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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
WroWroWro
4-4 114.12
132.42
 
VS
proj
Phillies
97.46 5-3
120.78

WroWroWro top Phillies for fourth straight win, 114.12-97.46

WroWroWro extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Phillies, securing a 114.12-97.46 win. WroWroWro never trailed in this one after nabbing a 15.66-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jonathan Taylor (18.2 points) and Najee Harris (18). Joe Burrow (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Phillies in the loss. WroWroWro (4-4) will look to earn another W against Karol's Superb Team, while Phillies (5-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Arizona Golub.

Matchup Timeline

  WroWroWro   Phillies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bosa (3 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 10.5 points in a 33-22 win over the Bears in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 5.26-point projection and was much higher than his 5.63-point season scoring average. Bosa ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Nick Bosa

Top Player Comparison

WroWroWro
Points
% of total points 114.12
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.2
16.11
15.9%
2
Najee Harris
RB
18
13.97
15.8%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.8
10.8
12.1%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
11.22
22.11
9.8%
Phillies
Points
% of total points 97.46
1
Joe Burrow
QB
19.76
19.6
20.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.5
14.11
19%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.2
8.23
16.6%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
9
6.91
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for Phillies, while Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch for the team, who trailed 79.52-63.86 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for WroWroWro, contributing to a 94.62-86.56 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for WroWroWro, contributing to a 114.12-97.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  WroWroWro   Phillies
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to take a closer look at the Standings.
WroWroWro
WroWroWro will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 129.74 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team finds itself in position to make a run at the top of the Standings.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1819 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
649 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 265 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Michael Carter
Best Acquisition
279 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds
Phillies
Phillies will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 125.44 points per game through eight weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the team is No. 2 in the Standings.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
63 Rec, 924 Rec Yds, 10 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
1894 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Joe Burrow
Best Acquisition
2215 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Only five of the 12 starters on WroWroWro scored more than their point projections.
Phillies had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Phillies (Joe Burrow and Cooper Kupp) scored more points than Jonathan Taylor, the leading scorer for WroWroWro.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 16.66-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did WroWroWro get the win, but they also covered the 11.64-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Joe Burrow (19.76 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.