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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Daniels's Dandy Team
3-5 82.22
99.57
 
VS
proj
John's Groovy Team
75.34 4-4
80.87

Offensively challenged Daniels's Dandy Team come back to beat John's Groovy Team, 82.22-75.34

Daniels's Dandy Team came from behind for an 82.22-75.34 win over John's Groovy Team despite posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week. Daniels's Dandy Team trailed 70.84-61.00 heading into Sunday night, but the team came storming back behind Aaron Rodgers (203 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (17 Pts Allowed, 398 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Jared Goff (18.14 points) and Saquon Barkley (13.7) were the leading performers for John's Groovy Team in the loss. Daniels's Dandy Team (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Tossin' TDs, while John's Groovy Team (4-4) will try to get some positive momentum against GTK2.

Matchup Timeline

  Daniels's Dandy Team   John's Groovy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook (111 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) scored 22.6 points in a 34-26 win over the Cardinals in Week 8. His scoring output was 46.9% more than his 15.39-point projection and was much higher than his 12.95-point season scoring average. Cook ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Daniels's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 82.22
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.6
15.39
27.5%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.22
15.99
19.7%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
9.4
9.21
11.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
8.74
10.9%
John's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 75.34
1
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
16.81
24.1%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
17.37
18.2%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
16.7%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
11.4
8.69
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for John's Groovy Team, helping the team to a 44.54-43.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Alec Pierce had a 47-yard catch for Daniels's Dandy Team, who trailed 70.84-61.00 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Daniels's Dandy Team to contribute to an 82.22-75.34 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Daniels's Dandy Team   John's Groovy Team
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Daniels's Dandy Team
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 91.11, Daniels's Dandy Team holds the No. 9 spot in the Standings. While the squad currently has some work to do in order to make the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
561 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 110 Rec Yds
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 512 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Gus Edwards
Best Acquisition
131 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
John's Groovy Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on John's Groovy Team 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 103.13 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
779 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 189 Rec Yds
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 605 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Trevor Lawrence
Best Acquisition
1840 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Daniels's Dandy Team scored fewer points in this one (82.22) than their season average of 91.11.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. John's Groovy Team has left more points on the bench this season (407.62) than Daniels's Dandy Team (269.86).
Daniels's Dandy Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than John's Groovy Team (0).
By position, Daniels's Dandy Team have outscored John's Groovy Team at QB, K, and DEF this season.
Hey John's Groovy Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!