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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Orange bloods
3-5 177.25
136.21
 
VS
proj
Vandals
133.1 1-7
132.38

Orange bloods hand Vandals fourth straight loss in 177.25-133.10 rout

Orange bloods cruised to a 177.25-133.10 win to hand Vandals their fourth straight loss. Orange bloods nabbed a 19.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake (23.5 points) and never let it go. Antonio Brown (25.4 points) and Blake Bortles (24.6) carried the flag for Vandals in defeat. Orange bloods (3-5) will look to build on their success against Boomtown Brawlers, while Vandals (1-7) will meet GreatPlainsDrifters in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Orange bloods   Vandals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herndon overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 8.6 points against his 3.57-point projection. During a 24-10 loss to the Bears, he caught one pass for 16 yards and a touchdown. Herndon will face the Dolphins next week.
Chris Herndon

Top Player Comparison

Orange bloods
Points
% of total points 177.25
1
Jared Goff
QB
35.45
27.86
20%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.6
11.64
15%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
23.5
10.45
13.3%
4
A.J. Green
WR
18.6
20.85
10.5%
Vandals
Points
% of total points 133.1
1
Antonio Brown
WR
25.4
21.29
19.1%
2
Blake Bortles
QB
24.6
21.04
18.5%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
16.6
10.53
12.5%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
15.6
10.07
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Orange bloods, contributing to a 23.50-4.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Orange bloods owned a 177.25-128.30 lead. Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Orange bloods, while Wendell Smallwood had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Vandals, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Orange bloods   Vandals
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already halfway through the season, which means it's about time to refresh the Standings.
Orange bloods
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Orange bloods making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 134.71 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
A.J. Green
MVP
45 Rec, 687 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Wendell Smallwood
Best Acquisition
257 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 143 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Vandals
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 126.41, Vandals holds the No. 14 position in the Standings, leaving the team with some work to do in order to get into playoff position.
Important Players
Antonio Brown
MVP
46 Rec, 552 Rec Yds, 8 Rec TDs
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
30 Rec, 438 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Blake Bortles
Best Acquisition
2021 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 261 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

What If

Orange bloods would have beaten 10 other teams besides Vandals this week.
Vandals would have lost to seven other teams besides Orange bloods this week.
If they played Vandals every week, Orange bloods would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Orange bloods would have been victorious over Vandals 100.8-72.55.
Orange bloods would be 0-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Vandals.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Orange bloods, Vandals would be 3-4.
If Orange bloods had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-63.
If they played every team every week, Vandals would be 29-75.