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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Return of the Mom Slayer
6-2 251.42
220.46
 
VS
proj
More than a Thielen
208.18 1-7
173.97

Return of the Mom Slayer defeat More than a Thielen for fifth straight win, 251.42-208.18

Return of the Mom Slayer extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over More than a Thielen, coming out on top with a 251.42-208.18 win. It was the fifth loss in a row for More than a Thielen. More than a Thielen grabbed a 14.40-point lead on Thursday, but Return of the Mom Slayer held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Derrick Henry, who ran for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns for 35.3 points, and Tony Pollard, who racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (33.2 points). C.J. Mosley (20 points) and Jared Goff (18.14) were the leaders for More than a Thielen in the loss. Return of the Mom Slayer (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against General Jakobi, while More than a Thielen (1-7) will meet LombardiWould bProud in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Return of the Mom Slayer   More than a Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry (219 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 35.3 points in a 17-10 win over the Texans in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 17.89-point projection and was much higher than his 17.31-point season scoring average. Henry ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Return of the Mom Slayer
Points
% of total points 251.42
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35.3
17.89
14%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
33.2
12.66
13.2%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29.4
17.34
11.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
15.47
9.9%
More than a Thielen
Points
% of total points 208.18
1
C.J. Mosley
LB
20
14.75
9.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
16.81
8.7%
3
Jaquan Brisker
S
16.5
9.3
7.9%
4
Sam Hubbard
DE
16.5
5.86
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Return of the Mom Slayer boasted a 147.72-141.58 lead. Marcus Mariota had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Return of the Mom Slayer, while Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for More than a Thielen with a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for Return of the Mom Slayer, helping the team to a 199.52-184.18 lead.

Points By Position

  Return of the Mom Slayer   More than a Thielen

What If

Return of the Mom Slayer would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
More than a Thielen would have lost to five other teams besides Return of the Mom Slayer this week.
If they played More than a Thielen every week, Return of the Mom Slayer would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Return of the Mom Slayer would have beaten More than a Thielen 211.06-179.
Return of the Mom Slayer would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as More than a Thielen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Return of the Mom Slayer, More than a Thielen would be 3-4.
If Return of the Mom Slayer had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-30.
If they played every team every week, More than a Thielen would be 26-62.

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