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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Devin's Dandy Team
6-2 123.6
107.44
 
VS
proj
Honkey Pete Jr.
86.48 4-4
106.22

Devin's Dandy Team defeat Honkey Pete Jr. for third straight win in 123.60-86.48 beatdown

Devin's Dandy Team extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Honkey Pete Jr., rolling to a 123.60-86.48 win. Honkey Pete Jr. leapt out to a 17.30-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Leonard Fournette, who racked up 58 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 13.3 points, and Justin Tucker, who made 2 of his 3 FG attempts (9 points). But it was all Devin's Dandy Team after that. They were led by Jalen Hurts (285 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Devin's Dandy Team (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against JoeyH's First-Rate Team, while Honkey Pete Jr. (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against Logan's Perfect Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Devin's Dandy Team   Honkey Pete Jr.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.5 points in a 37-34 lost to the Falcons in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.13-point projection and was much higher than his 10.11-point season scoring average. Moore ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Devin's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 123.6
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
23%
2
DJ Moore
WR
24.5
11.13
19.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
16%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
12.4
13.51
10%
Honkey Pete Jr.
Points
% of total points 86.48
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.05
21.9%
2
Tyler Allgeier
RB
16
8.79
18.5%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
16.7%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Devin's Dandy Team became the proud owner of an 81.60-50.10 lead. For Devin's Dandy Team, Jalen Hurts had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Allgeier made the highlight reel for Honkey Pete Jr. with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Devin's Dandy Team, contributing to a 110.20-72.00 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Monday night. For Devin's Dandy Team, Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for Honkey Pete Jr. with a 41-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Devin's Dandy Team   Honkey Pete Jr.
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
Devin's Dandy Team
Devin's Dandy Team will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 116.92 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team holds the No. 2 position in the Standings, putting Devin's Dandy Team in playoff position.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1799 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 303 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Mike Gesicki
Best Acquisition
21 Rec, 235 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Honkey Pete Jr.
Honkey Pete Jr. rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (107.57 ppg), leaving Honkey Pete Jr. on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
2329 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 132 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Trevor Lawrence
Best Acquisition
1840 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs

What If

Devin's Dandy Team would have beaten five other teams besides Honkey Pete Jr. this week.
Honkey Pete Jr. would have lost to six other teams besides Devin's Dandy Team this week.
If Devin's Dandy Team played Honkey Pete Jr. every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Had they played each other last week, Devin's Dandy Team would have defeated Honkey Pete Jr. 104.38-96.36.
Devin's Dandy Team would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Honkey Pete Jr..
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Devin's Dandy Team, Honkey Pete Jr. would be 4-3.
If Devin's Dandy Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-25.
If they played every team every week, Honkey Pete Jr. would be 31-41.