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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
River City Crush 0-1
3-5 514.56
510.34
 
VS
proj
Tony's Terrific Team
297.27 0-8
239.41

River City Crush 0-1 hand Tony's Terrific Team eighth consecutive loss in 514.56-297.27 rout

River City Crush 0-1 rolled to a 514.56-297.27 win to hand Tony's Terrific Team their eighth consecutive loss to open the season. River City Crush 0-1 pulled out to a 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind Benardrick McKinney and never let go of it. Stefon Diggs (10 Rec, 119 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the charge for Tony's Terrific Team in defeat. This marks the second time this season River City Crush 0-1 have knocked off Tony's Terrific Team, after winning 492.37-274.99 in their last matchup. River City Crush 0-1 (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against keith's Team, while Tony's Terrific Team (0-8) will meet GREEN LEGION in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  River City Crush 0-1   Tony's Terrific Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Eagles in Week 8, Lambo made all 4 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 19 points to nearly double his 9.99-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Lambo will play the Colts in Week 9.
Josh Lambo

Top Player Comparison

River City Crush 0-1
Points
% of total points 514.56
1
James Conner
RB
96.53
60.18
18.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
66.5
51.07
12.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
54.86
57.69
10.7%
4
David Johnson
RB
50.03
48.37
9.7%
Tony's Terrific Team
Points
% of total points 297.27
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
61.8
42.46
20.8%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
56.8
49.2
19.1%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
54.4
18.21
18.3%
4
Davante Adams
WR
44.6
43.07
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which River City Crush 0-1 became the proud owner of a 459.70-215.67 lead. Russell Wilson had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for River City Crush 0-1, while Josh Lambo had a 57-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Tony's Terrific Team, while Antonio Brown had a 43-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  River City Crush 0-1   Tony's Terrific Team
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
River City Crush 0-1
River City Crush 0-1 may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (451.99 ppg), propelling River City Crush 0-1 to No. 8 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
James Conner
MVP
599 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 323 Rec Yds
Kirk Cousins
Best Drafted
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
John Brown
Best Acquisition
31 Rec, 586 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Tony's Terrific Team
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 222.62, Tony's Terrific Team ranks No. 12 in the Standings, leaving the team on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
58 Rec, 587 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

River City Crush 0-1 won despite the fact that only nine of their 20 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tony's Terrific Team had only seven of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as River City Crush 0-1 had one starters score zero points, while Tony's Terrific Team had nine.
Each team recorded its highest scoring output of the year.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 217.29-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
River City Crush 0-1 managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 270.93-point projected margin of victory.
River City Crush 0-1 moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while Tony's Terrific Team falls to (0-5).
In a losing effort, Stefon Diggs registered 61.8 points, the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.