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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Nate's Awesome Team
5-3 116.58
98.6
 
VS
proj
tommy's Legit Team
103.84 3-5
89.21

Nate's Awesome Team top tommy's Legit Team for third straight win, 116.58-103.84

Nate's Awesome Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over tommy's Legit Team, earning a 116.58-103.84 win. Nate's Awesome Team never trailed in this one after earning a 10.00-point lead on Thursday behind Ryan Succop. Derrick Henry (219 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and D'Onta Foreman (118 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs) led the charge for tommy's Legit Team in the loss. Nate's Awesome Team improve to 5-3 on the season, while tommy's Legit Team fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Nate's Awesome Team   tommy's Legit Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.1 points against his 13.97-point projection. In a 34-26 win over the Cardinals, he racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Cook ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

Nate's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 116.58
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.48
18.53
20.1%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
20.1
13.97
17.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
19.5
13.99
16.7%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
13.8
10.72
11.8%
tommy's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 103.84
1
Derrick Henry
RB
34.8
16.91
33.5%
2
D'Onta Foreman
RB
31.8
9.42
30.6%
3
Jason Myers
K
11
8.86
10.6%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
9.04
17.41
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch for Nate's Awesome Team, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch, helping Nate's Awesome Team to a 116.58-43.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for tommy's Legit Team, while Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 116.58-103.84 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Nate's Awesome Team   tommy's Legit Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Nate's Awesome Team scored more in this one (116.58) than their season average (99.22).
Nate's Awesome Team are on a roll, winning three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Nate's Awesome Team (5-3) have a better record than tommy's Legit Team (3-5).
Even the machines think Nate's Awesome Team have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (100.32) than tommy's Legit Team (94.03).
Nate's Awesome Team don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than tommy's Legit Team (3 vs 0).
Nate's Awesome Team are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than tommy's Legit Team (0 vs 1).
tommy's Legit Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Nate's Awesome Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Nate's Awesome Team have outscored tommy's Legit Team at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Nate's Awesome Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 8 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey tommy's Legit Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Nate's Awesome Team
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Not only did we dominate tommy's Legit Team at QB (23.48 points to 9.04), we also quadrupled them at WR (38.5 to 9.5).
tommy's Legit Team
Unless tommy's Legit Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough chances" can't be a viable excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 26 times in Week 8. With only 15 total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.