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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 8
Weekly
Grade
Grade
Los Chingones
4-4 144.3
98.66
VS
proj
BigW49
118.78
5-3
91.06
Los Chingones knock BigW49 from top spot in 144.30-118.78 beatdown
Los Chingones rolled to a 144.30-118.78 win over BigW49, knocking them out of first place in So Cal Crew. Los Chingones grabbed a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Baltimore Ravens defense and never relinquished it. Derrick Henry (219 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Jamaal Williams (53 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 23 Rec Yds) carried the flag for BigW49 in defeat. Los Chingones (4-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Brown Sugar, while BigW49 (5-3) try to get back in the win column against Goodfellas.
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Matchup Timeline
Los Chingones
BigW49
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Brown (6 Rec, 156 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 33.6 points against the Steelers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.48-point projection and was much higher than his 11.99-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
Los Chingones
Points
% of total points 144.3
1
A.J. Brown
WR
33.6
10.48
23.3%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
32.7
11.36
22.7%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
19.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.7
10.06
10.9%
BigW49
Points
% of total points 118.78
1
Derrick Henry
RB
34.8
16.91
29.3%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
19.6
7.64
16.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.8
13.33
14.1%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
12.2%
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts teamed up with A.J. Brown on multiple big plays for Los Chingones: a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass. Hurts also lit up the scoreboard with a 34-yard touchdown pass, helping Los Chingones to a 128.60-31.90 lead.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for BigW49, who trailed 128.60-76.60 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for BigW49, who trailed 144.30-93.40 after the evening game.
Monday
Joe Burrow teamed up with Tee Higgins for a 41-yard touchdown pass for BigW49.
Points By Position
Los Chingones
BigW49
Game Notes
Los Chingones had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
BigW49 lost despite six of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
BigW49 can partially blame the loss on Chris Boswell, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Los Chingones ranked 1st in the league in points scored this week, while BigW49 put up the 3rd-best score.
The 144.3 points scored by Los Chingones are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 25.52-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a five-match winning streak for BigW49.
Not only did Los Chingones win, but they also easily covered the 7.6-point predicted margin of victory.
Los Chingones moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while BigW49 falls to (3-1).
Despite the loss, Derrick Henry registered 34.8 points, the top overall score for a RB this year.
Coach Talk
Los Chingones
Putting together a starting crew that won by a whopping 25.52 points this past week... we did what was needed and took care of business. Let's take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of BigW49, and continue our march towards the So Cal Crew league championship.
BigW49
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting backfield for BigW49 collectively recorded only four targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to draw up a screen play or two in Week 9!