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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
-__-
2-6 121.76
118.53
 
VS
proj
The Great 8s
107.92 4-4
119.9

Despite top scorer Mahomes, The Great 8s fall to -__-, 121.76-107.92

Patrick Mahomes accumulated 27.02 points for The Great 8s, the best total in the matchup and sixth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome -__-, who staged an impressive comeback for a 121.76-107.92 victory. -__- trailed 102.12-97.86 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind the New England Patriots defense (6 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Kenjon Barner . Patrick Mahomes (303 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Latavius Murray (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) carried the flag for The Great 8s in the loss. This marks the first time this season -__- have beaten The Great 8s, after falling 125.36-101.84 in their last matchup. -__- (2-6) will look to build on their success against Gurley Fries, while The Great 8s (4-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against #ESPNleague2019.

Matchup Timeline

  -__-   The Great 8s

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Buccaneers in Week 8, Boyd caught 9 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.1 points to more-than-double his 11.52-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on -__- this week. Next week, Boyd will square off against the Saints.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

-__-
Points
% of total points 121.76
1
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.1
11.52
19.8%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
23.5
15.69
19.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.9
15.12
18.8%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.66
22.83
17.8%
The Great 8s
Points
% of total points 107.92
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.02
24.8
25%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
18
11.79
16.7%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.5
12.81
16.2%
4
Davante Adams
WR
15.8
15.84
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for The Great 8s, while Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch to contribute to a 84.12-53.30 lead for The Great 8s.

Points By Position

  -__-   The Great 8s
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, believe it or not.
-__-
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine -__- making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 115.85 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 620 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
The Great 8s
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on The Great 8s holding onto No. 6 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 114.93 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league. Nevertheless, The Great 8s is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
T.J. Yeldon
Best Acquisition
334 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 346 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

StatSmack

Even the computers think -__- have better players. Their projected average points is higher (120.7) than The Great 8s (110.06).
By position, -__- have outscored The Great 8s at WR and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about The Great 8s this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!