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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
DaChiefs Miner
8-0 3131
2960.31
 
VS
proj
StairwayToSeven
2746 3-5
2947.41

DaChiefs Miner climb into 1st place, 3,131-2,746

DaChiefs Miner climbed into first place in KansasCityKickAssers! with a come-from-behind victory over StairwayToSeven, staging a comeback for a 3,131-2,746 win. Trailing 2,726-2,550 heading into Sunday night, DaChiefs Miner roared back behind Aaron Jones (581 points). Russell Wilson (839 points) and Saquon Barkley (495) led the charge for StairwayToSeven in the loss. DaChiefs Miner have now won eight consecutive matchups, improving to 8-0 on the season. StairwayToSeven fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  DaChiefs Miner   StairwayToSeven

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 157 yards from scrimmage against the Bills, Jones recorded 581 points this week. His scoring output was 76% more than his 330.03-point projection and was higher than his 430.5-point season scoring average. Jones ranks #35 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

DaChiefs Miner
Points
% of total points 3131
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
1124
972.14
35.9%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
581
330.03
18.6%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
392
368.57
12.5%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
284
165.56
9.1%
StairwayToSeven
Points
% of total points 2746
1
Russell Wilson
QB
839
835.24
30.6%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
495
500.55
18%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
328
366.94
11.9%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
287
441.26
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for StairwayToSeven for the team, who trailed 1,741-244 after the first game of the week.
Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 47-yard pass for StairwayToSeven, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch for the team, who trailed 2,494-1,562 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch for StairwayToSeven, helping the team to a 2,726-2,550 lead.

Points By Position

  DaChiefs Miner   StairwayToSeven

Game Notes

Half of the starters on DaChiefs Miner scored higher than their projected point totals.
StairwayToSeven lost despite six of their 10 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
StairwayToSeven can partially blame the loss on Daniel Carlson, who didn't score any points.
DaChiefs Miner put up fewer points than their season scoring average (3,201) while StairwayToSeven scored above theirs (2,735.63).
DaChiefs Miner put up more points than their projected total, while StairwayToSeven failed to reach their projection.
DaChiefs Miner ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while StairwayToSeven ranked 11th.
The matchup's 385-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did DaChiefs Miner earn the win, but they also easily covered the 12.9-point predicted margin of victory.
DaChiefs Miner moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while StairwayToSeven falls to (0-2).

Coach Talk

DaChiefs Miner
Well done, DaChiefs Miner. Nice work fielding a team that registered 3,131 points this past matchup. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our hat to the GM of StairwayToSeven, and continue our march towards a fantasy title.
StairwayToSeven
Well, StairwayToSeven, Week 8's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Choosing to start Daniel Carlson in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 3,131 points... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?