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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
D’ArnestWuhnson
4-4 101.66
128.41
 
VS
proj
Dak Lives Matter
91.2 3-5
73.43

D’ArnestWuhnson hand Dak Lives Matter third consecutive loss, 101.66-91.20

D’ArnestWuhnson earned a 101.66-91.20 win to hand Dak Lives Matter their third straight loss. D’ArnestWuhnson earned an early 10.06-point lead on Thursday. Dak Lives Matter bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Michael Carter (27.7 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (14). Not to be deterred, D’ArnestWuhnson made a run later that afternoon, as Austin Ekeler (21.4 points) and DK Metcalf (19.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. D’ArnestWuhnson (4-4) will look to build on their success against GALLUP in yo bizness, while Dak Lives Matter (3-5) will attempt to get back in the win column against One Tyree Hill.

Matchup Timeline

  D’ArnestWuhnson   Dak Lives Matter

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 19.3 points against his 13.74-point projection. During a 31-7 win over the Jaguars, he caught 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 touchdowns. Metcalf ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

D’ArnestWuhnson
Points
% of total points 101.66
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.4
17.87
21.1%
2
Eli Mitchell
RB
19.7
10.83
19.4%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
19.3
13.74
19%
4
Nick Folk
K
15
8.36
14.8%
Dak Lives Matter
Points
% of total points 91.2
1
Michael Carter
RB
27.7
10.24
30.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.2
12.32
24.3%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
14
14.66
15.4%
4
Elijah Moore
WR
10.1
9.77
11.1%

Points By Position

  D’ArnestWuhnson   Dak Lives Matter

What If

D’ArnestWuhnson would have beaten only three other teams besides Dak Lives Matter this week.
Dak Lives Matter would have lost to seven other teams besides D’ArnestWuhnson this week.
D’ArnestWuhnson would be 5-3 if they played Dak Lives Matter every week.
Last week, D’ArnestWuhnson would have defeated Dak Lives Matter 137.74-86.14.
D’ArnestWuhnson would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dak Lives Matter.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as D’ArnestWuhnson, Dak Lives Matter would be 2-5.
If D’ArnestWuhnson had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-38.
If they played every team every week, Dak Lives Matter would be 38-50.

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