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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chester Rat's
5-3 105.64
99.35
 
VS
proj
No Fear Elite
60.9 2-6
82.04

Chester Rat's defeat No Fear Elite for third straight win, 105.64-60.90

Chester Rat's extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over No Fear Elite, earning a 105.64-60.90 win. Chester Rat's jumped out to a 29.74-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Justin Fields (151 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and CeeDee Lamb (5 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Jalen Hurts (28.4 points) and Cooper Kupp (18.9) led the charge for No Fear Elite in the loss. Chester Rat's (5-3) will look to rack up another W against Fungible Tokens, while No Fear Elite (2-6) will try to get back in the win column against Tiderrrrrr's Crazy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Chester Rat's   No Fear Elite

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fields overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 26.04 points against his 14.68-point projection. In a 49-29 loss to the Cowboys, he passed for 151 yards , ran for 60 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. Fields ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Justin Fields

Top Player Comparison

Chester Rat's
Points
% of total points 105.64
1
Justin Fields
QB
26.04
14.68
24.6%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
13.51
15.4%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
11.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
11.4
8.69
10.8%
No Fear Elite
Points
% of total points 60.9
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
46.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.05
31%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
11.8
12.78
19.4%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
1.8
10.81
3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Chester Rat's owned a 71.74-42.00 lead. For Chester Rat's, CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for No Fear Elite with a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Chester Rat's   No Fear Elite
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. Let's catch up on the Standings.
Chester Rat's
Chester Rat's may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (110.34 ppg), propelling Chester Rat's to the No. 4 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Dameon Pierce
Best Acquisition
539 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
No Fear Elite
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine No Fear Elite making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 99.76 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1799 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 303 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Courtland Sutton
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 467 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD

StatSmack

Get on their level! No Fear Elite have lost their last three matchups, while Chester Rat's have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Chester Rat's are doing a better job of that, averaging 110.34 versus No Fear Elite's 99.76.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Chester Rat's (5-3) have a better record than No Fear Elite (2-6).
Even the computers think Chester Rat's have better players. They have a higher projected points average (113.5) than No Fear Elite (100.55).
Chester Rat's should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than No Fear Elite (4 vs 3).
By position, Chester Rat's have outscored No Fear Elite at RB and DEF this season.
Chester Rat's has a higher average scoring margin (10) than No Fear Elite this season (-10).
There's not much good to say about No Fear Elite this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!