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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
5Fingers2YoFace
2-6 321.65
281.37
 
VS
proj
Damage Control
283.75 4-4
256.08

5Fingers2YoFace defeat Damage Control, 321.65-283.75

Both teams brought their A game and exceeded projections, but it was 5Fingers2YoFace who came out on top, coming out on top with a 321.65-283.75 win over Damage Control. Damage Control took a 27.50-point lead on Thursday, but 5Fingers2YoFace held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tua Tagovailoa (49.15 points) and Tyreek Hill (37.25). Alvin Kamara (53.15 points) and Aaron Rodgers (26.5) led the way for Damage Control in the loss. This marks the first time this season 5Fingers2YoFace have gotten the best of Damage Control, after falling 272.27-263.78 in their last matchup. 5Fingers2YoFace improve to 2-6 on the season, while Damage Control fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  5Fingers2YoFace   Damage Control

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Koo overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 16.5 points against his 9.64-point projection. In a 37-34 win over the Panthers, he made all 3 of his FG attempts. Koo ranks #98 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
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Top Player Comparison

5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 321.65
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
49.15
34.29
15.3%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
37.25
26
11.6%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
34.95
20.68
10.9%
4
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
32
17.25
9.9%
Damage Control
Points
% of total points 283.75
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
53.15
24.9
18.7%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
26.5
25.34
9.3%
3
Fred Warner
LB
24.5
15.98
8.6%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
21
14.15
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which 5Fingers2YoFace emerged with a 245.15-168.10 lead. Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for 5Fingers2YoFace, while Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Damage Control with a 36-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Damage Control, who trailed 321.65-283.75 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  5Fingers2YoFace   Damage Control

What If

5Fingers2YoFace would have beaten seven other teams besides Damage Control this week.
Damage Control would have lost to three other teams besides 5Fingers2YoFace this week.
If 5Fingers2YoFace played Damage Control every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Had they played each other last week, 5Fingers2YoFace would have beaten Damage Control 230.35-207.7.
5Fingers2YoFace would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Damage Control.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 5Fingers2YoFace, Damage Control would be 1-5.
If 5Fingers2YoFace had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-35.
If they played every team every week, Damage Control would be 36-36.

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