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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chubby Kupp
5-3 99.44
97.74
 
VS
proj
Purple Power
66.56 4-4
95.51

Purple Power come up short of predictions, succumb to Chubby Kupp, 99.44-66.56

There's no way around it, Purple Power didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Chubby Kupp earned a 99.44-66.56 win. Purple Power grabbed a 3.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Chubby Kupp held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Nick Chubb, who ran for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24.9 points, and Cooper Kupp, who caught 8 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown (18.9 points). Andy Dalton (229 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Tyler Allgeier (39 Rush Yds, 46 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Purple Power in the loss. Chubby Kupp (5-3) will look to earn another W against Justin's Rad Team, while Purple Power (4-4) take on bigearv14's Fabulous Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Chubby Kupp   Purple Power

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Bengals, Chubb scored 24.9 points this week. He scored 61% more than his 15.47-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Chubb ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Chubby Kupp
Points
% of total points 99.44
1
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
15.47
25%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.06
19%
3
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
16.81
18.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.7
10.48
9.8%
Purple Power
Points
% of total points 66.56
1
Andy Dalton
QB
17.16
14.47
25.8%
2
Tyler Allgeier
RB
16
8.79
24%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
18.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9.4
15.05
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Purple Power who claimed the lead, 44.56-41.44. For Chubby Kupp, Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass. Andy Dalton had a 36-yard touchdown pass for Purple Power, while Tyler Allgeier had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Chubby Kupp   Purple Power

What If

Chubby Kupp would have beaten only three other teams besides Purple Power this week.
Purple Power would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Chubby Kupp played Purple Power every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Had they played each other last week, Chubby Kupp would have beaten Purple Power 111.32-98.22.
Chubby Kupp would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Purple Power.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chubby Kupp, Purple Power would be 4-3.
If Chubby Kupp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-35.
If they played every team every week, Purple Power would be 47-41.

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