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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
duckman's Quality Team
4-4 123.32
117.78
 
VS
proj
Ricky
110.28 7-1
111.37

duckman's Quality Team beat Ricky, 123.32-110.28

duckman's Quality Team scored a hard-fought victory over Ricky, coming out on top with a 123.32-110.28 win. duckman's Quality Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9.80-point lead on Thursday behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (5 points) and Mark Andrews (4.8). Stefon Diggs (19.8 points) and Aaron Jones (17.7) led the way for Ricky in the loss. duckman's Quality Team (4-4) will look to rack up another W against Highland Bashers, while Ricky (7-1) attempt to get back on track against Richard's Reasonable Team.

Matchup Timeline

  duckman's Quality Team   Ricky

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (12 Rec, 159 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.9 points in a 34-26 lost to the Vikings in Week 8. He scored 60.9% more than his 17.34-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Hopkins will face the Seahawks next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

duckman's Quality Team
Points
% of total points 123.32
1
Tony Pollard
RB
33.2
12.66
26.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.9
17.34
22.6%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
25.5
17.64
20.7%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.7
10.47
7.9%
Ricky
Points
% of total points 110.28
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
18%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.7
11.96
16.1%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
16.5
10.04
15%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for duckman's Quality Team, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 121.32-44.70 lead for duckman's Quality Team.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Ricky, who trailed 123.32-95.80 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Ricky.

Points By Position

  duckman's Quality Team   Ricky
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
duckman's Quality Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on duckman's Quality Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 104.03 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
69 Rec, 961 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
676 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Acquisition
22 Rec, 262 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Ricky
Ricky will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 122.18 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit boasts the best record in the league and the No. 1 spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
2329 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 132 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
55 Rec, 764 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Khalil Herbert
Best Acquisition
563 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs

Game Notes

duckman's Quality Team got the W even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ricky had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
duckman's Quality Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Ricky.
duckman's Quality Team put up more points than their season scoring average (104.03) while Ricky fell short of theirs (122.18).
duckman's Quality Team scored more points than their projected total, while Ricky fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 13.04-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did duckman's Quality Team get the win, but they also easily covered the 6.41-point forecasted margin of victory.