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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Donnie's Dazzling Team
4-4 130.38
112.31
 
VS
proj
WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL
115.1 4-4
105.04

Donnie's Dazzling Team defeat WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL, 130.38-115.10

Donnie's Dazzling Team showed up, securing a 130.38-115.10 win over WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL. WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL earned a 22.30-point lead on Thursday, but Donnie's Dazzling Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by DJ Moore, who caught 6 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown for 24.5 points, and Kirk Cousins, who passed for 232 yards , ran for 22 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (23.48 points). Travis Etienne Jr. (23.7 points) and Stefon Diggs (19.8) were the leading scorers for WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL in the loss. Donnie's Dazzling Team (4-4) will look to get another W against Jonathan's Expert Team, while WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL (4-4) face Golden Right Foot in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Donnie's Dazzling Team   WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.5 points in a 37-34 lost to the Falcons in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.13-point projection and was much higher than his 9.26-point season scoring average. Moore ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Donnie's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 130.38
1
DJ Moore
WR
24.5
11.13
18.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.48
18.52
18%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.6
15.39
17.3%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.8
11.73
13.7%
WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL
Points
% of total points 115.1
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
23.7
12.58
20.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
17.2%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.7
11.96
15.4%
4
Tom Brady
QB
17.1
19.65
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL, helping give WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL a 27.10-4.80 lead.
Sunday Early
Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run for WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL, who trailed 115.38-62.60 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL, who trailed 130.38-115.10 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Donnie's Dazzling Team   WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Donnie's Dazzling Team
Donnie's Dazzling Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (111.03 ppg), leaving Donnie's Dazzling Team outside of playoff position at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Dalvin Cook
Best Drafted
561 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 110 Rec Yds
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
1734 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs
WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 101.49 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
55 Rec, 764 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Travis Etienne Jr.
Best Drafted
571 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 157 Rec Yds
Aaron Jones
Best Acquisition
575 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 190 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Donnie's Dazzling Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
WOOD BROTHERS FOOTBALL lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.28-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Donnie's Dazzling Team get the W, but they also easily covered the 7.27-point predicted margin of victory.