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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mananas
7-1 145.18
118.03
 
VS
proj
Blue Skywalker
106.96 4-4
100.53

Mananas come back to defeat Blue Skywalker for fourth straight win in 145.18-106.96 rout

Mananas extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Blue Skywalker, rolling to a 145.18-106.96 win. Blue Skywalker earned a 9.28-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Mananas after that. They were led by Adrian Peterson (149 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (257 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Andrew Luck (239 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Marlon Mack (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Blue Skywalker in the loss. Mananas (7-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Big Jerms Worms, while Blue Skywalker (4-4) try to get back in the win column against Spokane Sith.

Matchup Timeline

  Mananas   Blue Skywalker

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 149 yards and a touchdown against the Giants, Peterson recorded 27.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.54-point projection and was much higher than his 12.98-point season scoring average. Peterson ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Mananas
Points
% of total points 145.18
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
27.6
10.54
19%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
20.88
23.19
14.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.9
11.85
13.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
16
10.45
11%
Blue Skywalker
Points
% of total points 106.96
1
Andrew Luck
QB
29.36
25.12
27.4%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
28.9
10.19
27%
3
DeSean Jackson
WR
13.2
7.29
12.3%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
10
10.11
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Blue Skywalker emerged with a 103.06-93.78 lead. For Mananas, Ben Roethlisberger had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Blue Skywalker, while Marlon Mack had a 49-yard run.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Mananas to contribute to a 145.18-106.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mananas   Blue Skywalker
Standings Update
Let's check in on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
Mananas
Mananas will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 123.22 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team boasts the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Ben Roethlisberger
MVP
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
A.J. Green
Best Drafted
45 Rec, 687 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Blue Skywalker
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Blue Skywalker making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 114.90 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
the Los Angeles Rams defense
Best Drafted
19.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 331.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs

What If

Mananas would have beaten nine other teams besides Blue Skywalker this week.
Blue Skywalker would have lost to seven other teams besides Mananas this week.
Mananas would be 5-3 if they played Blue Skywalker every week.
Last week, Mananas would have beaten Blue Skywalker 146.56-125.14.
Mananas would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Skywalker.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mananas, Blue Skywalker would be 5-2.
If Mananas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-32.
If they played every team every week, Blue Skywalker would be 44-44.