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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Sunnydale Scoobies
4-4 84.82
97.27
 
VS
proj
Captain Hindsight
43.24 1-7
77.17

Sunnydale Scoobies hand Captain Hindsight sixth straight loss, 84.82-43.24

Sunnydale Scoobies secured an 84.82-43.24 win to hand Captain Hindsight their sixth straight loss. Sunnydale Scoobies never trailed in this one after grabbing a 2.56-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Mixon (21.1 points) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (10). Ben Roethlisberger (266 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Tyler Bass (2-2 FG, 57 long, 2-2 XP) led the charge for Captain Hindsight in the loss. Sunnydale Scoobies (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Earth-99 StL Rams, while Captain Hindsight (1-7) will meet Toxins in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Sunnydale Scoobies   Captain Hindsight

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 13.8 points in a 20-16 lost to the Cowboys in Week 8. His scoring output was 27.1% more than his 10.86-point projection and was higher than his 10.54-point season scoring average. Thielen ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Sunnydale Scoobies
Points
% of total points 84.82
1
Joe Mixon
RB
21.1
12.74
24.9%
2
Nick Folk
K
15
8.71
17.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
10.86
16.3%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
12.62
19
14.9%
Captain Hindsight
Points
% of total points 43.24
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
14.64
17.82
33.9%
2
Tyler Bass
K
11
10.75
25.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
10
12.68
23.1%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
3.5
10.85
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Sunnydale Scoobies boasted a 41.30-38.74 lead. For Sunnydale Scoobies, Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard pass for Captain Hindsight, while Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Sunnydale Scoobies, helping the team to an 84.82-43.24 lead.

Points By Position

  Sunnydale Scoobies   Captain Hindsight
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? After all, we're already halfway through the season, if you can believe it.
Sunnydale Scoobies
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Sunnydale Scoobies making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 91.27 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Dak Prescott
MVP
1813 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Joe Mixon
Best Drafted
572 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 148 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1914 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Captain Hindsight
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 87.88, Captain Hindsight boasts the No. 10 spot in the Standings, leaving the team with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
52 Rec, 744 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Terry McLaurin
Best Drafted
43 Rec, 573 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Sunnydale Scoobies would have beaten three other teams besides Captain Hindsight this week.
Captain Hindsight would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Sunnydale Scoobies played Captain Hindsight every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Last week, Captain Hindsight would have defeated Sunnydale Scoobies 87-74.38.
Sunnydale Scoobies would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Captain Hindsight.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sunnydale Scoobies, Captain Hindsight would be 1-6.
If Sunnydale Scoobies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-41.
If they played every team every week, Captain Hindsight would be 20-52.