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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Matchbox 20
6-2 122.18
113.1
 
VS
proj
Protector Of The Realm ☮️
105.4 1-7
102.37

Matchbox 20 jump into top spot, 122.18-105.40

Matchbox 20 ascended to the top of the standings in Yahoo Public 27914 with a hard-fought victory over Protector Of The Realm ☮️, emerging victorious with a 122.18-105.40 win. Matchbox 20 nabbed a 2.38-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Protector Of The Realm ☮️ bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by George Kittle (11.4 points). Unphased, Matchbox 20 got it going later that night, as Stefon Diggs (19.8 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (5) put them back in the lead for good. Matchbox 20 have now won four matchups in a row, improving to 6-2 on the season. Protector Of The Realm ☮️ fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Matchbox 20   Protector Of The Realm ☮️

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Diggs put up 19.8 points this week. He scored 16.8% more than his 16.95-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Diggs ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Matchbox 20
Points
% of total points 122.18
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.3
15.57
31.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
16.2%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
16.5
6.7
13.5%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
14.78
15.92
12.1%
Protector Of The Realm ☮️
Points
% of total points 105.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.12
25.3%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.8
11.73
16.9%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
13.51
15.5%
4
George Kittle
TE
11.4
9.47
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Matchbox 20 had a 96.38-94.00 lead. Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Matchbox 20, while Russell Wilson had a 47-yard pass. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Protector Of The Realm ☮️, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Matchbox 20, contributing to a 121.18-105.40 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Matchbox 20   Protector Of The Realm ☮️

What If

Matchbox 20 would have beaten six other teams besides Protector Of The Realm ☮️ this week.
Protector Of The Realm ☮️ would have lost to five other teams besides Matchbox 20 this week.
If Matchbox 20 played Protector Of The Realm ☮️ every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Protector Of The Realm ☮️ would have been victorious over Matchbox 20 111.76-106.32 had they played each other last week.
Matchbox 20 would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Protector Of The Realm ☮️.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matchbox 20, Protector Of The Realm ☮️ would be 4-3.
If Matchbox 20 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-33.
If they played every team every week, Protector Of The Realm ☮️ would be 21-51.

Coach Talk

Matchbox 20
Assembling a lineup that posted over 122 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. Let's maintain this momentum as we move on to our next matchup in Week 9.
Protector Of The Realm ☮️
Protector Of The Realm ☮️ will find it tough to complain about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a respectable 27 times in Week 8. With just 16 total catches, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.