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FF Week 8 Recap

Liberty City Outlaws
Forte Shades of Jay
111.86 PTS (2-6) 104.65 PTS (4-4)
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Liberty City Outlaws Gets Late Shocker over Forte Shades of Jay, Remains Unbeaten in Series

What’s more likey to happen: Brett Favre’s record 297 consecutive starts at QB being broken or Forte Shades of Jay beating Liberty City Outlaws? Forte Shades of Jay is winless this season versus Liberty City Outlaws, this time losing by a final score of 111.86 to 104.65. This week, Ezekiel Elliott was the difference, putting up 37.27 points. It was substantially higher than the 19.00 points the Carolina Panthers Defense got the last time these teams played. Did Zach Miller receive a red card by not scoring a point? Wait, this is football, not soccer. Regardless, Liberty City Outlaws was still able to pull out the win, despite being a man down. This is the tightest win for Liberty City Outlaws in two head-to-head matchups. They beat Forte Shades of Jay 97.58 to 50.47 in Week 1.

Smooth Moves by Liberty City Outlaws

  • You put it all on the Fantasy field and pulled out a Fantasy victory! A Fantasy feeling only rivaled by becoming a real Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • The best week among all the bellcows: Ezekiel Elliott had an outstanding performance with 37.27 points, the best among RBs this week and the fifth-highest RB score in the league this season.
  • Miss Cleo, is that you? The 21.00 points scored by Harrison Butker, who Liberty City Outlaws picked up this week, beat his projected point total of 10.44 by 101.1%.
  • Liberty City Outlaws appears to be some sort of fantasy prophet in the making. Mohamed Sanu, who was picked up by Liberty City Outlaws, scored 10.93 points against a projected 5.32, topping his projection by 105.5%.
  • Starter Zach Miller put up a zero, but Liberty City Outlaws still won.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • After any loss, it’s good to reflect on the choices you’ve made. One you’ll never regret is being a Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • This is how people lose everything in casinos. Forte Shades of Jay thought their luck would change and went back to the well with T.Y. Hilton. However, he scored 1.00 point against a projected 5.74 and has now underachieved in three straight games.
  • Of the 10 starters on Forte Shades of Jay, 7 underperformed versus their projections.
  • With 1.53 points, Tyreek Hill scored only 19.5% of his 7.84 projected point total.
  • Forte Shades of Jay saw all three of their WR starters fail to reach their projections.

What If

  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 2-6 if they played Forte Shades of Jay every week.
  • Besides Forte Shades of Jay, Liberty City Outlaws would have defeated four other teams this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay.
  • If Liberty City Outlaws had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-33.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have lost to three other teams besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to Forte Shades of Jay 120.55 – 102.88.
  • If they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws, Forte Shades of Jay would be 4-2.
  • If they played every team every week, Forte Shades of Jay would be 30-26.

Game Notes

  • Three of the four losses for Forte Shades of Jay this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • After scoring 111.86 points against a projected 89.65, Liberty City Outlaws has overachieved for three straight weeks.
  • Forte Shades of Jay beat their scoring projection for the fifth time this season by scoring 104.65 points against a projected 101.72. They have now overachieved three weeks in a row.
  • Hey, I’m sure Liberty City Outlaws appreciates the tough competition. In the loss, Forte Shades of Jay had the sixth-highest losing score in the league this season with 104.65 points.
  • Russell Wilson led the league in scoring and had the sixth-most points in the league this season with 41.08, but it was not enough to get Forte Shades of Jay the win.
  • Eat. Sleep. Beat the streak. Liberty City Outlaws was finally able to overcome their six-game losing streak with the win.
  • Speed, strength, agility, vision, and intelligence. It was all on display this week when the RBs on Liberty City Outlaws collectively had their best week of the season with 53.27 points.
  • The margin of victory of 7.21 points was the smallest in the league this week.

Rock Crushers
Georgia Bullies
127.61 PTS (4-4) 104.21 PTS (2-6)
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Rock Crushers Brings Down Georgia Bullies, Moves to Fourth Place

Has anyone seen Georgia Bullies’s number? Oh wait, never mind, Rock Crushers has it. Georgia Bullies lost again to Rock Crushers, this time getting beat 127.61 to 104.21. This week, the Philadephia Eagles Defense was the determining factor, putting up 24.00 points. That’s a bit of a drop-off from the Baltimore Ravens Defense, who led all players with 30.00 points the last time these teams met. This is the biggest win for Rock Crushers in two head-to-head matchups. They beat Georgia Bullies 100.77 to 89.89 in Week 1.

