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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mr. Phamtastic
7-1 96.28
100.09
 
VS
proj
Huy's Expert Team
88.14 3-5
96.61

Offensively challenged Mr. Phamtastic top Huy's Expert Team, 96.28-88.14

Despite ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Mr. Phamtastic earned a 96.28-88.14 win over Huy's Expert Team. Huy's Expert Team earned a 16.10-point lead on Thursday, but Mr. Phamtastic held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyreek Hill (27.5 points) and Khalil Herbert (15.9). Tom Brady (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Saquon Barkley (53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the top scorers for Huy's Expert Team in the loss. Mr. Phamtastic (7-1) have now won seven straight games and will look to keep it rolling against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz. Huy's Expert Team (3-5) try to get some positive momentum against YOLO.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr. Phamtastic   Huy's Expert Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert ran for 99 yards and a touchdown as the Bears lost to the Cowboys 49-29. In doing so, he put up 15.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Herbert will square off against the Dolphins.
Khalil Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Mr. Phamtastic
Points
% of total points 96.28
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
27.5
17.64
28.6%
2
Khalil Herbert
RB
15.9
6.17
16.5%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
14.6
10.34
15.2%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
12.48
20.65
13%
Huy's Expert Team
Points
% of total points 88.14
1
Tom Brady
QB
16.1
20.47
18.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
17.37
15.5%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
12.54
8.16
14.2%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.3
11.11
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Huy's Expert Team, helping give Huy's Expert Team a 16.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch for Mr. Phamtastic, who trailed 63.14-54.20 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch for Mr. Phamtastic, who trailed 76.84-68.80 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Mr. Phamtastic on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Mr. Phamtastic   Huy's Expert Team

Game Notes

Mr. Phamtastic emerged victorious despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Huy's Expert Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Mr. Phamtastic got the victory despite scoring a season-low 96.28 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Huy's Expert Team ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Mr. Phamtastic ranked 8th.
The matchup's 8.14-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Mr. Phamtastic win, but they also easily covered the 3.48-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Mr. Phamtastic
Week 9 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. Mr. Phamtastic (7-1) are on a seven-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, 4-4), have won their last four in a row. Each side will have four players with byes next week, as Amari Cooper, Brandon McManus, George Pickens, and Ezekiel Elliott are off for Mr. Phamtastic and Christian McCaffrey, Jerry Jeudy, the Dallas Cowboys defense, and George Kittle are out for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have been mirror images of each other lately. Mr. Phamtastic have scored 127.97 points per game over the last three weeks, while BaLLCHiNiaNzzz have averaged 127.07 per matchup over that same stretch.
Huy's Expert Team
In Week 9, eighth-place Huy's Expert Team (3-5) will square off against fourth-place YOLO (5-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Saquon Barkley, Chase Claypool, Dalton Schultz, and the Denver Broncos defense are off for Huy's Expert Team while Kareem Hunt, Najee Harris, and Diontae Johnson are out for YOLO.