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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
big diesel
2-6 195.55
204.25
 
VS
proj
Gringo's Team
192.83 3-5
226.55

Offensively challenged big diesel beat Gringo's Team in 195.55-192.83 duel

While they ranked only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, big diesel narrowly earned a 195.55-192.83 win over Gringo's Team. Gringo's Team made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. big diesel led 195.55-158.93 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 33.9 points from Nick Chubb on Monday night for Gringo's Team. big diesel were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 183 yards of total offense and scored 3 touchdowns for 51.85 points, and Aaron Jones, who racked up 157 yards from scrimmage (28.5 points). This marks the first time this season big diesel have knocked off Gringo's Team, after falling 275.55-165.98 in their last matchup. big diesel improve to 2-6 on the season, while Gringo's Team fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  big diesel   Gringo's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 157 yards from scrimmage against the Bills, Jones registered 28.5 points this week. He scored 46.8% more than his 19.42-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Jones ranks #35 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

big diesel
Points
% of total points 195.55
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
51.85
25.75
26.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28.5
19.42
14.6%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
21.25
9.68
10.9%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
19.3
21.75
9.9%
Gringo's Team
Points
% of total points 192.83
1
Nick Chubb
RB
33.9
22.86
17.6%
2
Tyler Allgeier
RB
23.75
14.22
12.3%
3
Nick Folk
K
23.5
8.75
12.2%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.5
24.79
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Allgeier had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Gringo's Team, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal, helping Gringo's Team to a 151.10-78.05 lead.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for big diesel, who trailed 158.93-158.65 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  big diesel   Gringo's Team

Game Notes

big diesel got the W despite the fact that only six of their 16 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gringo's Team had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as big diesel had two starters score zero points, while Gringo's Team had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 2.72-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win concludes a two-game winless streak for big diesel.
big diesel moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Gringo's Team falls to (0-1).

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