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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Steel Reign
6-2 181.1
119.98
 
VS
proj
Warm Bodies
85.1 4-4
99.05

Steel Reign smirk at expectations, knock off Warm Bodies in 181.1-85.1 runaway

Steel Reign stepped up and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 181.1-85.1 win over Warm Bodies, who fell short of projections. Steel Reign nabbed an 18.2-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson (28.2 points) and never looked back. Rondale Moore (23.4 points) and Joe Burrow (19.8) were the top performers for Warm Bodies in the loss. Steel Reign (6-2) will look to get another W against Rebel Alliance, while Warm Bodies (4-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against SAWTOOTHS.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Reign   Warm Bodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Steelers, Brown put up 39.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.55-point projection and was much higher than his 16.86-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

Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 181.1
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
42.6
18.19
23.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
39.6
15.55
21.9%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.2
26.88
15.6%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
17.5
9.11
9.7%
Warm Bodies
Points
% of total points 85.1
1
Rondale Moore
WR
23.4
9.46
27.5%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
19.8
25.81
23.3%
3
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
12.65
9.88
14.9%
4
Ryan Succop
K
10
7.9
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Steel Reign had a 133.5-46.6 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Steel Reign, while Evan Engram had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Rondale Moore made the highlight reel for Warm Bodies with a 38-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Steel Reign to contribute to a 181.1-46.6 lead for the team.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Warm Bodies.

Points By Position

  Steel Reign   Warm Bodies

What If

Steel Reign would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Warm Bodies would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Warm Bodies every week, Steel Reign would be 5-3 this season.
Warm Bodies would have beaten Steel Reign 135.25-89.65 had they played each other last week.
Steel Reign would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Warm Bodies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steel Reign, Warm Bodies would be 4-3.
If Steel Reign had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-35.
If they played every team every week, Warm Bodies would be 48-56.

Next Week Preview

Steel Reign
Steel Reign (6-2) will take on Rebel Alliance (4-4) in Week 9. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Tony Pollard, Russell Wilson, Dalton Schultz, Wan'Dale Robinson, and George Pickens are out for Rebel Alliance and Christian McCaffrey, Diontae Johnson, KJ Hamler, and Chris Boswell will sit for Steel Reign. Over the last two weeks, Steel Reign have put up 135.38 points per game, while Rebel Alliance have averaged 162.85 per contest.
Warm Bodies
Coming up in Week 9, Warm Bodies (4-4) will take on SAWTOOTHS (2-6). Warm Bodies will have to prep for the fact that Donovan Peoples-Jones is out on bye in Week 9. SAWTOOTHS will be without Latavius Murray, Najee Harris, and Daniel Jones.