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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Blue Falcons
5-3 180.9
145.17
 
VS
proj
Nightmares
105.7 3-5
127.02

Blue Falcons knock off Nightmares in 180.90-105.70 rout

Blue Falcons rose to the occasion, cruising to a 180.90-105.70 win over Nightmares, who fell short of projections. Blue Falcons took a 19.30-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Miller and never gave it up. Latavius Murray (56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds) and Chris Carson (105 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Nightmares in defeat. Blue Falcons (5-3) will look to add to their success against Dirty Dogs, while Nightmares (3-5) face FDC Chiefs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Falcons   Nightmares

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore caught 4 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Lions 28-14. In doing so, he put up 19.7 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. In Week 9, Moore and the Seahawks will face the Chargers.
David Moore

Top Player Comparison

Blue Falcons
Points
% of total points 180.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.05
32.12
20.5%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
30.7
12.29
17%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
27.35
21.44
15.1%
4
David Moore
WR
19.7
4.33
10.9%
Nightmares
Points
% of total points 105.7
1
Latavius Murray
RB
20.5
12.64
19.4%
2
Chris Carson
RB
20.4
12.06
19.3%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
19.9
22.94
18.8%
4
D.J. Moore
WR
17.9
7.42
16.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run for Blue Falcons, helping to give the team a 19.30-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Blue Falcons owned a 153.55-85.20 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Blue Falcons, while David Moore had a 45-yard catch. Baker Mayfield made the highlight reel for Nightmares with a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Blue Falcons   Nightmares
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Blue Falcons
Blue Falcons may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (147.39 ppg), propelling Blue Falcons to No. 5 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
David Moore
Best Acquisition
11 Rec, 221 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Nightmares
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Nightmares making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 127.79 points per game through eight weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Julio Jones
MVP
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Baker Mayfield
Best Drafted
1471 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
the Tennessee Titans defense
Best Acquisition
18.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 338.7 Avg Yds Allowed, 7 Turnovers

What If

Blue Falcons would have beaten 11 other teams besides Nightmares this week.
Nightmares would have lost to 11 other teams besides Blue Falcons this week.
If Blue Falcons played Nightmares every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Had they played each other last week, Blue Falcons would have gotten the win over Nightmares 157.1-134.2.
Blue Falcons would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nightmares.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Falcons, Nightmares would be 3-4.
If Blue Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-48.
If they played every team every week, Nightmares would be 27-77.