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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Injury Prone
6-2 197.78
161.1
 
VS
proj
Footsteps Falco
84.74 5-3
122.53

Injury Prone jump into 1st place in 197.78-84.74 runaway

Injury Prone ascended into first place in Shane Falco Invitational with a convincing victory over Footsteps Falco, cruising to a 197.78-84.74 win. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Injury Prone leapt out to a 76.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Alvin Kamara (51.8 points) and P.J. Walker (36.18). DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derek Carr (101 Pass Yds) carried the flag for Footsteps Falco in the loss. Injury Prone (6-2) have now won five straight and will look to earn another W against Louie is hot. Footsteps Falco (5-3) meet San Diego Crush in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Injury Prone   Footsteps Falco

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (5 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.1 points against the Bengals in Week 8. His scoring output was 61.1% more than his 13.72-point projection and was higher than his 15.29-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Injury Prone
Points
% of total points 197.78
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
51.8
24.86
26.2%
2
P.J. Walker
QB
36.18
28.82
18.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
32
22.62
16.2%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.8
20.57
11.5%
Footsteps Falco
Points
% of total points 84.74
1
DJ Moore
WR
28
13.76
33%
2
Derek Carr
QB
17.44
42.2
20.6%
3
Eno Benjamin
RB
13
18.78
15.3%
4
Darnell Mooney
WR
12
7.68
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Injury Prone, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch, helping Injury Prone to a 152.88-76.24 lead.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Injury Prone to contribute to a 175.68-76.24 lead for the team.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Monday night. For Injury Prone, Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch. Cade York made the highlight reel for Footsteps Falco with a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Injury Prone   Footsteps Falco

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Injury Prone scored more points in this one (197.78) than their season average (184.7).
Injury Prone are on fire, with victories in five straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Injury Prone are doing a better job of that, averaging 184.7 versus Footsteps Falco's 119.02.
Even the machines think Injury Prone have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (163.4) than Footsteps Falco (136.23).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Footsteps Falco has left more points on the bench this season (657.64) than Injury Prone (360.97).
Once Injury Prone put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Footsteps Falco (5 vs 1).
Injury Prone should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Footsteps Falco (7 vs 1).
Injury Prone have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Footsteps Falco (36 vs 22).
By position, Injury Prone have outscored Footsteps Falco at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Injury Prone don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 52 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Injury Prone had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Footsteps Falco (1).
Injury Prone was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Footsteps Falco (1).
There's not much good to say about Footsteps Falco this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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