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • You put it all on the Fantasy field and pulled out a Fantasy victory! A Fantasy feeling only rivaled by becoming a real Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • Jimmy Graham had 14.60 points, the third-highest TE score of the week and the eighth-highest TE score in the league this season.
  • Hey, what flavor chip is that on your shoulder? The Philadephia Eagles Defense played with a vengeance this week after being picked up, posting the ninth-highest total in the league this week with 24.00 points.
  • The 18.30 points scored by Alex Collins was the fifth-highest score of any RB in the league this week.
  • A good team always has a good general and Tom Brady proved that this week. He had the fifth-highest QB score in the league this week with 16.52 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Losing leave you feeling defeated? Set your sights on something better than winning: the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Ameer Abdullah has now failed to reach his projection for three straight games. This week he scored 3.43 points versus a projected 8.00.
  • With 3.40 points against a projected 4.94, Mike Gillislee did not meet his projection for the sixth straight game.
  • The RBs on Georgia Bullies let them down, getting outgunned by the RBs on Rock Crushers 33.03 – 10.33.
  • The best offense is a good defense. Georgia Bullies got beat 24.00 – 2.00 by Rock Crushers at the DEF position.

What If

  • If Rock Crushers played Georgia Bullies every week, they would be 5-3 this season.
  • Rock Crushers would have been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • Rock Crushers would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies.
  • If Rock Crushers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-24.
  • Georgia Bullies would have lost to four other teams besides Rock Crushers this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Rock Crushers would have lost to Georgia Bullies 89.33 – 75.09 had they played each other last week.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 22-34 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • Looks like teams bring their A game when they see them on the schedule. Of the losses Georgia Bullies has had, four were against opponents who topped their season scoring average that week.
  • After scoring 104.21 points against a projected 91.91, Georgia Bullies has overachieved for three straight weeks.
  • It was a tough loss for Georgia Bullies, which put up the seventh-biggest score for a losing team in the league this season.
  • Rock Crushers won by the largest margin of victory in the league (23.40 points) for the first time this season.
  • Rock Crushers led the league in scoring for the second time this season with 127.61 points.
  • How nice of you to offer a free win! This was the third time this season that Georgia Bullies lost by the biggest margin of the week.
  • Georgia Bullies got a combined 41.53 points from their WRs, their highest combined scoring output from the WR position this season.
  • Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Tom Brady needs to step it up! He scored 16.52 points against a projected 23.77 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in five straight games.

NewEngland Deflators
ChrisChristiesNachos
118.52 PTS (5-3) 106.86 PTS (3-5)
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NewEngland Deflators Upsets ChrisChristiesNachos to Grab Third Place

Hey, do they give trophies for effort? Nope, well then ChrisChristiesNachos won’t be receiving a trophy for their performance against NewEngland Deflators this season, losing yet again, 118.52 to 106.86. LeSean McCoy was a deciding factor, getting 35.57 points this week, a big upgrade on his 19.27 points the last time these teams met. This is the smallest margin of victory for NewEngland Deflators in two head-to-head matchups. They beat ChrisChristiesNachos 85.25 to 63.94 in Week 1.

Smooth Moves by NewEngland Deflators

  • NewEngland Deflators, your competitive drive brought home the victory (with some help from professional athletes). That drive could take you all the way to the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Not quite the best, but pretty darn good. LeSean McCoy had the second-highest RB score of the week and the ninth-highest RB score in the league this season with 35.57 points.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Marvin Jones Jr. have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked third in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 13.53 points.
  • Look, there in the sky. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s just Adam Thielen posterizing opponents. He had the fourth-highest score of any WR in the league this week with 12.53 points.
  • Those were the projections? We thought that was the starting point. 6 of the 10 starters on NewEngland Deflators exceeded their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Loss is a four-letter word to Toyota Hall of Famers. And win is a three-letter word. Hall of Famers are great at Fantasy Football AND counting.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos picked up Graham Gano, who then fell short of his 9.05-point projection by scoring 5.00 points.
  • With 4.07 points against a projected 7.49, Keenan Allen was last on the team in scoring and has now scored below his projection in four straight games.
  • You wish you had a kicker like ours. NewEngland Deflators won the K position battle, beating ChrisChristiesNachos 14.00 – 5.00.
  • Of the 10 starters on ChrisChristiesNachos, 6 underperformed versus their projections.

