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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
majicman's Team
7-1 117.8
116.59
 
VS
proj
jason's Team
109.38 3-5
99.54

majicman's Team come back to hand jason's Team fourth straight loss, 117.80-109.38

majicman's Team came from behind for a 117.80-109.38 win to hand jason's Team their fourth straight loss. majicman's Team trailed 109.38-78.40 heading into Sunday night, but the team came storming back behind Stefon Diggs (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Michael Thomas (5 Rec, 81 Rec Yds). Kenyan Drake (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 37 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Christian McCaffrey (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 11 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for jason's Team in defeat. majicman's Team (7-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Cassidy Curtis, while jason's Team (3-5) will face Willie's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  majicman's Team   jason's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 20-13 win over the Giants, Peterson scored 26.1 points to more-than-double his 11.09-point projection. He ran for 149 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on majicman's Team this week. In Week 9, Peterson and the Redskins will square off against the Falcons.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

majicman's Team
Points
% of total points 117.8
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.1
11.09
22.2%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.9
15.13
19.4%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.6
19.49
13.2%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.1
17.96
12.8%
jason's Team
Points
% of total points 109.38
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
22.5
8.98
20.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.6
15.92
17.9%
3
Chris Carson
RB
19.4
10.75
17.7%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17.88
19.9
16.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for jason's Team, contributing to a 22.50-0.00 lead for jason's Team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was jason's Team who claimed the lead, 109.38-78.40. For majicman's Team, Baker Mayfield had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Ben Roethlisberger made the highlight reel for jason's Team with a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for majicman's Team, contributing to a 117.80-109.38 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  majicman's Team   jason's Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. How about we check in on the Standings?
majicman's Team
majicman's Team have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 119.96 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Phillip Lindsay
Best Acquisition
531 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 136 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
jason's Team
jason's 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 team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (115.79 ppg), leaving jason's Team outside of playoff position at No. 6 in the Standings.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Chris Carson
Best Acquisition
457 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

Game Notes

majicman's Team got the win even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
jason's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.42-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with majicman's Team. They won, but failed to cover the 17.05-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, majicman's Team moves to (2-0), while jason's Team falls to (0-1).