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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Makaala's Bold Team
3-5 131.48
110.01
 
VS
proj
Michael's Marvelous Team
94.84 2-6
88.93

Makaala's Bold Team hand Michael's Marvelous Team fourth straight loss in 131.48-94.84 blowout

Makaala's Bold Team cruised to a 131.48-94.84 win to hand Michael's Marvelous Team their fourth straight loss. There was very little drama in this matchup, as Makaala's Bold Team jumped out to a 26.82-point lead on Thursday behind 26.82 points from Lamar Jackson (238 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (27 Pts Allowed, 453 Yds Allowed). A.J. Brown (6 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Stefon Diggs (6 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Michael's Marvelous Team in the loss. Makaala's Bold Team (3-5) will look to get another W against Wendell's Unreal Team, while Michael's Marvelous Team (2-6) attempt to get back in the win column against BLEEDGREEN.

Matchup Timeline

  Makaala's Bold Team   Michael's Marvelous Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Patriots, Conklin put up 22.9 points this week. His scoring output crushed his 3.92-point projection and was much higher than his 7.2-point season scoring average. Conklin ranks #6 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Bills next week.
Tyler Conklin

Top Player Comparison

Makaala's Bold Team
Points
% of total points 131.48
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35.3
17.88
26.8%
2
Tyler Conklin
TE
22.9
3.92
17.4%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.82
22.39
16.6%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
12.4
13.51
9.4%
Michael's Marvelous Team
Points
% of total points 94.84
1
A.J. Brown
WR
36.6
13.02
38.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
20.9%
3
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
16.81
19.1%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Michael's Marvelous Team, while Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for the team, who trailed 83.78-59.44 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for Makaala's Bold Team to contribute to a 119.08-75.04 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Michael's Marvelous Team, who trailed 119.08-94.84 after Sunday night.
Monday
Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Makaala's Bold Team during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Makaala's Bold Team   Michael's Marvelous Team
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's take a closer look at the Standings.
Makaala's Bold Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Makaala's Bold Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 94.36 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1635 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 553 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Derrick Henry
Best Drafted
755 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 140 Rec Yds
Chris Olave
Best Acquisition
37 Rec, 547 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Michael's Marvelous Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Michael's Marvelous Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 94.79 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
55 Rec, 764 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
39 Rec, 659 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
1904 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

Makaala's Bold Team would have beaten six other teams besides Michael's Marvelous Team this week.
Michael's Marvelous Team would have lost to six other teams besides Makaala's Bold Team this week.
Makaala's Bold Team would be 4-4 if they played Michael's Marvelous Team every week.
Last week, Makaala's Bold Team would have beaten Michael's Marvelous Team 66.2-49.42.
Makaala's Bold Team would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Michael's Marvelous Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Makaala's Bold Team, Michael's Marvelous Team would be 3-4.
If Makaala's Bold Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-39.
If they played every team every week, Michael's Marvelous Team would be 29-43.