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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
The Great 8s
4-3 142.32
110.85
 
VS
proj
King in the North
97.96 4-3
114.45

The Great 8s defy projections, earn win over King in the North in 142.32-97.96 rout

The Great 8s brought their A game, cruising to a 142.32-97.96 victory over King in the North, who fell short of projections. The Great 8s grabbed a 23.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the Indianapolis Colts defense (24 points) and Latavius Murray (21.3) and never looked back. Marlon Mack (30.9 points) and Cam Newton (25.66) led the way for King in the North in the loss. The Great 8s (4-3) will look to build on their success against -__-, while King in the North (4-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against Tannehill Stinks.

Matchup Timeline

  The Great 8s   King in the North

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 21.3 points against his 11.93-point projection. In a 37-17 win over the Jets, he racked up 83 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Murray will face the Saints next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

The Great 8s
Points
% of total points 142.32
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.82
24.4
23.8%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
24
14.2
16.9%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
21.3
11.93
15%
4
Tarik Cohen
RB
18.3
11.35
12.9%
King in the North
Points
% of total points 97.96
1
Marlon Mack
RB
30.9
9.69
31.5%
2
Cam Newton
QB
25.66
20.57
26.2%
3
Robert Woods
WR
10.9
13.49
11.1%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
10
12.52
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Great 8s who claimed the lead, 108.50-85.06. For The Great 8s, Latavius Murray had a 38-yard touchdown run. Marlon Mack made the highlight reel for King in the North with a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for The Great 8s, helping the team to a 142.32-91.66 lead.

Points By Position

  The Great 8s   King in the North
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to catch up on the Standings.
The Great 8s
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on The Great 8s holding onto the No. 6 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 115.93 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, The Great 8s is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2223 Pass Yds, 22 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 557 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
the Indianapolis Colts defense
Best Acquisition
26.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 374.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers
King in the North
King in the North may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through seven weeks, the unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (123.55 ppg), propelling King in the North to the No. 5 position in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Cam Newton
Best Drafted
1427 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs, 257 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
the Seattle Seahawks defense
Best Acquisition
19.5 Avg Pts Allowed, 326.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on The Great 8s exceeded their projected point totals.
King in the North had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Great 8s put up more points than their season scoring average (115.93) while King in the North fell short of theirs (123.55).
The Great 8s scored more points than their projected total, while King in the North fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 44.36-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The Great 8s moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while King in the North falls to (2-2).
On the losing side, Marlon Mack put up 30.9 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.