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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Yogurt
6-2 914.5
836
 
VS
proj
JR's Dazzling Team
790.6 2-6
678.98

Yogurt climb into 1st place, 914.5-790.6

Yogurt ascended to the top of the standings in 1️⃣2️⃣ SpaceBalls with a hard-fought victory over JR's Dazzling Team, securing a 914.5-790.6 win. JR's Dazzling Team took an 85.0-point lead on Thursday, but Yogurt held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns for 183.9 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 7 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown (182 points). A.J. Brown (10 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jonathan Taylor (70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 52 Rec Yds) led the way for JR's Dazzling Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season Yogurt have taken down JR's Dazzling Team, after winning 994.2-704.9 in their last matchup. Yogurt (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Excellence of Execution, while JR's Dazzling Team (2-6) will meet Dark Helmet 1-6 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Yogurt   JR's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady scored 183.9 points in a 36-27 loss to the Saints to beat his 102.75-point projection. He passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Yogurt this week. Brady will square off against the Football Team next week.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Yogurt
Points
% of total points 914.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
183.9
102.75
20.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
182
115.91
19.9%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
152.1
115.21
16.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
116.3
94.35
12.7%
JR's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 790.6
1
A.J. Brown
WR
230
103.88
29.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
175.6
126.6
22.2%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
104.5
87.92
13.2%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
85
100.17
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, JR's Dazzling Team had a 701.2-364.1 lead. Matthew Stafford teamed up with Cooper Kupp for a 52-yard pass for Yogurt. Stafford also lit up the scoreboard with a 68-yard pass. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for JR's Dazzling Team, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady teamed up with Mike Evans for a 41-yard touchdown pass for Yogurt. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass, helping Yogurt to an 891.1-790.6 lead.

Points By Position

  Yogurt   JR's Dazzling Team

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. JR's Dazzling Team need some help then, averaging just 761 versus Yogurt's 979.68.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Yogurt (6-2) have a better record than JR's Dazzling Team (2-6).
Even the computers think Yogurt have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (819.39) than JR's Dazzling Team (711.45).
You can't win if you don't play. JR's Dazzling Team has left more points on the bench this season (2,869.1) than Yogurt (2,412).
Yogurt are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than JR's Dazzling Team (1).
Yogurt are clutch masters, with more close wins than JR's Dazzling Team (1 vs 0).
Yogurt should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than JR's Dazzling Team (7 vs 5).
Yogurt have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than JR's Dazzling Team (49 vs 32).
By position, Yogurt have outscored JR's Dazzling Team at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Yogurt don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 167 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Yogurt had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for JR's Dazzling Team (3).
There's not much good to say about JR's Dazzling Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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