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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Awesomeness
5-3 113.94
103.76
 
VS
proj
Mean Machine
62.54 4-4
87.91

The Awesomeness hand Mean Machine third consecutive loss, 113.94-62.54

The Awesomeness earned a 113.94-62.54 win to hand Mean Machine their third straight loss. Mean Machine grabbed a 19.24-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Brock Osweiler, who passed for 241 yards for 9.64 points, and Ka'imi Fairbairn, who didn't attempt any field goals (6 points). But The Awesomeness held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Marlon Mack (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Adam Thielen (15 Rush Yds, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). The Awesomeness (5-3) will look to earn another W against Pack Attack, while Mean Machine (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against RidgeRunners.

Matchup Timeline

  The Awesomeness   Mean Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 13 points, surrendering 303 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Giants, the Redskins defense recorded 10.5 points this week. They nearly doubled their 5.35-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. The Redskins defense ranks #10 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
The Washington Redskins defense

Top Player Comparison

The Awesomeness
Points
% of total points 113.94
1
Marlon Mack
RB
28.9
10.35
25.4%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
19.8
15.5
17.4%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.94
25.66
14.9%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
11.6
6.28
10.2%
Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 62.54
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.1
16.73
17.7%
2
Brock Osweiler
QB
9.64
16.45
15.4%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
8.5
3.09
13.6%
4
Javorius Allen
RB
7.8
4.45
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Brock Osweiler had a 46-yard pass for Mean Machine, helping to stake Mean Machine to a 19.24-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for The Awesomeness, while Marlon Mack had a 49-yard run, helping The Awesomeness to a 94.14-62.54 lead.

Points By Position

  The Awesomeness   Mean Machine
Standings Update
How about we take a closer look at the Standings? After all, we're already midway through the season, believe it or not.
The Awesomeness
The Awesomeness have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 116.65 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the unit to No. 2 in the Standings, easily in playoff position.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Mean Machine
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Mean Machine making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 103.20 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Brock Osweiler
Best Acquisition
895 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs

Game Notes

The Awesomeness won even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Mean Machine had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Awesomeness had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Mean Machine.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
The Awesomeness recorded more points than their projected total, while Mean Machine failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 51.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Awesomeness get the win, but they also easily covered the 15.85-point projected margin of victory.