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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tábor Bay Devil Rays
4-4 115.56
83.61
 
VS
proj
Grand Ramblin' Wreck
100.9 3-5
99.71

Tábor Bay Devil Rays knock off Grand Ramblin' Wreck, 115.56-100.90

Tábor Bay Devil Rays outperformed their projected point total, emerging victorious with a 115.56-100.90 win over Grand Ramblin' Wreck. Tábor Bay Devil Rays never trailed in this one after taking a 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind Will Fuller V. Joe Mixon (123 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 15 Rec Yds) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Grand Ramblin' Wreck in the loss. Tábor Bay Devil Rays (4-4) will look to rack up another win against OleOle Bombarders, while Grand Ramblin' Wreck (3-5) try to get back on track against Hrustin Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Tábor Bay Devil Rays   Grand Ramblin' Wreck

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 12.9 points against his 4.87-point projection. During a 36-21 win over the Ravens, he racked up 129 yards from scrimmage . Moore will face the Buccaneers next week.
D.J. Moore

Top Player Comparison

Tábor Bay Devil Rays
Points
% of total points 115.56
1
Andrew Luck
QB
23.36
21.7
20.2%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
18.4
8.34
15.9%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.9
11.85
15.5%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17.6
13.26
15.2%
Grand Ramblin' Wreck
Points
% of total points 100.9
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25.8
14.47
25.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.6
15.42
19.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.8
15.32
15.7%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.1
17.97
15%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Will Fuller V had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Tábor Bay Devil Rays, helping to give the team a 18.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Tábor Bay Devil Rays owned a 97.66-65.50 lead. Andrew Luck linked up with Eric Ebron for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Tábor Bay Devil Rays. Luck also lit up the scoreboard with a 26-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Joe Mixon had a 43-yard run for Grand Ramblin' Wreck, while Baker Mayfield had a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Tábor Bay Devil Rays   Grand Ramblin' Wreck
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's about time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Tábor Bay Devil Rays
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Tábor Bay Devil Rays making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 90.02 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
423 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 300 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Josh Adams
Best Acquisition
107 Rush Yds
Grand Ramblin' Wreck
Grand Ramblin' Wreck rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (102.96 ppg), leaving Grand Ramblin' Wreck on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Adam Thielen
Best Drafted
74 Rec, 925 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Harrison Butker
Best Acquisition
13-14 FG, 46 long, 35-36 XP

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starting players on Tábor Bay Devil Rays scored higher than their projected point totals.
Grand Ramblin' Wreck had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Grand Ramblin' Wreck can partially blame the loss on David Njoku, who didn't score any points.
Tábor Bay Devil Rays put up more points than their season scoring average (90.02) while Grand Ramblin' Wreck fell short of theirs (102.96).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The victory concludes a streak of two straight losses for Tábor Bay Devil Rays.
Tábor Bay Devil Rays moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Grand Ramblin' Wreck falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Joe Mixon (25.8 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.