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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
eddie's Cool Team
3-5 76.1
85.62
 
VS
proj
John's Agreeable Team
46.3 1-7
49.84

Offensively challenged eddie's Cool Team beat John's Agreeable Team, 76.1-46.3

Ranking ninth in the league in points scored for the week, eddie's Cool Team were lucky to earn a win against a team that had an even worse week, securing a 76.1-46.3 win over John's Agreeable Team. eddie's Cool Team leapt out to a 41.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 49.2 points from Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 188 Rec Yds) and Travis Etienne Jr. (156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and never looked back. CeeDee Lamb (16.3 points) and Tyler Bass (10) did their part for John's Agreeable Team in the loss. eddie's Cool Team (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Peyton's Puss eaters, while John's Agreeable Team (1-7) will meet Art's Unrivaled Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  eddie's Cool Team   John's Agreeable Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Etienne Jr. (156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 23.7 points against the Broncos in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 12.58-point projection and was much higher than his 11.66-point season scoring average. Etienne Jr. ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

eddie's Cool Team
Points
% of total points 76.1
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.5
17.64
33.5%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
23.7
12.58
31.1%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
12.8
17.79
16.8%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
10.4
6.99
13.7%
John's Agreeable Team
Points
% of total points 46.3
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
13.51
35.2%
2
Tyler Bass
K
10
9.71
21.6%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
9.5
8.27
20.5%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
5.5
9.74
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was eddie's Cool Team who took the lead, 73.1-31.3. Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch for eddie's Cool Team, while Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run. Meanwhile, CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch for John's Agreeable Team, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch.

Points By Position

  eddie's Cool Team   John's Agreeable Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to refresh the Standings.
eddie's Cool Team
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 81.1, eddie's Cool Team is No. 8 in the Standings. While the squad currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
69 Rec, 961 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 752 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
John's Agreeable Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see John's Agreeable Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 98.0 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 605 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

eddie's Cool Team got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
John's Agreeable Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as eddie's Cool Team had three starters score zero points, while John's Agreeable Team had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This matchup included the two lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The victory concludes a five-game losing streak for eddie's Cool Team.
eddie's Cool Team managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 35.78-point projected margin of victory.