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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Fresh Prince of Helaire
6-2 537.8
510.68
 
VS
proj
Mahomes on the Hill
394 6-2
510.2

Fresh Prince of Helaire overtake Mahomes on the Hill for 1st place, 537.8-394.0

Fresh Prince of Helaire overtook Mahomes on the Hill in the standings, climbing to the top of the standings in BACKYARD BALL with a hard-fought victory, securing a 537.8-394.0 win. Fresh Prince of Helaire never trailed in this one after nabbing a 4.4-point lead on Thursday behind James Conner (34.4 points). Patrick Mahomes (54.5 points) and Eli Mitchell (52.4) were the leaders for Mahomes on the Hill in the loss. This marks the first time this season Fresh Prince of Helaire have beaten Mahomes on the Hill, after falling 612.7-548.1 in their last matchup. Fresh Prince of Helaire (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against THE ADAM'S FAMILY, while Mahomes on the Hill (6-2) try to develop some positive momentum against DOOMSDAY D.

Matchup Timeline

  Fresh Prince of Helaire   Mahomes on the Hill

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bosa scored 50 points against the Bears in Week 8 to nearly double his 26.89-point projection. He made 3 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fresh Prince of Helaire this week. Bosa will play the Cardinals in Week 9.
Nick Bosa

Top Player Comparison

Fresh Prince of Helaire
Points
% of total points 537.8
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
110.5
72.87
20.5%
2
Nick Bosa
DE
50
26.89
9.3%
3
Jessie Bates III
S
40
31.71
7.4%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
40
31.62
7.4%
Mahomes on the Hill
Points
% of total points 394
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
54.5
84.18
13.8%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
52.4
19.94
13.3%
3
Damien Harris
RB
31
24.69
7.9%
4
Budda Baker
S
30
29.62
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford hit Cooper Kupp for a 52-yard pass for Fresh Prince of Helaire. Stafford also lit up the scoreboard with a 68-yard pass to contribute to a 373.1-145.2 lead for Fresh Prince of Helaire.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 41-yard catch for Mahomes on the Hill, who trailed 526.6-253.9 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Mahomes on the Hill, who trailed 537.8-300.1 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Fresh Prince of Helaire   Mahomes on the Hill

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Fresh Prince of Helaire are doing a better job of that, averaging 531.74 versus Mahomes on the Hill's 468.29.
Fresh Prince of Helaire should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Mahomes on the Hill (7 vs 2).
Fresh Prince of Helaire have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Mahomes on the Hill (75 vs 58).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Mahomes on the Hill - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Fresh Prince of Helaire (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Fresh Prince of Helaire have outscored Mahomes on the Hill at QB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Fresh Prince of Helaire don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 57 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Fresh Prince of Helaire had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Mahomes on the Hill (2).
Don't worry Mahomes on the Hill, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Fresh Prince of Helaire
Fresh Prince of Helaire (6-2) will match up against THE ADAM'S FAMILY (2-6) in Week 9. Fresh Prince of Helaire may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Bobby Wagner, Cole Holcomb, and Terry McLaurin out on bye in Week 9. THE ADAM'S FAMILY will be without Quandre Diggs. Over the last three weeks, Fresh Prince of Helaire have put up 539.37 points per game, while THE ADAM'S FAMILY have averaged just 424.93 per contest.
Mahomes on the Hill
Losing skids will collide next week as second-place Mahomes on the Hill have now dropped two games in a row. Their opponent in Week 9, DOOMSDAY D, have lost three straight. Mahomes on the Hill might have to shuffle the deck some with Lavonte David, Chase Young, Shaquil Barrett, D'Andre Swift, and Antonio Brown out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Mahomes on the Hill has put up 407.77 points per game, while DOOMSDAY D has averaged just 316.87 per contest.