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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Billsrback
5-3 210
224.08
 
VS
proj
Phillip's Primo Team
195 4-4
197.45

Despite top scorer Peterson, Phillip's Primo Team fall to Billsrback, 210-195

Adrian Peterson posted 34 points for Phillip's Primo Team, the best total in the matchup and 15th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Billsrback, who earned a 210-195 victory. Billsrback never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12-point lead on Thursday behind Zach Cunningham (8 points) and Nick O'Leary (4). Adrian Peterson (34 points) and Luke Kuechly (19) led the way for Phillip's Primo Team in the loss. Billsrback (5-3) will look to build on their success against Diegoonyourmoms, while Phillip's Primo Team (4-4) face samuel's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Billsrback   Phillip's Primo Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Heuerman scored 6 points in a 30-23 loss to the Chiefs to more-than-quadruple his 1.31-point projection. He caught one pass for 4 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Billsrback this week. In Week 9, Heuerman and the Broncos will play the Texans.
Jeff Heuerman

Top Player Comparison

Billsrback
Points
% of total points 210
1
Eli Manning
QB
27
16.46
12.9%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
24
20.19
11.4%
3
Josh Bynes
LB
21
23.67
10%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14
7.66
6.7%
Phillip's Primo Team
Points
% of total points 195
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
34
9.6
17.4%
2
Luke Kuechly
LB
19
28.68
9.7%
3
Damarious Randall
CB
18
18.3
9.2%
4
Josh Lambo
K
16
8.56
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which the teams emerged tied, 190-190. Eli Manning had a 44-yard pass for Billsrback, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Josh Lambo had a 57-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Phillip's Primo Team, while Wendell Smallwood had a 36-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Taysom Hill had a 44-yard pass for Billsrback, helping the team to a 204-190 lead.

Points By Position

  Billsrback   Phillip's Primo Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's about time catch up on the Standings.
Billsrback
Billsrback 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 9th-most points per game in the league (252 ppg), leaving Billsrback outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Drew Brees
MVP
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Eli Manning
Best Drafted
2377 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Josh Bynes
Best Acquisition
61 Tackles, 1 Sack
Phillip's Primo Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Phillip's Primo Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 234 points per game through eight weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
the Indianapolis Colts defense
MVP
26.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 371.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
Luke Kuechly
Best Drafted
57 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 Int
Damarious Randall
Best Acquisition
50 Tackles, 2 Ints

Game Notes

More than half (12 of the 23) of the starters on Billsrback scored higher than their projected point totals.
Phillip's Primo Team lost despite 11 of their 22 starters exceeding their projected points.
Was Phillip's Primo Team even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 15-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Billsrback managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 26.63-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Adrian Peterson scored 34 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.