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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
KayCee Chiefs
3-5 88.5
78.15
 
VS
proj
Hakuna Matata
74 4-4
83.67

KayCee Chiefs top Hakuna Matata for third straight win, 88.5-74.0

KayCee Chiefs extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Hakuna Matata, securing an 88.5-74.0 win. KayCee Chiefs never trailed in this one after taking a 10.5-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (8 points) and Tom Brady (6.5). The Atlanta Falcons defense (34 Pts Allowed, 478 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Micah Parsons (4 Tackles) carried the flag for Hakuna Matata in the loss. This marks the first time this season KayCee Chiefs have knocked off Hakuna Matata, after falling 102-66 in their last matchup. KayCee Chiefs (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Flyhawks, while Hakuna Matata (4-4) will attempt to get back on track against Assimilate THIS.

Matchup Timeline

  KayCee Chiefs   Hakuna Matata

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles , recording a sack , and intercepting a pass against the Steelers, Gardner-Johnson put up 13 points this week. He nearly tripled his 4.47-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Gardner-Johnson ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Texans next week.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson

Top Player Comparison

KayCee Chiefs
Points
% of total points 88.5
1
The New York Jets defense
DEF
22
13.29
24.9%
2
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
S
13
4.47
14.7%
3
Jason Myers
K
11
8.18
12.4%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
9
7.69
10.2%
Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 74
1
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
11
17.64
14.9%
2
Micah Parsons
LB
11
8.65
14.9%
3
Tyler Bass
K
11
8.82
14.9%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
7
4.95
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady linked up with Chris Godwin for a 44-yard pass for KayCee Chiefs. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 51-yard pass to contribute to a 14.5-4.0 lead for KayCee Chiefs.
Sunday Early
Tyler Allgeier had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Hakuna Matata, who trailed 59.5-39.0 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for KayCee Chiefs to contribute to an 88.5-43.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Hakuna Matata, who trailed 88.5-74.0 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  KayCee Chiefs   Hakuna Matata
Standings Update
Let's take a closer look at the Standings. After all, we're already midway through the season, if you can believe it.
KayCee Chiefs
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on KayCee Chiefs making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 77.8 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deebo Samuel
MVP
138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 387 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tom Brady
Best Drafted
2267 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
NYJ Defense
Best Acquisition
19.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 311.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
Hakuna Matata
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Hakuna Matata holding onto the No. 8 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 85.8 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Hakuna Matata is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2198 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 306 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Atl Defense
Best Acquisition
25.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 415.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 11 Turnovers

What If

KayCee Chiefs would have beaten only two other teams besides Hakuna Matata this week.
Hakuna Matata would have lost to nine other teams besides KayCee Chiefs this week.
KayCee Chiefs would be 4-4 if they played Hakuna Matata every week.
Last week, KayCee Chiefs would have defeated Hakuna Matata 90.5-60.5.
KayCee Chiefs would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hakuna Matata.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as KayCee Chiefs, Hakuna Matata would be 5-1.
If KayCee Chiefs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-61.
If they played every team every week, Hakuna Matata would be 37-51.