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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Alibi Room
6-2 237.55
192.49
 
VS
proj
Heavy Pettine
168.55 2-6
197.43

The Alibi Room defy predictions, knock off Heavy Pettine, 237.55-168.55

The Alibi Room beat their projected point total, securing a 237.55-168.55 win over Heavy Pettine, who fell short of projections. The Alibi Room never trailed in this one after grabbing a 45.75-point lead on Thursday behind Deshaun Watson. The New England Patriots defense (6 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Patrick Mahomes (303 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) led the charge for Heavy Pettine in the loss. This marks the second time this season The Alibi Room have taken down Heavy Pettine, after winning 219.05-181.2 in their last matchup. The Alibi Room (6-2) will look to earn another W against S.E. Vikings, while Heavy Pettine (2-6) will face Swany's Sackers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Alibi Room   Heavy Pettine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Seahawks in Week 8, Jones Jr. caught 7 passes for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.7 points to more-than-double his 12.12-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Alibi Room this week. In Week 9, Jones Jr. and the Lions will battle the Vikings.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

The Alibi Room
Points
% of total points 237.55
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
45.75
27.01
19.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
44.9
36.47
18.9%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
43.1
17.78
18.1%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
30.7
12.12
12.9%
Heavy Pettine
Points
% of total points 168.55
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
33
18.15
19.6%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.95
30.92
19%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.1
25.65
15.5%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
24.6
27.42
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Deshaun Watson had a 73-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for The Alibi Room, helping to stake the team to a 45.75-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, The Alibi Room owned a 230.55-135.55 lead. Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for The Alibi Room, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Kareem Hunt for a 23-yard touchdown pass for Heavy Pettine. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Alibi Room   Heavy Pettine
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. We're already halfway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
The Alibi Room
The Alibi Room have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 198.54 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. Behind that offensive firepower, the squad finds itself comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
the Arizona Cardinals defense
Best Acquisition
24.9 Avg Pts Allowed, 367.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 12 Turnovers
Heavy Pettine
Heavy Pettine 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 unit is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (188.03 ppg), leaving Heavy Pettine outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Darius Leonard
Best Acquisition
88 Tackles, 4 Sacks

What If

The Alibi Room would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Heavy Pettine would have lost to five other teams besides The Alibi Room this week.
The Alibi Room would be 3-5 if they played Heavy Pettine every week.
Last week, Heavy Pettine would have defeated The Alibi Room 193.6-185.05.
The Alibi Room would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Heavy Pettine.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Alibi Room, Heavy Pettine would be 5-1.
If The Alibi Room had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-20.
If they played every team every week, Heavy Pettine would be 45-27.