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Cynthia Frelund's Week 8 fantasy projections

My projections are based on historical trends, personnel, matchups and probable game scripts. Yes, it could be considered overkill to use 10 full years of past, actual, and comparable data to forecast each week, but why wouldn't you want to at least try to be as accurate as possible? I know I can't find a reason not to.

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Cynthia Frelund

NFL Network Analytics Expert

280 pass yards, 2 TD; 34 rush yards

1 / 18

1. Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans

280 pass yards, 2 TD; 34 rush yards

Cooper Neill/NFL

271 pass yards, 2 TD; 28 rush yards

2 / 18

2. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks

271 pass yards, 2 TD; 28 rush yards

Ric Tapia/NFL

267 pass yards, 2 TD

3 / 18

3. Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions

267 pass yards, 2 TD

Rick Osentoski/Associated Press

265 pass yards, 2 TD

4 / 18

4. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

265 pass yards, 2 TD

Cooper Neill/NFL

254 pass yards, 2 TD

5 / 18

5. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams

254 pass yards, 2 TD

Paul Abell/Associated Press

239 pass yards, 2 TD

6 / 18

Upside Pick: Mason Rudolph, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

239 pass yards, 2 TD

Ben Liebenberg/NFL

129 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

7 / 18

1. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings

129 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Duane Burleson/Associated Press

127 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

8 / 18

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

127 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Tim Ireland/Associated Press

119 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

9 / 18

3. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

119 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Bill Kostroun/Associated Press

111 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

10 / 18

4. Le'Veon Bell, RB, New York Jets

111 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Ryan Kang/NFL

110 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

11 / 18

5. James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

110 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Ben Liebenberg/NFL

87 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

12 / 18

Upside Pick: Chase Edmunds, RB, Arizona Cardinals

87 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 receptions

Adam Hunger/Associated Press

9 receptions, 96 yards, TD

13 / 18

1. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

9 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Todd Rosenberg/NFL

6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

14 / 18

2. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks

6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Gregory Trott/Associated Press

7 receptions, 78 yards, TD

15 / 18

3. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans

7 receptions, 78 yards, TD

AJ Mast/Associated Press

6 receptions, 71 yards, TD

16 / 18

4. Stefon Diggs, WR, Minnesota Vikings

6 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Rick Osentoski/Associated Press

6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

17 / 18

5. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Perry Knotts/NFL

3 receptions, 45 yards, TD

18 / 18

Upside Pick: A.J. Brown, WR, Tennessee Titans

3 receptions, 45 yards, TD

Ryan Kang/NFL

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