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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Cowboyz4Life
3-5 178.76
111.04
 
VS
proj
STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION
93.68 5-3
101.8

Cowboyz4Life knock off STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION in 178.76-93.68 romp

Cowboyz4Life stepped up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 178.76-93.68 win over STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION, who fell short of projections. STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION pulled out to a 10.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cowboyz4Life after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 183 yards of total offense and scored 3 touchdowns for 36.26 points, and Tony Pollard, who racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (33.2 points). Nick Chubb (101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did their part for STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cowboyz4Life have gotten the best of STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION, after falling 84.78-77.76 in their last matchup. Cowboyz4Life (3-5) will look to add to their success against mark's Breathtaking Team, while STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION (5-3) will attempt to get back on track against BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboyz4Life   STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki (3 Rec, 38 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 11.3 points against the Lions in Week 8. His scoring output was 67.6% more than his 6.74-point projection and was much higher than his 5.32-point season scoring average. Gesicki ranks #10 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Bears next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Cowboyz4Life
Points
% of total points 178.76
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.26
16.27
20.3%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
33.2
12.66
18.6%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
26.4
19.32
14.8%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.5
17.64
14.3%
STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION
Points
% of total points 93.68
1
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
15.47
26.6%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
15.5%
3
George Kittle
TE
11.4
9.47
12.2%
4
Ryan Succop
K
10
7.89
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for Cowboyz4Life, while Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass, helping Cowboyz4Life to a 129.70-27.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Cowboyz4Life, while Tyler Lockett had a 33-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 178.76-54.30 lead for Cowboyz4Life.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION.

Points By Position

  Cowboyz4Life   STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION

Game Notes

Eight of the nine starters on Cowboyz4Life scored higher than their projected point totals.
STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Cowboyz4Life had four players score more points than the leading scorer for STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION.
Cowboyz4Life put up more points than their season scoring average (103.25) while STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION fell short of theirs (109.91).
Cowboyz4Life recorded more points than their projected total, while STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION fell shy of their projection.
The 178.76 points scored by Cowboyz4Life are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 85.08-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cowboyz4Life win, but they also easily covered the 9.25-point forecasted margin of victory.
All three of the wins for Cowboyz4Life have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

Cowboyz4Life
Two teams that are both on identical two-game winning streaks, Cowboyz4Life (3-5) take on mark's Breathtaking Team (4-4) next in Week 9. Cowboyz4Life might need to rearrange the deck some with Christian McCaffrey, Tony Pollard, Dak Prescott, Jerry Jeudy, the Cleveland Browns defense, the Dallas Cowboys defense, Brett Maher, and Ezekiel Elliott out on bye in Week 9. mark's Breathtaking Team will be without George Pickens. Over the last three weeks, Cowboyz4Life have put up 122.19 points per game, while mark's Breathtaking Team have averaged only 94.49 per contest.
STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION
Looking ahead to Week 9, third-place STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION (5-3) will take on second-place BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz (6-2). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Saquon Barkley, Graham Gano, the New York Giants defense, and David Njoku are off for BrEwErYtOwN HiTtAz and Nick Chubb, George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers defense will sit for STEEL COUNTRY COMMISSION.