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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Great 8s
1-0 125.36
109.05
 
VS
proj
Watson Watsoff
101.84 0-1
120.72

The Great 8s beat predictions, defeat Watson Watsoff in 125.36-101.84 rout

The Great 8s stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 125.36-101.84 victory over Watson Watsoff, which fell short of projections. The Great 8s nabbed a 11.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Watson Watsoff came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (16.1 points). Unphased, The Great 8s made a run later that night, as Davante Adams (17.3 points) put them back on top once and for all. The Great 8s (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Brown sugar, while Watson Watsoff (0-1) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Tannehill Stinks.

Matchup Timeline

  The Great 8s   Watson Watsoff

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.35 points, Lewis nearly doubled that amount by scoring 19.5 points as the Titans lost to the Dolphins 27-20. He racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Great 8s this week. Next week, Lewis will battle the Texans.
Dion Lewis

Top Player Comparison

The Great 8s
Points
% of total points 125.36
1
Philip Rivers
QB
29.96
18.94
23.9%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
19.8
13.4
15.8%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
19.5
10.35
15.6%
4
Golden Tate
WR
17.4
11.74
13.9%
Watson Watsoff
Points
% of total points 101.84
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
18
12.43
17.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.1
18.03
15.8%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
14.1
12.2
13.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.6
13
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Great 8s became the proud owner of a 81.26-70.04 lead. Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for The Great 8s, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Watson Watsoff with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for The Great 8s, contributing to a 98.56-86.14 lead for the team.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Great 8s, while Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for The Great 8s.

Points By Position

  The Great 8s   Watson Watsoff

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on The Great 8s exceeded their projected point totals.
Watson Watsoff had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Great 8s won despite starting Doug Baldwin, who scored zero points.
Philip Rivers, Rob Gronkowski, and Dion Lewis all scored more points than the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, the leading scorer for Watson Watsoff.
The Great 8s recorded more points than their projected total, while Watson Watsoff fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 23.52-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense registered 18 points, the fourth-highest score for a DEF this week.

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