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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Peyton Manning
6-2 161.42
125.73
 
VS
proj
Fully Baked
151.92 3-5
105.23

Peyton Manning knock off Fully Baked for fifth straight win, 161.42-151.92

Peyton Manning extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Fully Baked, securing a 161.42-151.92 win. Peyton Manning never trailed in this one after taking a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Baltimore Ravens defense. Tony Pollard (33.7 points) and Jaylen Waddle (30.6) were the leaders for Fully Baked in the loss. Peyton Manning (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Dante's Definitive Team, while Fully Baked (3-5) attempt to right the ship against michael's Great Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Peyton Manning   Fully Baked

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 39.6 points against his 15.55-point projection. During a 35-13 win over the Steelers, he caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns. Brown ranks #33 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Peyton Manning
Points
% of total points 161.42
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
42.8
17.91
26.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
39.6
15.55
24.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.22
15.98
10%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.8
21.36
9.8%
Fully Baked
Points
% of total points 151.92
1
Tony Pollard
RB
33.7
13.96
22.2%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
30.6
16.64
20.1%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
21
12.67
13.8%
4
Geno Smith
QB
19.08
17.91
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Peyton Manning boasted a 145.20-112.84 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Peyton Manning, while Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for Fully Baked, while Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Fully Baked, who trailed 145.20-138.92 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Peyton Manning, helping the team to a 161.42-138.92 lead.

Points By Position

  Peyton Manning   Fully Baked
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already midway through the season, which means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (122.57 ppg), propelling Peyton Manning to No. 3 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Justin Jefferson
MVP
52 Rec, 752 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
39 Rec, 659 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
1904 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Fully Baked
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Fully Baked making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 104.02 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jaylen Waddle
MVP
42 Rec, 727 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Geno Smith
Best Acquisition
1924 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 158 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Peyton Manning had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Fully Baked lost despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection.
Each team registered its highest scoring output of the year.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup included the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The 161.42 points scored by Peyton Manning are the 3rd-most in the league this season.
The matchup's 9.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Peyton Manning managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 20.5-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Tony Pollard scored 33.7 points, the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.