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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
London Gentlemen
3-5 117
79.48
 
VS
proj
Well Oiled Machine
70 4-4
92.33

London Gentlemen defy expectations, knock off Well Oiled Machine in 117-70 drubbing

London Gentlemen stepped up, cruising to a 117-70 win over Well Oiled Machine, who fell short of projections. London Gentlemen pulled out to a 16-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans (9 points) and Justin Tucker (7) and never looked back. The Buffalo Bills defense (13 points) and Cameron Dantzler Sr. (9) were the leaders for Well Oiled Machine in the loss. This marks the first time this season London Gentlemen have gotten the best of Well Oiled Machine, after falling 88-60.5 in their last matchup. London Gentlemen (3-5) will look to earn another win against Drones, while Well Oiled Machine (4-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Gritz Blitz.

Matchup Timeline

  London Gentlemen   Well Oiled Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fields (151 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 13 points against the Cowboys in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.25-point projection and was much higher than his 4.94-point season scoring average. Fields ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Justin Fields

Top Player Comparison

London Gentlemen
Points
% of total points 117
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24
9.45
20.5%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15
6.58
12.8%
3
Justin Fields
QB
13
5.25
11.1%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
13
12.65
11.1%
Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 70
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
13
16.03
18.6%
2
Cameron Dantzler Sr.
CB
9
4.62
12.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
8
9.15
11.4%
4
Mykal Walker
LB
8
6.2
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for London Gentlemen to contribute to a 16-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for London Gentlemen, helping the team to a 117-38 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Well Oiled Machine, who trailed 117-57 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  London Gentlemen   Well Oiled Machine
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, which means we ought check in on the Standings.
London Gentlemen
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine London Gentlemen making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 82 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
525 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 356 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Justin Tucker
Best Drafted
16-18 FG, 58 long, 22-23 XP
Jaquan Brisker
Best Acquisition
51 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 Int
Well Oiled Machine
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see Well Oiled Machine holding onto No. 3 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 83 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Well Oiled Machine is well within playoff position.
Important Players
Buf Defense
MVP
14.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 298.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 14 Turnovers
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 512 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 493 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Nine of the 12 starting players on London Gentlemen scored higher than their projected point totals.
Well Oiled Machine had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
London Gentlemen put up more points than their season scoring average (81.5) while Well Oiled Machine fell short of theirs (82.81).
London Gentlemen recorded more points than their projected total, while Well Oiled Machine failed to reach their projection.
The 117 points scored by London Gentlemen are the 5th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 47-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a three-game losing skid for London Gentlemen.
In blowout games this season, London Gentlemen moves to (1-3), while Well Oiled Machine falls to (1-2).