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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
slackers
4-4 140
146.14
 
VS
proj
Headatitis
132 1-7
125.69

slackers come back to hand Headatitis sixth straight loss, 140-132

slackers came from behind for a 140-132 win to hand Headatitis their sixth straight loss. After trailing 132-113 heading into Monday night, slackers charged back behind Tyreek Hill (27 points). A.J. Brown (10 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Lockett (12 Rec, 142 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Headatitis in defeat. This marks the second time this season slackers have beaten Headatitis, after winning 195-141 in their last matchup. slackers (4-4) will look to notch another W against Satan's Soldiers, while Headatitis (1-7) face Gronkey Kong in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  slackers   Headatitis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Colts in Week 8, the Titans defense allowed 31 points, surrendered 307 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 15 points and scored 48.8% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on slackers this week. The Titans will play the Rams next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

slackers
Points
% of total points 140
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
27
19.34
19.3%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
24
19.92
17.1%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
23
16.53
16.4%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
15
30.18
10.7%
Headatitis
Points
% of total points 132
1
A.J. Brown
WR
31
17.76
23.5%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
26
12.52
19.7%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
24
23.96
18.2%
4
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
12.04
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Headatitis had a 90-76 lead. For slackers, Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch. A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Headatitis, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  slackers   Headatitis

What If

slackers would have beaten nine other teams besides Headatitis this week.
Headatitis would have lost to just one other team besides slackers this week.
If they played Headatitis every week, slackers would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, slackers would have gotten the victory over Headatitis 134-102.
slackers would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Headatitis.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as slackers, Headatitis would be 1-5.
If slackers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-36.
If they played every team every week, Headatitis would be 31-56-1.

Next Week Preview

slackers
Next week will feature a couple of teams heading in opposite directions, as slackers (4-4) go into the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Satan's Soldiers, 3-5), have now dropped four in a row. slackers might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Chris Carson out on bye next week. Satan's Soldiers will be without T.J. Hockenson. Over the last three weeks, slackers have scored 127 points per game, while Satan's Soldiers have averaged 113.67 per contest.
Headatitis
Week 9 will feature the league's two lowest-scoring teams, as Headatitis (1-7) take on Gronkey Kong (2-6). Each side has a couple of players with byes next week, as Tyler Lockett and Cameron Brate are off for Headatitis and Antonio Gibson and Antonio Brown for Gronkey Kong.