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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Megatron's Mentality
3-5 161
162.56
 
VS
proj
Ivanman
98 2-6
95.78

Offensively challenged Megatron's Mentality defeat Ivanman, 161-98

Megatron's Mentality secured a 161-98 win over Ivanman in spite of ranking only 14th in the league in points scored for the week. Megatron's Mentality never trailed in this one after taking a 16-point lead on Thursday behind Reshad Jones. Marvin Jones Jr. (33 points) and Christian McCaffrey (17) carried the flag for Ivanman in the loss. Megatron's Mentality (3-5) will look to add to their success against WTF Niagara Falls, while Ivanman (2-6) will attempt to right the ship against K-Town Killer Wasps.

Matchup Timeline

  Megatron's Mentality   Ivanman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Reynolds overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 16 points against his 3.92-point projection. During a 29-27 win over the Packers, he caught 3 passes for 42 yards and 2 touchdowns. Reynolds will face the Saints next week.
Josh Reynolds

Top Player Comparison

Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 161
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33
18.72
20.5%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
18.74
14.3%
3
Zach Brown
LB
17
25.85
10.6%
4
Josh Reynolds
WR
16
3.92
9.9%
Ivanman
Points
% of total points 98
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
33
7.35
33.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
13.88
17.3%
3
The New York Jets defense
DEF
12
17.32
12.2%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
12
13.33
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Megatron's Mentality emerged with a 155-83 lead. Matthew Stafford had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Megatron's Mentality, while Seth Roberts had a 31-yard touchdown catch. Marvin Jones Jr. made the highlight reel for Ivanman with a 39-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for Ivanman, who trailed 161-95 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Megatron's Mentality   Ivanman
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means it's time take a closer look at the Standings.
Megatron's Mentality
Megatron's Mentality 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 7th-most points per game in the league (259 ppg), leaving Megatron's Mentality on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 12 in the Standings.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Philip Rivers
Best Drafted
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Jaylon Smith
Best Acquisition
57 Tackles, 3 Sacks
Ivanman
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Ivanman 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 138 points per game through eight weeks, 17th-best in the league.
Important Players
the New York Jets defense
MVP
25.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 374.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 15 Turnovers
Melvin Gordon III
Best Drafted
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Megatron's Mentality got the victory despite the fact that only seven of their 23 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Ivanman had only four of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Megatron's Mentality had seven starters score zero points, while Ivanman had 12.
Both teams registered their lowest scores of the year.
Megatron's Mentality won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Ivanman outscored their projection.
Megatron's Mentality ranked 14th in the league in points scored this week, while Ivanman ranked 18th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Megatron's Mentality. They got the win, but did not cover the 66.78-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Marvin Jones Jr. recorded 33 points, the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.