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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Omaha Orangatans
7-1 348.45
308.97
 
VS
proj
Iowa Barnstormers
306.95 2-6
338.34

Omaha Orangatans beat Iowa Barnstormers for sixth straight win, 348.45-306.95

Omaha Orangatans extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over Iowa Barnstormers, securing a 348.45-306.95 win. Iowa Barnstormers leapt out to a 66.85-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Tom Brady (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). But Omaha Orangatans held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Travis Etienne Jr., who ran for 156 yards and a touchdown for 55.2 points, and Justin Fields, who passed for 151 yards , ran for 60 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (52.8 points). This marks the second time this season Omaha Orangatans have taken down Iowa Barnstormers, after winning 324.8-293.5 in their last matchup. Omaha Orangatans (7-1) will look to get another win against Fort Worth Gunslingers, while Iowa Barnstormers (2-6) face Duluth Eskimos in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Omaha Orangatans   Iowa Barnstormers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown (6 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 52.6 points in a 35-13 win over the Steelers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 20.25-point projection and was much higher than his 22.49-point season scoring average. Brown ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Omaha Orangatans
Points
% of total points 348.45
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
55.2
25.88
15.8%
2
Justin Fields
QB
52.8
40.67
15.2%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
52.8
53.65
15.2%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
52.6
20.25
15.1%
Iowa Barnstormers
Points
% of total points 306.95
1
Tom Brady
QB
66.85
66.85
21.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
46.1
29.93
15%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
44.9
30.02
14.6%
4
Trevor Lawrence
QB
34.4
51.62
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Iowa Barnstormers, contributing to a 66.85-0.00 lead for Iowa Barnstormers.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Omaha Orangatans owned a 303.35-200.25 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Omaha Orangatans, while Russell Wilson had a 47-yard pass. Trevor Lawrence made the highlight reel for Iowa Barnstormers with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Omaha Orangatans to contribute to a 316.45-243.15 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Omaha Orangatans   Iowa Barnstormers

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Iowa Barnstormers, Omaha Orangatans averaged more points (336.63) than they usually score (320.28).
Get on their level! Iowa Barnstormers have lost their last five matchups, while Omaha Orangatans have won six straight.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Omaha Orangatans (7-1) have a better record than Iowa Barnstormers (2-6).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Omaha Orangatans has left fewer points on the bench this season (741.35) than Iowa Barnstormers (1,418.2).
Omaha Orangatans see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than Iowa Barnstormers (0).
Omaha Orangatans have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Iowa Barnstormers (2 vs 0).
Omaha Orangatans should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Iowa Barnstormers (5 vs 1).
Omaha Orangatans have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Iowa Barnstormers (45 vs 32).
Iowa Barnstormers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Omaha Orangatans (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Omaha Orangatans have outscored Iowa Barnstormers at QB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Omaha Orangatans has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Iowa Barnstormers this season (-28).
The starters for Omaha Orangatans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Iowa Barnstormers (3).
There's not much good to say about Iowa Barnstormers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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