Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kentucky Zombie
3-5 133.6
89.86
 
VS
proj
Pulsechamber
78.1 4-4
83.56

Kentucky Zombie defeat Pulsechamber in 133.6-78.1 landslide

Despite similar records, Pulsechamber held a significant season point advantage over Kentucky Zombie coming into this one (921-693). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with Kentucky Zombie rolling to a 133.6-78.1 win. Kentucky Zombie earned a 17.1-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (25.1 points) and never gave it back. Cooper Kupp (10 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Mixon (27 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds) led the charge for Pulsechamber in the loss. Kentucky Zombie improve to 3-5 on the season, while Pulsechamber fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Kentucky Zombie   Pulsechamber

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 44.6 points against his 15.85-point projection. In a 35-13 win over the Steelers, he caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns. Brown ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Kentucky Zombie
Points
% of total points 133.6
1
A.J. Brown
WR
44.6
15.85
33.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
36.1
21.01
27%
3
Tom Brady
QB
25.1
21.42
18.8%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.8
16.51
14.1%
Pulsechamber
Points
% of total points 78.1
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
23.9
22.32
30.6%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
13.9
20.08
17.8%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
12.3
14.58
15.7%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
11
10.32
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Kentucky Zombie to contribute to a 25.1-8.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Kentucky Zombie who emerged with the lead, 128.6-28.0. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Kentucky Zombie, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch. T.J. Hockenson made the highlight reel for Pulsechamber with a 58-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Kentucky Zombie   Pulsechamber

StatSmack

Kentucky Zombie must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (133.6) than their season average (86.69).
Pulsechamber would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
Pulsechamber are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Kentucky Zombie (3 vs 1).
Kentucky Zombie are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Pulsechamber (1).
Kentucky Zombie are clutch masters, with more close wins than Pulsechamber (1 vs 0).
By position, Kentucky Zombie have outscored Pulsechamber at RB this season.
The starters for Kentucky Zombie had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Pulsechamber (1).
Hey Pulsechamber, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Kentucky Zombie
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by thoroughly dominating Pulsechamber at running back this past week (36.1 points to 13.9).
Pulsechamber
Well, Pulsechamber, Week 8's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Going with Patrick Mahomes in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 133.6 points... let's all just assume it won't happen again and move on.