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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
3-5 673.3
598.45
 
VS
proj
Champ Kind
664.3 4-4
578.87

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co come back to knock off Champ Kind in 673.3-664.3 struggle

Both teams stepped up, but Bubba Gump Shrimp Co got the best of Champ Kind. Predicted to prevail by a score of 598.5-578.9, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co came back to earn a 673.3-664.3 victory over Champ Kind. Trailing 664.3-565.2 heading into Monday night, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co charged back behind Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Vonn Bell (4 Tackles, 1 Int). Fred Warner (12 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Terry McLaurin (6 Rec, 113 Rec Yds) led the charge for Champ Kind in the loss. This marks the first time this season Bubba Gump Shrimp Co have gotten the best of Champ Kind, after falling 718.6-618.5 in their last matchup. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co (3-5) will look to add to their success against Cheeseheads, while Champ Kind (4-4) will face War Pigs in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co   Champ Kind

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bell (4 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 54 points against the Browns in Week 8. His scoring output was 21.5% more than his 44.43-point projection and was much higher than his 34.33-point season scoring average. Bell ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Vonn Bell

Top Player Comparison

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
Points
% of total points 673.3
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
117.7
61.22
17.5%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
95.6
53.91
14.2%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
58.9
52.82
8.7%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
54.1
68.61
8%
Champ Kind
Points
% of total points 664.3
1
Fred Warner
LB
104
66.75
15.7%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
73.4
37.54
11%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
70
73.31
10.5%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
64
74.18
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Champ Kind became the proud owner of a 459.7-362.1 lead. For Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Rondale Moore had a 38-yard touchdown catch for Champ Kind, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Champ Kind had a 664.3-565.2 lead. Christian McCaffrey hit Brandon Aiyuk for a 34-yard touchdown pass for Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Champ Kind with a 42-yard catch.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Bubba Gump Shrimp Co on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co   Champ Kind
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, meaning it's about time check in on the Standings.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Bubba Gump Shrimp Co making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 617.3 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
2329 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 132 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
525 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 356 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Alex Singleton
Best Acquisition
62 Tackles
Champ Kind
Champ Kind rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (626.1 ppg), leaving Champ Kind with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Foye Oluokun
MVP
79 Tackles, 1 Sack
Den Defense
Best Drafted
16.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 288.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
1734 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co had seven of their 12 starting players exceed their projected points.
Champ Kind lost despite seven of their 12 starters exceeding their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This loss snaps a streak of two straight wins for Champ Kind.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 19.58-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co moves to (1-2), while Champ Kind falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Fred Warner (104 points) posted the fourth-best score for a LB this week.