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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
ExigentCircumstances
3-5 150.75
152.93
 
VS
proj
FDC Chiefs
128 2-6
164.54

FDC Chiefs succumb to ExigentCircumstances in 150.75-128.00 beatdown

There's no way around it, FDC Chiefs dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as ExigentCircumstances cruised to a 150.75-128.00 win. FDC Chiefs nabbed a 6.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all ExigentCircumstances after that. They were led by Tom Brady (375 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Joe Burrow (28.85 points) and Robert Woods (20.7) were the leaders for FDC Chiefs in the loss. ExigentCircumstances (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Team Tadlock, while FDC Chiefs (2-6) try to get back in the win column against Enforcers.

Matchup Timeline

  ExigentCircumstances   FDC Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady scored 36.95 points in a 36-27 loss to the Saints to beat his 28.71-point projection. He passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on ExigentCircumstances this week. In Week 9, Brady and the Buccaneers will battle the Football Team.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 150.75
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.95
28.71
24.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
26.2
15.05
17.4%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
26.2
13.32
17.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
21.2
18.66
14.1%
FDC Chiefs
Points
% of total points 128
1
Joe Burrow
QB
28.85
27.02
22.5%
2
Robert Woods
WR
20.7
16.35
16.2%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.6
23.27
13%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
15.9
15.64
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was FDC Chiefs who claimed the lead, 100.75-57.30. For ExigentCircumstances, Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal. Joe Burrow connected with Tee Higgins for a 54-yard pass for FDC Chiefs.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for ExigentCircumstances to contribute to a 124.55-120.55 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  ExigentCircumstances   FDC Chiefs

Game Notes

ExigentCircumstances won even though only four of their 11 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
FDC Chiefs had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
ExigentCircumstances put up more points than their season scoring average (138.48) while FDC Chiefs fell short of theirs (133.03).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for ExigentCircumstances.
In blowout games this season, ExigentCircumstances moves to (2-2), while FDC Chiefs falls to (1-2).
For FDC Chiefs, Joe Burrow put up 28.85 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

ExigentCircumstances
ExigentCircumstances (3-5) will square off against Team Tadlock (0-8) in Week 9. Each side will have players on bye next week, as Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tyrell Williams, and Antonio Brown are off for Team Tadlock and Tom Brady and Tyler Lockett will sit for ExigentCircumstances.
FDC Chiefs
Up ahead next week, 12th-place FDC Chiefs (2-6) will look to get back on track against seventh-place Enforcers (5-3). Each side has players on bye next week, as Gerald Everett, Rashaad Penny, and Kalif Raymond are off for Enforcers while Ricky Seals-Jones and Logan Thomas are scheduled to be off for FDC Chiefs.