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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Try City Ducks
6-2 173.52
116.73
 
VS
proj
Hollick Kenyon Bills
148.28 6-2
121.99

Try City Ducks knock Hollick Kenyon Bills from 1st place in 173.52-148.28 runaway

Try City Ducks cruised to a 173.52-148.28 win over Hollick Kenyon Bills, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in Buits Memorial Trash Talk NFL. Hollick Kenyon Bills pulled out to a 15.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Try City Ducks after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (38.26 points) and A.J. Brown (36.6). Marcus Mariota (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Jaylen Waddle (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Hollick Kenyon Bills in the loss. Try City Ducks (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against JJettas griddy, while Hollick Kenyon Bills (6-2) will attempt to get back on track against Rig Pigs.

Matchup Timeline

  Try City Ducks   Hollick Kenyon Bills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 36.6 points, Brown more-than-doubled his 13.02-point projection as the Eagles beat the Steelers 35-13. He caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Brown will square off against the Texans.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Try City Ducks
Points
% of total points 173.52
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
38.26
16.27
22%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
36.6
13.02
21.1%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
35.18
23.55
20.3%
4
Nick Folk
K
21
7.99
12.1%
Hollick Kenyon Bills
Points
% of total points 148.28
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
28.42
17.09
19.2%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
26.6
13.66
17.9%
3
DJ Moore
WR
24.5
11.13
16.5%
4
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Hollick Kenyon Bills, helping to stake Hollick Kenyon Bills to a 15.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Hollick Kenyon Bills owned a 126.58-116.66 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Try City Ducks, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Meanwhile, Marcus Mariota had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Hollick Kenyon Bills, while Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Try City Ducks to contribute to a 158.92-142.28 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Try City Ducks   Hollick Kenyon Bills

Game Notes

Try City Ducks had seven of their 10 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Hollick Kenyon Bills lost despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
Try City Ducks had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Hollick Kenyon Bills.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Try City Ducks ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while Hollick Kenyon Bills put up the 3rd-best score.
The 173.52 points scored by Try City Ducks are the most in the league this season.
This loss snaps a streak of five consecutive wins for Hollick Kenyon Bills.
Both of the losses for Hollick Kenyon Bills have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Marcus Mariota registered 28.42 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Try City Ducks
Assembling a lineup that won by over 25 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do. We should take this W in stride, tip our hat to the GM of Hollick Kenyon Bills, and continue marching forward to the Buits Memorial Trash Talk NFL league title.
Hollick Kenyon Bills
Coming from someone who's lived life on the hot seat, let me assure you... if this whole "fantasy football coach" thing doesn't work out, you can always fall back on that gritty Graduate Assistant gig available at the community college down the street!