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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Boomer 1
4-4 136.64
110.18
 
VS
proj
STP2
84.3 4-4
103.14

Boomer 1 earn win over STP2 in 136.64-84.30 runaway

Boomer 1 rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 136.64-84.30 win over STP2, who fell short of projections. STP2 grabbed a 19.40-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Tom Brady (17.1 points) and Gus Edwards (6.5). But it was all Boomer 1 after that. They were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 326 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 36 yards for 26.64 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 12 passes for 188 yards (25.5 points). Boomer 1 (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Corey's Cool Team, while STP2 (4-4) attempt to right the ship against Rock Z06's Rad Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Boomer 1   STP2

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper (5 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.6 points in a 32-13 win over the Bengals in Week 8. His scoring output was 82.9% more than his 11.26-point projection and was much higher than his 12.98-point season scoring average. Cooper ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Boomer 1
Points
% of total points 136.64
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.12
19.5%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.5
17.64
18.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.6
15.39
16.5%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
20.6
11.26
15.1%
STP2
Points
% of total points 84.3
1
DJ Moore
WR
24.5
11.13
29.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17.1
19.65
20.3%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
14
8.51
16.6%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
8.8
11.72
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for STP2, contributing to a 28.40-9.00 lead for STP2.
Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Boomer 1, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 113.04-66.90 lead for Boomer 1.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Boomer 1 on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Boomer 1   STP2
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, believe it or not.
Boomer 1
Boomer 1 rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (115.60 ppg), leaving Boomer 1 on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1993 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 299 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
69 Rec, 961 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Greg Dulcich
Best Acquisition
12 Rec, 182 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
STP2
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see STP2 making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 104.42 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Mark Andrews
MVP
42 Rec, 488 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Mike Williams
Best Drafted
37 Rec, 495 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
DJ Moore
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 425 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Boomer 1 scored more points in this matchup (136.64) than their season average (115.6).
We heard scoring helps you win. STP2 need some help then, averaging just 104.42 versus Boomer 1's 115.6.
Once Boomer 1 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than STP2 (2 vs 0).
Boomer 1 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than STP2 (4 vs 3).
STP2 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Boomer 1 (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Boomer 1 have outscored STP2 at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Boomer 1 has a higher average scoring margin (2) than STP2 this season (-3).
The starters for Boomer 1 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for STP2 (2).
There's not much good to say about STP2 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!