allen went 29-for-42 for 249 yards and two TDs (plus no INTs) in a 26-11 victory over the Dolphins.
John Kimble's Kids
With literally zero passes thrown their way this past week the starting RBs for John Kimble's Kids clearly need to investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.