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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio
7-1 124.03
99.03
 
VS
proj
Ahab defends the bronze
97.9 5-3
96.54

Back-and-forth battle ends with TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio coming back to beat Ahab defends the bronze in 124.03-97.90 romp

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio earned a convincing victory over Ahab defends the bronze, cruising to a 124.03-97.90 win. Ahab defends the bronze nabbed an early 3.93-point lead on Thursday. TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio came back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Dameon Pierce (11.1 points) and George Kittle (9.9). Not to be deterred, Ahab defends the bronze pulled it together later that night to take a 38.3-point lead behind Stefon Diggs (20.8 points) and Aaron Jones (19.7). But TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as Nick Chubb (28.4 points) and Amari Cooper (22.1) put them back on top once and for all. TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio improve to 7-1 on the season, while Ahab defends the bronze fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio   Ahab defends the bronze

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 22.1 points against his 8.8-point projection. During a 32-13 win over the Bengals, he caught 5 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Cooper ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio
Points
% of total points 124.03
1
Nick Chubb
RB
28.4
14.8
22.9%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.1
8.8
17.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
16.3
10.93
13.1%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
14.3
10.25
11.5%
Ahab defends the bronze
Points
% of total points 97.9
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.8
13.33
21.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
20.23
20.97
20.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
19.7
10.06
20.1%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.2
8.7
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio, who trailed 20.23-16.30 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Ahab defends the bronze, helping the team to a 97.90-59.60 lead.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio, while Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping propel TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio to the win.

Points By Position

  TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio   Ahab defends the bronze

What If

TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio would have beaten eight other teams besides Ahab defends the bronze this week.
Ahab defends the bronze would have lost to six other teams besides TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio this week.
If TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio played Ahab defends the bronze every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Had they played each other last week, TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio would have defeated Ahab defends the bronze 149.03-135.1.
TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Ahab defends the bronze.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio, Ahab defends the bronze would be 5-2.
If TallAndMercilessInSanAntonio had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-21.
If they played every team every week, Ahab defends the bronze would be 58-30.

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