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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Meatmonger
7-1 159.76
129.45
 
VS
proj
Old Leather Balls
140.8 6-2
127.13

Meatmonger overtake Old Leather Balls for top spot, 159.76-140.80

Meatmonger overtook Old Leather Balls in the standings, climbing into first place in Midwest Ballers with a hard-fought victory, emerging victorious with a 159.76-140.80 win. Old Leather Balls nabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but Meatmonger held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tua Tagovailoa, who passed for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 19 yards for 37.18 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns (35.6 points). Derrick Henry (39.8 points) and Jalen Hurts (36.4) led the charge for Old Leather Balls in the loss. Meatmonger (7-1) will look to notch another W against TX4vida, while Old Leather Balls (6-2) match up against Arin Johnson's Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Meatmonger   Old Leather Balls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 35.6 points against his 10.48-point projection. During a 35-13 win over the Steelers, he caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns. Brown ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 159.76
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
37.18
24.39
23.3%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
35.6
10.48
22.3%
3
Geno Smith
QB
23.08
20.93
14.4%
4
Romeo Doubs
WR
12.2
6.89
7.6%
Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 140.8
1
Derrick Henry
RB
39.8
16.91
28.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
36.4
27.38
25.9%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
14.1
9.53
10%
4
Eddie Jackson
S
10
6.75
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Meatmonger emerged with a 101.38-76.90 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Meatmonger, while Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Old Leather Balls with a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Meatmonger emerged with a 142.56-140.80 lead. For Meatmonger, Geno Smith had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for Old Leather Balls, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Meatmonger   Old Leather Balls

What If

Meatmonger would have beaten 11 other teams besides Old Leather Balls this week.
Old Leather Balls would have lost to five other teams besides Meatmonger this week.
If Meatmonger played Old Leather Balls every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Last week, Meatmonger would have gotten the win over Old Leather Balls 118.74-60.6.
Meatmonger would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Old Leather Balls.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Meatmonger, Old Leather Balls would be 4-3.
If Meatmonger had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-53.
If they played every team every week, Old Leather Balls would be 67-53.

Coach Talk

Meatmonger
Earning the win is most important, Meatmonger, but we definitely know of one spot where we can improve as a team; our running backs were soundly outmatched by the opposition. Dameon Pierce (51 total yards, one TD) logged just 16.6 points in Week 8. Darrell Henderson Jr. and Derrick Henry showed us how it's supposed to be done by putting up a score of 42.8. We need to put some extra effort into scouting these upcoming defenses!
Old Leather Balls
Posting only three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Old Leather Balls should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).