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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Patrick's Boss Team
3-5 134.44
83.26
 
VS
proj
GD Team
94.16 3-5
99.92

Patrick's Boss Team outperform predictions, defeat GD Team in 134.44-94.16 rout

Patrick's Boss Team showed up, rolling to a 134.44-94.16 win over GD Team, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Patrick's Boss Team leapt out to a 28.84-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from DeAndre Hopkins (20.2 points) and Brock Osweiler (8.64). Cam Newton (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Wil Lutz (3-3 FG, 52 long, 3-3 XP) led the way for GD Team in the loss. Patrick's Boss Team (3-5) will look to get another W against 12368975.0, while GD Team (3-5) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Deez.

Matchup Timeline

  Patrick's Boss Team   GD Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Callaway scored 9.6 points against the Steelers in Week 8 to more-than-double his 4.36-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 36 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Patrick's Boss Team this week. Callaway will face the Chiefs in Week 9.
Antonio Callaway

Top Player Comparison

Patrick's Boss Team
Points
% of total points 134.44
1
James Conner
RB
33.2
15.42
24.7%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
26.9
10.19
20%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.2
13.52
15%
4
Josh Lambo
K
16
8.68
11.9%
GD Team
Points
% of total points 94.16
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.96
21.14
29.7%
2
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
17%
3
James White
RB
15.4
12.43
16.4%
4
LeSean McCoy
RB
9.5
8.35
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Patrick's Boss Team, while Brock Osweiler had a 46-yard pass to contribute to a 28.84-0.00 lead for Patrick's Boss Team.
Sunday Early
Josh Lambo had a 57-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Patrick's Boss Team, while James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 134.44-40.86 lead for Patrick's Boss Team.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for GD Team, while Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for the team, who trailed 134.44-64.96 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Patrick's Boss Team   GD Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's time catch up on the Standings.
Patrick's Boss Team
Patrick's Boss Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (94.54 ppg), leaving Patrick's Boss Team with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 12 in the Standings.
Important Players
James Conner
MVP
599 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 323 Rec Yds
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Brock Osweiler
Best Acquisition
895 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs
GD Team
GD Team should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 95.73 points per game through eight weeks, 4th-best in the league, the team finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
James White
Best Drafted
204 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 459 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Brett Maher
Best Acquisition
16-18 FG, 55 long, 12-12 XP

StatSmack

Patrick's Boss Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (134.44) than their season average (94.54).
Patrick's Boss Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than GD Team (0).
Patrick's Boss Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than GD Team (4 vs 2).
By position, Patrick's Boss Team have outscored GD Team at RB and DEF this season.
Patrick's Boss Team has a higher average scoring margin (1) than GD Team this season (-3).
The starters for Patrick's Boss Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for GD Team (2).
Don't worry GD Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!