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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
COWBOY KILLERS
5-3 131.14
106.08
 
VS
proj
DC Gunshot Victim
61.66 2-6
98.13

COWBOY KILLERS beat DC Gunshot Victim for third straight win in 131.14-61.66 rout

COWBOY KILLERS extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over DC Gunshot Victim, rolling to a 131.14-61.66 win. COWBOY KILLERS got out to a 17.46-point lead on Thursday behind the Baltimore Ravens defense (8.96 points) and Chris Godwin (8.5) and never looked back. Kyle Pitts (14 points) and D'Andre Swift (9.3) did their part for DC Gunshot Victim in the loss. COWBOY KILLERS (5-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Stanley Williams, while DC Gunshot Victim (2-6) will face off against The Corruptor in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  COWBOY KILLERS   DC Gunshot Victim

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk (5-5 FG, 52 long, 1-1 XP) scored 21 points in a 22-17 win over the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.99-point projection and was much higher than his 11.5-point season scoring average. Folk ranks #8 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Colts next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

COWBOY KILLERS
Points
% of total points 131.14
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
22.5
15.03
17.2%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
21.48
25.28
16.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.1
14.28
16.1%
4
Nick Folk
K
21
7.99
16%
DC Gunshot Victim
Points
% of total points 61.66
1
Kyle Pitts
TE
14
5.23
22.7%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
9.3
10.83
15.1%
3
Daniel Jones
QB
9.04
20.81
14.7%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
8.44
15.39
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for COWBOY KILLERS, helping the team to a 17.46-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch for COWBOY KILLERS, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal, helping COWBOY KILLERS to a 96.36-47.12 lead.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for COWBOY KILLERS on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  COWBOY KILLERS   DC Gunshot Victim

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. COWBOY KILLERS scored more points in this one (131.14) than their season average (113.96).
COWBOY KILLERS are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. COWBOY KILLERS are doing a better job of that, averaging 113.96 versus DC Gunshot Victim's 84.83.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" COWBOY KILLERS (5-3) have a better record than DC Gunshot Victim (2-6).
Even the machines think COWBOY KILLERS have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (106.84) than DC Gunshot Victim (99.99).
Once COWBOY KILLERS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than DC Gunshot Victim (3 vs 1).
COWBOY KILLERS are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than DC Gunshot Victim (0 vs 1).
COWBOY KILLERS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than DC Gunshot Victim (4 vs 3).
COWBOY KILLERS have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than DC Gunshot Victim (35 vs 23).
DC Gunshot Victim have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than COWBOY KILLERS (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, COWBOY KILLERS have outscored DC Gunshot Victim at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
COWBOY KILLERS don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, highest in the league.
The starters for COWBOY KILLERS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for DC Gunshot Victim (0).
There's not much good to say about DC Gunshot Victim this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

COWBOY KILLERS
Who really cares if you ended up sliding from third place to fourth this past week... the big thing here is that your squad won the matchup. Remain laser-focused like this and good things are sure to follow.
DC Gunshot Victim
Unless DC Gunshot Victim wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough chances" is not a viable excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) collectively got a healthy 24 targets in Week 8. With only 12 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.