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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
big diesel
3-5 295.4
240.32
 
VS
proj
Gringo's Team
221 5-3
244.9

big diesel knock off Gringo's Team for third straight win, 295.40-221.00

big diesel extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Gringo's Team, coming out on top with a 295.40-221.00 win. Gringo's Team grabbed a 28.60-point lead on Thursday, but big diesel held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton (42 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (33.85). Kirk Cousins (359 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Gringo's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season big diesel have gotten the best of Gringo's Team, after falling 257.35-183.38 in their last matchup. big diesel improve to 3-5 on the season, while Gringo's Team fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  big diesel   Gringo's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzgerald caught 8 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown as the Cardinals beat the 49ers 18-15. In doing so, he put up 29.8 points to more-than-triple his 9.21-point projection, the highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Fitzgerald will play the Chiefs.
Larry Fitzgerald

Top Player Comparison

big diesel
Points
% of total points 295.4
1
Cam Newton
QB
42
33.64
14.2%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
33.85
13.52
11.5%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
29.8
9.21
10.1%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
28.1
24.73
9.5%
Gringo's Team
Points
% of total points 221
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
38.3
38.3
17.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
35.55
28.48
16.1%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
28.6
15.06
12.9%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
27.3
18.12
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Gringo's Team, helping Gringo's Team to a 28.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for big diesel, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 278.40-80.75 lead for big diesel.
Sunday Night
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday night, after which big diesel had a 295.40-210.00 lead. For big diesel, Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal. Michael Thomas made the highlight reel for Gringo's Team with a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  big diesel   Gringo's Team
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already midway through the season after all, if you can believe it.
big diesel
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see big diesel holding onto the No. 7 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 209.06 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, big diesel is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Acquisition
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Gringo's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Gringo's Team holding onto No. 5 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 228.45 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Gringo's Team is well within playoff position.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Kirk Cousins
Best Acquisition
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs

Game Notes

big diesel had 10 of their 16 starting players exceed their projected points.
Gringo's Team had only four of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as big diesel had one starters score zero points, while Gringo's Team had two.
big diesel put up more points than their season scoring average (209.06) while Gringo's Team fell short of theirs (228.45).
big diesel recorded more points than their projected total, while Gringo's Team failed to reach their projection.
This loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Gringo's Team.
For Gringo's Team, Kirk Cousins (38.3 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.