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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
PlasticPads&IronMen
4-4 117.46
100.01
 
VS
proj
The Empire
93.38 4-4
109.19

PlasticPads&IronMen outperform expectations, earn win against The Empire in 117.46-93.38 rout

PlasticPads&IronMen brought their A game and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 117.46-93.38 win over The Empire, who fell short of projections. PlasticPads&IronMen pulled out to a 12.30-point lead on Thursday behind Frank Gore (6.3 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (6) and never let it go. Ben Roethlisberger (257 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Jordan Howard (81 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for The Empire in the loss. PlasticPads&IronMen (4-4) will look to build on their success against 11 Angry Men, while The Empire (4-4) will meet Russell Wilson's War in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  PlasticPads&IronMen   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins scored 26.7 points against the Broncos in Week 8 to more-than-double his 10.27-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any WR in the league this season. Next week, Watkins will square off against the Browns.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

PlasticPads&IronMen
Points
% of total points 117.46
1
Andrew Luck
QB
29.36
25.12
25%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
26.7
10.27
22.7%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.5
12.81
14.9%
4
Jared Cook
TE
15.4
8.68
13.1%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 93.38
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
20.88
23.19
22.4%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
14.1
9.03
15.1%
3
David Johnson
RB
12
13.78
12.9%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
11.2
9.02
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was PlasticPads&IronMen who owned the lead, 117.46-93.38. Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for PlasticPads&IronMen, while Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass for The Empire, while Eric Ebron had a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  PlasticPads&IronMen   The Empire
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought refresh the Standings.
PlasticPads&IronMen
PlasticPads&IronMen 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 team is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (111.81 ppg), leaving PlasticPads&IronMen with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
The Empire
The Empire may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (118.56 ppg), propelling The Empire to the No. 6 spot in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Tyreek Hill
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 705 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
the Indianapolis Colts defense
Best Acquisition
26.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 371.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers

StatSmack

PlasticPads&IronMen must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (117.46) than their season average (111.81).
PlasticPads&IronMen are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than The Empire (2).
PlasticPads&IronMen are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than The Empire (0 vs 1).
By position, PlasticPads&IronMen have outscored The Empire at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for PlasticPads&IronMen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for The Empire (3).
Don't worry The Empire, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!