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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gurley Fries
6-2 118.04
120.69
 
VS
proj
Too Many Cooks
91.64 5-3
111.47

Too Many Cooks fall short of projections, succumb to Gurley Fries in 118.04-91.64 rout

Too Many Cooks failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Gurley Fries rolled to a 118.04-91.64 win. Gurley Fries got out to a 20.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Todd Gurley II (30.5 points) and Mike Evans (26.9) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (286 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Aaron Jones (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for Too Many Cooks in defeat. Gurley Fries (6-2) will look to add to their success against -__-, while Too Many Cooks (5-3) try to get back on track against War Dawgz.

Matchup Timeline

  Gurley Fries   Too Many Cooks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14.5 points, Barber more-than-doubled his 5.86-point projection as the Buccaneers lost to the Bengals 37-34. He ran for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Barber and the Buccaneers will battle the Panthers.
Peyton Barber

Top Player Comparison

Gurley Fries
Points
% of total points 118.04
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
30.5
24.45
25.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
26.9
14.17
22.8%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
14.5
5.86
12.3%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
12.84
20.73
10.9%
Too Many Cooks
Points
% of total points 91.64
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.94
22.4
17.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
9.5
17%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.6
19.5
17%
4
O.J. Howard
TE
14.8
7.92
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Gurley Fries became the proud owner of a 111.84-91.64 lead. Todd Gurley II had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Gurley Fries, while Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Too Many Cooks, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Gurley Fries   Too Many Cooks
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Gurley Fries
Gurley Fries have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 133.85 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. Behind that offensive firepower, the team finds itself well within playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Jameis Winston
Best Acquisition
1181 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Too Many Cooks
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Too Many Cooks holding onto the No. 2 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 118.61 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Too Many Cooks is well within playoff position.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Dede Westbrook
Best Acquisition
33 Rec, 435 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Gurley Fries scored more than their projected point totals.
Too Many Cooks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The loss snaps a three-match winning streak for Too Many Cooks.
Not only did Gurley Fries win, but they also easily covered the 9.22-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Gurley Fries moves to (4-1), while Too Many Cooks falls to (3-2).