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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dr. Peppa
4-4 127.48
100.23
 
VS
proj
Boomtown
98.46 2-6
101.29

Dr. Peppa smirk at expectations, knock off Boomtown in 127.48-98.46 rout

Dr. Peppa brought their A game and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 127.48-98.46 win over Boomtown, who fell short of projections. Boomtown nabbed a 10.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dr. Peppa after that. They were led by Mike Evans (32.9 points) and Ben Roethlisberger (23.88). Andrew Luck (29.36 points) and Tyler Boyd (22.6) led the way for Boomtown in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dr. Peppa have gotten the best of Boomtown, after falling 155.76-114.7 in their last matchup. Dr. Peppa (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Twisters, while Boomtown (2-6) take on D's Touchdowns in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dr. Peppa   Boomtown

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans scored 32.9 points in a 37-34 loss to the Bengals to more-than-double his 11.58-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dr. Peppa this week. Evans will square off against the Panthers in Week 9.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Dr. Peppa
Points
% of total points 127.48
1
Mike Evans
WR
32.9
11.58
25.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
23.88
24.74
18.7%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
19
10.69
14.9%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.6
8.47
11.5%
Boomtown
Points
% of total points 98.46
1
Andrew Luck
QB
29.36
26.65
29.8%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
22.6
8.61
23%
3
Davante Adams
WR
16.3
12.8
16.6%
4
David Johnson
RB
10
12.29
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Dr. Peppa who grabbed the lead, 127.48-98.46. Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for Dr. Peppa, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Boomtown, while Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dr. Peppa   Boomtown
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, which means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Dr. Peppa
Dr. Peppa may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (112.29 ppg), propelling Dr. Peppa to the No. 6 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Baker Mayfield
Best Acquisition
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Boomtown
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Boomtown making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 106.85 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

Dr. Peppa won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Boomtown had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dr. Peppa put up more points than their season scoring average (112.29) while Boomtown fell short of theirs (106.85).
Dr. Peppa put up more points than their projected total, while Boomtown fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 29.02-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this year, Dr. Peppa moves to (1-3), while Boomtown falls to (1-1).