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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vikings
2-6-0 117.00
101.44
 
VS
proj
Lions
142.50 5-3-0
100.76

Lions Scares Vikings with a Dominating Victory

In a Halloween showdown, Lions gave Vikings a fright with a dominating victory. Lions scored a monstrous 142.50 points, leaving Vikings in the dust with their 117.00 points. It's clear that Lions had the magic potion for success this week, while Vikings's grade of C couldn't conjure up enough points to compete.

Vikings's best player, Cameron Dicker, showed some spirit by surpassing their projection of 10.59 points and scoring a spooky 22.00 points. However, Darren Waller couldn't cast a spell on the field and fell short of their 5.26 point projection, scoring a ghastly 0.00 points. On the other side, Lions's top performer, Joe Burrow, put a spell on their opponents by exceeding their projection of 12.66 points and scoring a terrifying 27.00 points. Unfortunately, Odell Beckham Jr. couldn't find their broomstick and failed to reach their 3.75 point projection, scoring a bone-chilling 0.00 points.

With this victory, Lions now holds a 5-3-0 record and sits at 8th place in the standings. Vikings, on the other hand, continues to struggle with a 2-6-0 record and finds themselves in 19th place. It seems like Vikings's broomstick is in need of some repairs. Maybe they can find a witch to lend a hand.

Looking ahead, Vikings will face Falcons next week. Vikings needs to brew up some new strategies and cast some strong spells if they want to stand a chance against Falcons. As for Lions, they will be going up against Chargers. With their current momentum, Lions should keep their cauldron boiling and continue to haunt their opponents on the field.

Matchup Timeline

  Lions   Vikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

- Bye 14

Week 8 Performance

1

Receiving Touchdowns

108

Receiving Yards

17.00

Total Fantasy Points

Top Player Comparison

Vikings
Points
% of total points 117.00
1
Cameron Dicker
K
22.00
10.59
18.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
13.00
7.11
11.1%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.00
9.42
9.4%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
10.50
7.84
9.0%
Lions
Points
% of total points 142.50
1
Joe Burrow
QB
27.00
12.66
18.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21.00
13.83
14.7%
3
Jahan Dotson
WR
17.00
3.63
11.9%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
17.00
10.83
11.9%

Points By Position

  Lions   Vikings

Around the League

Highest Scoring Team
Steelers

154.00

Total Pts

Lowest Scoring Team
Chiefs

72.00

Total Pts

Best Performing Player
DeAndre Hopkins

32.00

Fan Pts

Worst Performing Player
Patrick Mahomes

-6.00

Fan Pts

Team in First Place
Giants

129.50

Total Pts

Team in Last Place
Raiders

118.50

Total Pts

Largest Margin of Victory
Steelers

154.00

+62.5

Bengals
91.50
Smallest Margin of Victory
Eagles
145.00
Bears

136.50

-8.5