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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Kati's Legit Team
7-1 157.24
127.89
 
VS
proj
Ajax Crusaders
127.5 4-4
113.87

Kati's Legit Team knock off Ajax Crusaders for sixth straight win in 157.24-127.50 blowout

Kati's Legit Team extended their win streak to six games with a dominant victory over Ajax Crusaders, rolling to a 157.24-127.50 win. Kati's Legit Team nabbed a 14.80-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette and never let go of it. Jalen Hurts (28.4 points) and Amari Cooper (23.1) were the leading performers for Ajax Crusaders in the loss. This marks the second time this season Kati's Legit Team have taken down Ajax Crusaders, after winning 143.12-136.02 in their last matchup. Kati's Legit Team (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Carols Hail Mary, while Ajax Crusaders (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against Kelly #12.

Matchup Timeline

  Kati's Legit Team   Ajax Crusaders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 27.5 points against his 13.31-point projection. In a 37-34 loss to the Falcons, he caught 6 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. Moore ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Kati's Legit Team
Points
% of total points 157.24
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
30.6
16.64
19.5%
2
DJ Moore
WR
27.5
13.31
17.5%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.13
16.9%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.9
22.19
14.6%
Ajax Crusaders
Points
% of total points 127.5
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
22.3%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
23.1
13.72
18.1%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.8
16.3
14.7%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.9
16.49
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Kati's Legit Team emerged with a 118.24-67.60 lead. Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Kati's Legit Team, while Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Ajax Crusaders, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Ajax Crusaders, while Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Kati's Legit Team   Ajax Crusaders
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Kati's Legit Team
Kati's Legit Team will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 146.28 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit boasts the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Pat Freiermuth
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 367 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ajax Crusaders
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Ajax Crusaders 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 108.68 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
CeeDee Lamb
Best Drafted
42 Rec, 556 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Amari Cooper
Best Acquisition
39 Rec, 553 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starting players on Kati's Legit Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Ajax Crusaders lost despite six of their nine starters scoring above their projected points.
Ajax Crusaders can partially blame the loss on Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 29.74-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-match winning streak for Ajax Crusaders.
Not only did Kati's Legit Team win, but they also easily covered the 14.02-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Kati's Legit Team moves to (4-0), while Ajax Crusaders falls to (0-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Jalen Hurts put up 28.4 points, the best overall score for a quarterback this week.