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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mockingbird Lane
4-4 140.59
157.99
 
VS
proj
Broz Foozballaz
130.78 1-7
138.19

Mockingbird Lane top Broz Foozballaz for third straight win, 140.59-130.78

Mockingbird Lane extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Broz Foozballaz, securing a 140.59-130.78 win. Mockingbird Lane nabbed an early 3.75-point lead on Thursday. Broz Foozballaz bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Kirk Cousins (30.98 points) and D'Andre Swift (15.3). Not to be deterred, Mockingbird Lane got it going later that afternoon, as Fred Warner (15.25 points) and George Kittle (13.9) put them back in the lead once and for all. Mockingbird Lane (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Mama Loves Foosball, while Broz Foozballaz (1-7) will attempt to right the ship against Captain Caveman.

Matchup Timeline

  Mockingbird Lane   Broz Foozballaz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Falcons, Foreman recorded 37.3 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 13.53-point projection and was much higher than his 7.56-point season scoring average. Foreman will face the Bengals next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Mockingbird Lane
Points
% of total points 140.59
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
37.3
13.53
26.5%
2
Fred Warner
LB
15.25
9.74
10.8%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.3
15.07
10.2%
4
George Kittle
TE
13.9
12.7
9.9%
Broz Foozballaz
Points
% of total points 130.78
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
30.98
26.36
23.7%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
15.3
16.94
11.7%
3
Shaq Thompson
LB
13.25
9.23
10.1%
4
Foster Moreau
TE
10.6
9.06
8.1%

Points By Position

  Mockingbird Lane   Broz Foozballaz

Game Notes

Mockingbird Lane got the victory even though only five of their 15 starting players exceeded their projected point totals.
Broz Foozballaz had only six of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Mockingbird Lane ranked 13th in the league in points scored this week, while Broz Foozballaz ranked 16th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Mockingbird Lane. They won, but failed to cover the 19.8-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Mockingbird Lane
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Broz Foozballaz at the wide receiver position (31.7 points to 6.2).
Broz Foozballaz
Hey, it's possible that Broz Foozballaz may be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. With just three total targets this past week, their three wide receivers apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.