Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 8

Weekly
Grade
patrick's First-Rate Team
2-4 91.6
101.73
 
VS
proj
jayland's Nifty Team
56.4 2-4
66.36

patrick's First-Rate Team top jayland's Nifty Team, 91.6-56.4

Despite identical records, patrick's First-Rate Team held a significant season point advantage over jayland's Nifty Team coming into this one (589-463), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought victory, earning a 91.6-56.4 win. patrick's First-Rate Team grabbed a 23.8-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Mike Evans (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds) and Leonard Fournette (13.3) and never looked back. Cooper Kupp (10 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Jones (143 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) were the leaders for jayland's Nifty Team in the loss. patrick's First-Rate Team (2-4) will look to keep it rolling against craig's Official Team, while jayland's Nifty Team (2-4) take on eric's Breathtaking Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  patrick's First-Rate Team   jayland's Nifty Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Colts in Week 8, McLaurin caught 6 passes for 113 yards . In doing so, he put up 13.6 points and scored 31.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on patrick's First-Rate Team this week. Next week, McLaurin will face the Vikings.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

patrick's First-Rate Team
Points
% of total points 91.6
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
31%
2
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
16.7%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
13.6
10.34
14.8%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
14.5%
jayland's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 56.4
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.05
33.5%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.7
11.96
31.4%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
7
5.89
12.4%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
6
9.3
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for patrick's First-Rate Team to contribute to a 28.6-4.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for patrick's First-Rate Team to contribute to a 66.4-17.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch for patrick's First-Rate Team, contributing to a 90.6-38.7 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  patrick's First-Rate Team   jayland's Nifty Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to refresh the Standings.
patrick's First-Rate Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine patrick's First-Rate Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 98.1 points per game through six weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1799 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 303 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
386 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
jayland's Nifty Team
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 77.2, jayland's Nifty Team are No. 9 in the Standings. While the unit currently has some work to do in order to make the playoffs, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

patrick's First-Rate Team won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
jayland's Nifty Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as patrick's First-Rate Team had one starter score zero points, while jayland's Nifty Team had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The victory ends a streak of two consecutive losses for patrick's First-Rate Team.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 35.37, and patrick's First-Rate Team covered by 35.2.