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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
hunter's Notable Team
3-5 105.64
111.05
 
VS
proj
landon's Choice Team
72.7 1-7
94.32

hunter's Notable Team hand landon's Choice Team seventh consecutive loss, 105.64-72.70

hunter's Notable Team came out on top with a 105.64-72.70 win to hand landon's Choice Team their seventh straight loss. landon's Choice Team grabbed a 3.30-point lead on Thursday, but hunter's Notable Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 188 Rec Yds) and Travis Etienne Jr. (156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for landon's Choice Team in the loss. hunter's Notable Team (3-5) will look to notch another win against McAfrican American, while landon's Choice Team (1-7) try to get back in the win column against Cosby’s sleepers.

Matchup Timeline

  hunter's Notable Team   landon's Choice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 21-17 loss to the Broncos, Etienne Jr. scored 23.7 points to nearly double his 12.57-point projection. He ran for 156 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on hunter's Notable Team this week. Etienne Jr. will face the Raiders in Week 9.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

hunter's Notable Team
Points
% of total points 105.64
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.5
17.64
24.1%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
23.7
12.57
22.4%
3
Geno Smith
QB
21.08
18.63
20%
4
Ryan Succop
K
10
7.9
9.5%
landon's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 72.7
1
DJ Moore
WR
24.5
11.13
33.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
18.1
20.61
24.9%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
10
8.98
13.8%
4
Dawson Knox
TE
8
6.64
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for landon's Choice Team, contributing to an 18.10-14.80 lead for landon's Choice Team.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch for hunter's Notable Team, while Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run, contributing to a 72.96-50.20 lead for hunter's Notable Team.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 33-yard touchdown pass for hunter's Notable Team, contributing to a 105.64-64.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  hunter's Notable Team   landon's Choice Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we catch up on the Standings?
hunter's Notable Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on hunter's Notable Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 96.45 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
69 Rec, 961 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Mark Andrews
Best Drafted
42 Rec, 488 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Isaiah Likely
Best Acquisition
16 Rec, 181 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
landon's Choice Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 85.79, landon's Choice Team boasts the No. 12 position in the Standings, leaving the squad on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Davante Adams
MVP
38 Rec, 512 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
1734 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
DJ Moore
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 425 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

hunter's Notable Team got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
landon's Choice Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
hunter's Notable Team won despite starting Rashod Bateman, who scored zero points.
hunter's Notable Team put up more points than their season scoring average (96.45) while landon's Choice Team fell short of theirs (85.79).
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
hunter's Notable Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while landon's Choice Team ranked 12th.
The victory puts an end to a four-game losing streak for hunter's Notable Team.
Not only did hunter's Notable Team win, but they also covered the 16.73-point projected margin of victory.
For landon's Choice Team, DJ Moore scored 24.5 points, the fifth-best score for a WR this week.