What If

  • NewEngland Deflators would be 4-4 if they played ChrisChristiesNachos every week.
  • Besides ChrisChristiesNachos, NewEngland Deflators would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? NewEngland Deflators would have defeated ChrisChristiesNachos 95.75 – 89.65 had they played each other last week.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule as ChrisChristiesNachos.
  • If NewEngland Deflators had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-35.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would have lost to just two other teams besides NewEngland Deflators this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators, ChrisChristiesNachos would be 5-1.
  • If they played every team every week, ChrisChristiesNachos would be 31-25.

Game Notes

  • Three of the five losses for ChrisChristiesNachos this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
  • Hey, I’m sure NewEngland Deflators appreciates the tough competition. In the loss, ChrisChristiesNachos had the fifth-highest losing score in the league this season with 106.86 points.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos has lost three straight games, the longest current losing streak in the league.
  • With 118.52 points, NewEngland Deflators had their highest score so far this season.
  • This must be how Jay Leno feels with a garage full of high-performance cars. NewEngland Deflators got a combined 45.31 points from their RBs, their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn’t mean he’s one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, Stefon Diggs scored 1.70 points against a projected 7.45 and has now underachieved in three straight games.
  • NewEngland Deflators improves to 1-1 in upset games this season.
  • The margin of victory of 11.66 points was the second-highest margin in the league this week.

Syracuse Express
Millennium Falcons
79.17 (7-1) 70.6 PTS (5-3)
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Syracuse Express Snatches Win from Millennium Falcons for Third Straight Win

Syracuse Express should maybe buy Millennium Falcons a couple drinks or something, because they clearly have their number in fantasy football. Syracuse Express remained unbeaten against Millennium Falcons by winning 79.17 to 70.60. This week, Jerick McKinnon was the winning factor, grabbing 17.80 points. That’s a downgrade, however, from Kareem Hunt, who led all players with 41.33 points the last time these teams met. This is the closest win for Syracuse Express in two head-to-head matchups. They defeated Millennium Falcons 152.86 to 61.27 in Week 1.

Smooth Moves by Syracuse Express

  • Syracuse Express, winning proved that Millennium Falcons is no matchup for you. But the Toyota Hall of Fame would prove that no Fantasy players are your equal.
  • Jerick McKinnon put the team on his back with 17.80 points, the sixth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
  • With 16.47 points, Jordan Howard ranked seventh in scoring among all RBs in the league this week.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Kelvin Benjamin have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 8.60 points.
  • Did you use any black magic this week? Syracuse Express was still able to pull out a win with only 4 of their 9 starters exceeding their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • It’s OK, Millennium Falcons. Losing happens. Not necessarily to Toyota Hall of Famers, but to other folks, sure.
  • Kept Will Fuller V on the bench, where he scored the seventh-most points in the league and beat his projected point total by 370.8%, the second-highest percentage in the league.
  • Should have started Alvin Kamara, who beat his scoring projection with 12.00 points against a projected 7.01.
  • All that glitters is not gold. Traded for Chris Hogan, who scored 4.00 points against his projected 7.28.
  • Got beat by Syracuse Express even though they had their lowest-scoring week of the season.

What If

  • Syracuse Express would be 8-0 if they played Millennium Falcons every week.
  • Syracuse Express wouldn’t have beaten any other team in the league besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Were they resting their players for this week? Syracuse Express would have defeated Millennium Falcons 120.40 – 110.32 had they played each other last week.
  • Syracuse Express would be 6-0 if they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons.
  • If Syracuse Express had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-12.
  • Millennium Falcons would have been beaten by every other team in the league this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express.
  • If they played every team every week, Millennium Falcons would be 21-35.

Game Notes

  • Even though Millennium Falcons lost, they had two players score higher than the leading scorer for Syracuse Express.
  • The bottom two scoring teams in the league this week were in this matchup.
  • Eat. Sleep. Conquer. Repeat. Syracuse Express has won three games in a row, the longest current winning streak in the league.
  • Millennium Falcons was last in the league in scoring for the first time this season.
  • Drew Brees scored a season-low 9.76 points and underachieved for the fourth straight week.
  • Millennium Falcons got their lowest combined scoring output from the RB position this season with only 13.87 points this week.
  • With the loss, Millennium Falcons falls to 2-1 in comeback games this season.
  • Syracuse Express is atop the standings and has been in first place every week this season.

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