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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Filthy Lucre
3-5 133.8
94.99
 
VS
proj
Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*
129.4 2-6
95.92

Filthy Lucre beat Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* for third straight win in 133.80-129.40 thriller

Filthy Lucre extended their win streak to three games with a narrow victory over Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*, squeaking by for a 133.80-129.40 win. Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Filthy Lucre led 133.80-118.10 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11.3 points from Tyler Boyd on Monday night for Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*. Filthy Lucre were led by Christian McCaffrey (36.26 points) and Jaylen Waddle (26.6). Filthy Lucre (3-5) will look to build on their success against Sam's Splendid Team, while Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* (2-6) try to get back in the win column against H-Town R8DR.

Matchup Timeline

  Filthy Lucre   Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fields overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.04 points against his 14.68-point projection. During a 49-29 loss to the Cowboys, he passed for 151 yards , ran for 60 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. Fields ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Justin Fields

Top Player Comparison

Filthy Lucre
Points
% of total points 133.8
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.26
16.27
27.1%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
26.6
13.66
19.9%
3
Justin Fields
QB
26.04
14.68
19.5%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
11.4%
Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*
Points
% of total points 129.4
1
A.J. Brown
WR
36.6
13.02
28.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.13
20.6%
3
Romeo Doubs
WR
14.2
8.9
11%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
12.7
10.05
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Filthy Lucre, helping to stake the team to a 15.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* had a 103.90-67.94 lead. For Filthy Lucre, Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*, while Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Filthy Lucre, contributing to a 127.80-103.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Filthy Lucre   Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*

Game Notes

Five of the eight starting players on Filthy Lucre exceeded their projected point totals.
Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* lost despite six of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
Filthy Lucre won despite starting Rashod Bateman, who scored zero points.
Each team recorded its best scoring output of the season.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup featured the two highest-scoring teams of the week.
The 133.8 points scored by Filthy Lucre are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 4.4-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Filthy Lucre moves to (1-1), while Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* falls to (1-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, A.J. Brown officially recorded the second-highest scoring output for any wide receiver this season with 36.6 points.

Next Week Preview

Filthy Lucre
Filthy Lucre (3-5) will take on Sam's Splendid Team (2-6) in a Week 9 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each side has two players on bye next week, as Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel are off for Filthy Lucre and Dalton Schultz and Darius Slayton for Sam's Splendid Team. Over the last three weeks, Filthy Lucre have scored 113.42 points per game, while Sam's Splendid Team have averaged 99.04 per contest.
Brandon$ Banana Republic *35*
Looking ahead to Week 9, 11th-place Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* (2-6) are scheduled to square off against fourth-place H-Town R8DR (5-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Melvin Gordon III, Najee Harris, and Elijah Mitchell are off for Brandon$ Banana Republic *35* while Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle are out for H-Town R8DR.