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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Pottsville Maroons 4
5-3 118.42
113.18
 
VS
proj
Black Mamba
38.1 3-5
49.28

Black Mamba come up short of projections, succumb to Pottsville Maroons 4 in 118.42-38.10 rout

Black Mamba fell short of their projected point total, as Pottsville Maroons 4 cruised to a 118.42-38.10 win. Black Mamba jumped out to a 15.30-point lead on Thursday behind a standout showing from Mike Evans (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds). But it was all Pottsville Maroons 4 after that. They were led by Nick Chubb, who ran for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24.9 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 5 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown (20.6 points). Pottsville Maroons 4 improve to 5-3 on the season, while Black Mamba fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Pottsville Maroons 4   Black Mamba

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 20.6 points, Cooper scored 82.9% more than his 11.26-point projection as the Browns beat the Bengals 32-13. He caught 5 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Pottsville Maroons 4 this week. Cooper will square off against the Dolphins in Week 9.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Pottsville Maroons 4
Points
% of total points 118.42
1
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
15.47
21%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
20.6
11.26
17.4%
3
Josh Allen
QB
19.62
27.07
16.6%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
11.7
12.73
9.9%
Black Mamba
Points
% of total points 38.1
1
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
40.2%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
9.4
9.9
24.7%
3
David Montgomery
RB
7
9.29
18.4%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
6.4
16.42
16.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Black Mamba to contribute to a 15.30-0.00 lead for Black Mamba.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Pottsville Maroons 4, contributing to a 55.42-38.10 lead for the team.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Pottsville Maroons 4 on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Pottsville Maroons 4   Black Mamba

What If

Pottsville Maroons 4 would have beaten five other teams besides Black Mamba this week.
Black Mamba would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Black Mamba every week, Pottsville Maroons 4 would be 6-2 this season.
Black Mamba would have gotten the victory over Pottsville Maroons 4 113.32-103.42 had they played each other last week.
Pottsville Maroons 4 would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Black Mamba.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pottsville Maroons 4, Black Mamba would be 3-4.
If Pottsville Maroons 4 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-29.
If they played every team every week, Black Mamba would be 22-50.

Coach Talk

Pottsville Maroons 4
You know, this sport is all about spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. We not only doubled up Black Mamba at WR (31.9 points to 15.3), we also tripled them at RB (44.7 to 13.4).
Black Mamba
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Black Mamba. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up more than 118 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time.