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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
ImGoinInSoft
4-4 131.49
92.35
 
VS
proj
Why does daddy drink so much?
102.9 4-4
98.53

ImGoinInSoft beat Why does daddy drink so much? in 131.49-102.90 romp

Despite identical records, Why does daddy drink so much? held a substantial season point advantage over ImGoinInSoft coming into this one (801-620). But the trend wouldn't continue this week with ImGoinInSoft rolling to a 131.49-102.90 win. Why does daddy drink so much? took a 7.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all ImGoinInSoft after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (33.8 points) and Christian McCaffrey (32.03). Jalen Hurts (285 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (13 Pts Allowed, 300 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Why does daddy drink so much? in the loss. ImGoinInSoft improve to 4-4 on the season, while Why does daddy drink so much? fall to 4-4.

Matchup Timeline

  ImGoinInSoft   Why does daddy drink so much?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (17 Pts Allowed, 387 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 8 points against the Jets in Week 8. They scored 17% more than their 6.84-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

ImGoinInSoft
Points
% of total points 131.49
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
33.8
13.23
25.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.03
14.39
24.4%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
24.73
17.59
18.8%
4
Jakobi Meyers
WR
12
7.41
9.1%
Why does daddy drink so much?
Points
% of total points 102.9
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
26.5
22.47
25.8%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
15
7.51
14.6%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
14
5.13
13.6%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
12.2
15.63
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Why does daddy drink so much?, helping give Why does daddy drink so much? a 7.50-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Why does daddy drink so much? who took the lead, 90.70-84.46. Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch for ImGoinInSoft, while Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Why does daddy drink so much? with a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for ImGoinInSoft to contribute to a 117.99-102.90 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  ImGoinInSoft   Why does daddy drink so much?

StatSmack

ImGoinInSoft must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (131.49) than their season average (77.5).
Why does daddy drink so much? are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than ImGoinInSoft (3 vs 1).
Why does daddy drink so much? have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than ImGoinInSoft (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, ImGoinInSoft have outscored Why does daddy drink so much? at RB this season.
There's not much good to say about Why does daddy drink so much? this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

ImGoinInSoft
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our backfield put up 263 more total yards than the RBs on Why does daddy drink so much? (403 yards from scrimmage to 140), and we wound up almost tripling them at the position, 71.76 points to 26.
Why does daddy drink so much?
Unless Why does daddy drink so much? wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many looks" isn't really an excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 30 times in Week 8. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group pulled down just 18 catches.