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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tds and Beer
5-3 109.84
98.13
 
VS
proj
Wildebeasts
106.32 4-4
103.24

Tds and Beer defy projections, defeat Wildebeasts in 109.84-106.32 nailbiter

Tds and Beer brought their A game, squeaking by for a 109.84-106.32 win over Wildebeasts. Wildebeasts made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Tds and Beer led 109.84-93.52 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12.8 points from Tyler Boyd on Monday night for Wildebeasts. Tds and Beer were led by DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kyler Murray (326 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 36 Rush Yds). Tds and Beer improve to 5-3 on the season, while Wildebeasts fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Tds and Beer   Wildebeasts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 34.5 points against the Falcons in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.66-point projection and was much higher than his 13.18-point season scoring average. Moore ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Tds and Beer
Points
% of total points 109.84
1
DJ Moore
WR
34.5
13.66
31.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
31.64
24.77
28.8%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
11
8.61
10%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
9.4
21.77
8.6%
Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 106.32
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.82
26.83
24.3%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
20.1
14.7
18.9%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.2
22.79
18.1%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
13.4
10.86
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Tds and Beer to contribute to a 101.84-54.22 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Wildebeasts, who trailed 109.84-93.52 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Tds and Beer   Wildebeasts

Game Notes

Tds and Beer got the victory despite the fact that only three of their seven starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Wildebeasts had only three of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Tds and Beer put up more points than their season scoring average (102.62) while Wildebeasts fell short of theirs (124.31).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Wildebeasts ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while Tds and Beer ranked 7th.
The matchup's 3.52-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
This win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Tds and Beer.
Tds and Beer moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while Wildebeasts falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Lamar Jackson (25.82 points) registered the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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