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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Citrus Coolers
5-3 103.86
90.5
 
VS
proj
TOUCHDOWN
71.68 2-6
69.54

Citrus Coolers defy expectations, knock off TOUCHDOWN, 103.86-71.68

Citrus Coolers brought their A game and exceeded expectations, emerging victorious with a 103.86-71.68 win over TOUCHDOWN. Citrus Coolers took a 29.40-point lead on Thursday behind standout showings from Tom Brady (17.1 points) and Justin Tucker (2-3 FG, 30 long, 3-3 XP) and never looked back. Nick Folk (5-5 FG, 52 long, 1-1 XP) and Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for TOUCHDOWN in the loss. Citrus Coolers improve to 5-3 on the season, while TOUCHDOWN fall to 2-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Citrus Coolers   TOUCHDOWN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 387 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Jets, the Patriots defense tallied 9 points this week. They just beat their 7.84-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Citrus Coolers
Points
% of total points 103.86
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.26
14.39
31.1%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.6
10.67
21.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
17.1
19.66
16.5%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
9.3
10.6
9%
TOUCHDOWN
Points
% of total points 71.68
1
Nick Folk
K
21
7.99
29.3%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
20.2%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
10.6
8.1
14.8%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
9.4
6.45
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Citrus Coolers to contribute to a 29.40-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Citrus Coolers became the proud owner of a 71.60-30.40 lead. For Citrus Coolers, Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Nick Folk made the highlight reel for TOUCHDOWN with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Citrus Coolers owned a 103.86-51.30 lead. For Citrus Coolers, Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass. Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch for TOUCHDOWN, while Brandin Cooks had a 44-yard catch.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for TOUCHDOWN.

Points By Position

  Citrus Coolers   TOUCHDOWN

What If

Citrus Coolers would have beaten only two other teams besides TOUCHDOWN this week.
TOUCHDOWN would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played TOUCHDOWN every week, Citrus Coolers would be 4-4 this season.
Had they played each other last week, TOUCHDOWN would have gotten the win over Citrus Coolers 122.04-47.4.
Citrus Coolers would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TOUCHDOWN.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Citrus Coolers, TOUCHDOWN would be 5-2.
If Citrus Coolers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 37-35.
If they played every team every week, TOUCHDOWN would be 34-38.

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