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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Wallywood
5-3 139.85
100.77
 
VS
proj
Evil Clowns
85.5 3-5
106.73

Wallywood brush off projections, knock off Evil Clowns in 139.85-85.50 blowout

Wallywood brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 139.85-85.50 win over Evil Clowns, who fell short of projections. Wallywood got out to a 21.30-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans (12.3 points) and Justin Tucker (9) and never let go of it. Josh Allen (218 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 49 Rush Yds) and Rhamondre Stevenson (71 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Evil Clowns in defeat. This marks the second time this season Wallywood have knocked off Evil Clowns, after winning 117.25-106.05 in their last matchup. Wallywood (5-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Out for Blood, while Evil Clowns (3-5) try to right the ship against Texas Blitz.

Matchup Timeline

  Wallywood   Evil Clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 23 Rec Yds) scored 19.6 points against the Dolphins in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.64-point projection and was much higher than his 12.26-point season scoring average. Williams ranks #42 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Jamaal Williams

Top Player Comparison

Wallywood
Points
% of total points 139.85
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.9
26.03
24.2%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
22.6
10.67
16.2%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
19.6
7.64
14%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.9
13.92
10.7%
Evil Clowns
Points
% of total points 85.5
1
Josh Allen
QB
23.8
33.71
27.8%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
14.3
10.25
16.7%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
13.8
10.72
16.1%
4
Tyler Bass
K
10
9.71
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Wallywood, helping to stake the team to a 21.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Wallywood became the proud owner of a 124.95-35.40 lead. Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Wallywood, while Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Evil Clowns with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Evil Clowns, who trailed 139.85-85.50 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Wallywood   Evil Clowns

Game Notes

Nearly all (8 of the 9) of the starters on Wallywood exceeded their projected point totals.
Evil Clowns had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wallywood put up more points than their season scoring average (116.35) while Evil Clowns fell short of theirs (101.49).
Wallywood recorded more points than their projected total, while Evil Clowns failed to reach their projection.
This victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for Wallywood.
In blowout games this season, Wallywood moves to (2-2), while Evil Clowns falls to (0-2).

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