Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Triple Crown SB
2-6 142.78
130.9
 
VS
proj
The Untouchables
111.92 3-5
130.81

The Untouchables lose to Triple Crown SB in 142.78-111.92 rout

The Untouchables were unable to rise to the occasion, as Triple Crown SB rolled to a 142.78-111.92 win. Triple Crown SB got out to a 13.50-point lead on Thursday behind Randall Cobb and never gave it back. Davis Mills (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for The Untouchables in defeat. Triple Crown SB (2-6) will look to notch another win against FC Masterpiece, while The Untouchables (3-5) will take on Elena Delle Donne. in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Triple Crown SB   The Untouchables

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cobb overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 13.5 points against his 7.84-point projection. During a 24-21 win over the Cardinals, he caught 3 passes for 15 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cobb will face the Chiefs next week.
Randall Cobb

Top Player Comparison

Triple Crown SB
Points
% of total points 142.78
1
Joe Mixon
RB
21.1
12.74
14.8%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
14.45
12.9%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.33
11.4%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
16.08
18.19
11.3%
The Untouchables
Points
% of total points 111.92
1
Davis Mills
QB
22.4
10.44
20%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.4
14.07
13.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
10.86
12.3%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.6
16.64
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Triple Crown SB who grabbed the lead, 56.70-52.50. For Triple Crown SB, Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Davis Mills had a 45-yard touchdown pass for The Untouchables, while Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Taylor Heinicke had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Triple Crown SB to contribute to a 109.20-82.72 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for The Untouchables, who trailed 109.20-96.52 after Sunday night.
Monday
Daniel Jones had a 50-yard pass for Triple Crown SB on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Triple Crown SB   The Untouchables

Game Notes

Triple Crown SB had seven of their 11 starting players exceed their projected points.
The Untouchables had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Untouchables can partially blame the loss on Emmanuel Sanders, who didn't score any points.
Triple Crown SB put up more points than their season scoring average (128.49) while The Untouchables fell short of theirs (132.42).
Triple Crown SB put up more points than their projected total, while The Untouchables failed to reach their projection.
The win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Triple Crown SB.
Not only did Triple Crown SB get the W, but they also covered the 0.09-point predicted margin of victory.
Both of the wins for Triple Crown SB have been blowout wins.
For The Untouchables, Davis Mills (22.4 points) posted the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Triple Crown SB
Now that's what we call a bounce-back... The GM of Triple Crown SB shrugged off their three-game losing streak by putting up a tremendous 142.78 points this past week!
The Untouchables
We were just taking it easy so our guys could dominate in next week, right? The seven starting offensive position players on The Untouchables (four WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to record 389 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 8. Our opponent's skill players made it tough on us by logging 559 yards and eight scores.