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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Voice of Truth
2-6 124.44
116.37
 
VS
proj
BLACKWINGS
92.76 3-5
117.77

BLACKWINGS come up short of projections, lose to Voice of Truth, 124.44-92.76

There's no easy way to put it, BLACKWINGS dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Voice of Truth came out on top with a 124.44-92.76 win. Voice of Truth never trailed in this one after taking a 17.00-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (10.5 points) and Gus Edwards (6.5). Travis Etienne Jr. (156 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Aaron Rodgers (203 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 11 Rush Yds) carried the flag for BLACKWINGS in the loss. This marks the second time this season Voice of Truth have gotten the best of BLACKWINGS, after winning 99.96-95.02 in their last matchup. Voice of Truth (2-6) will look to build on their success against Randy Moss is #1, while BLACKWINGS (3-5) will try to get back in the win column against The Pinnacle.

Matchup Timeline

  Voice of Truth   BLACKWINGS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 25.5 points against the Falcons in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.13-point projection and was much higher than his 10.24-point season scoring average. Moore ranks #76 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Voice of Truth
Points
% of total points 124.44
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25.64
20.35
20.6%
2
DJ Moore
WR
25.5
11.13
20.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.6
11.26
16.6%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
14.46
13.1%
BLACKWINGS
Points
% of total points 92.76
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
24.7
12.57
26.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.22
15.55
16.4%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
13.6%
4
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
10.54
8.14
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Voice of Truth, helping to stake the team to a 17.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Voice of Truth who owned the lead, 101.34-40.80. Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Voice of Truth, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Travis Etienne Jr. made the highlight reel for BLACKWINGS with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for BLACKWINGS, who trailed 103.84-71.82 after Sunday night.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Voice of Truth during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Voice of Truth   BLACKWINGS

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Voice of Truth scored more than their point projections.
BLACKWINGS had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Voice of Truth put up more points than their season scoring average (96.57) while BLACKWINGS fell short of theirs (109.31).
Voice of Truth put up more points than their projected total, while BLACKWINGS fell short of their projection.
The victory concludes a streak of four consecutive defeats for Voice of Truth.

Next Week Preview

Voice of Truth
Voice of Truth (2-6) are set to face Randy Moss is #1 (4-4) in Week 9. Voice of Truth might have to rearrange their lineup some with Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, Latavius Murray, and Michael Gallup out on bye in Week 9. Randy Moss is #1 won't have Dak Prescott. Over the past two weeks, Voice of Truth have scored 102.15 points per game, while Randy Moss is #1 have averaged 95.4 per contest.
BLACKWINGS
On the docket in Week 9, BLACKWINGS (3-5) will take on The Pinnacle (5-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Donovan Peoples-Jones, Pat Freiermuth, and Jeff Wilson Jr. are off for BLACKWINGS while Jerry Jeudy, Najee Harris, and Ezekiel Elliott are out for The Pinnacle.