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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Next Man Up!
2-6 164.29
135.16
 
VS
proj
adoboblackdogs
159.26 4-4
152.76

Next Man Up! come back to knock off adoboblackdogs, 164.29-159.26

Next Man Up! beat expectations, coming from behind to earn a 164.29-159.26 win over adoboblackdogs. After trailing 159.26-154.79 heading into Monday night, Next Man Up! made a run behind Matt Milano (9.5 points). Deshaun Watson (41.96 points) and Will Fuller V (20.27) did everything they could for adoboblackdogs in defeat. Next Man Up! (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against Al's Annihilators, while adoboblackdogs (4-4) will face OLD DOG in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Next Man Up!   adoboblackdogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Buccaneers in Week 8, Boyd caught 9 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 25 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Next Man Up! this week. Next week, Boyd will face the Saints.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Next Man Up!
Points
% of total points 164.29
1
Andrew Luck
QB
42.36
39.99
25.8%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
25
12.21
15.2%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
21.3
11.99
13%
4
Jalen Richard
RB
12.73
11.94
7.7%
adoboblackdogs
Points
% of total points 159.26
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
41.96
34.92
26.3%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
20.27
10.37
12.7%
3
Jared Cook
TE
14.93
9.22
9.4%
4
Davante Adams
WR
14.87
16.28
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Thursday, but after all was said and done, adoboblackdogs had a 68.23-21.30 lead. For Next Man Up!, Lamar Miller had a 58-yard run. Deshaun Watson hit Will Fuller V for a 73-yard touchdown pass for adoboblackdogs. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which adoboblackdogs became the proud owner of a 152.26-143.56 lead. For Next Man Up!, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for adoboblackdogs, while Jared Cook had a 25-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Next Man Up!   adoboblackdogs
Standings Update
How about we catch up on the Standings? We're already at the midpoint of the season after all, if you can believe it.
Next Man Up!
Sometimes the Standings really do reflect a team's capabilities. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 120.67, Next Man Up! holds the No. 12 spot in the Standings, leaving the team outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Andrew Luck
MVP
2187 Pass Yds, 23 Pass TDs
Alex Smith
Best Drafted
1561 Pass Yds, 8 Pass TDs
Tyler Boyd
Best Acquisition
49 Rec, 620 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
adoboblackdogs
adoboblackdogs 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 squad is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (157.78 ppg), leaving adoboblackdogs with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Ka'imi Fairbairn
Best Acquisition
17-20 FG, 54 long, 20-20 XP

What If

Next Man Up! would have beaten eight other teams besides adoboblackdogs this week.
adoboblackdogs would have lost to just two other teams besides Next Man Up! this week.
If Next Man Up! played adoboblackdogs every week this season, they'd be 1-7.
Had they played each other last week, adoboblackdogs would have gotten the victory over Next Man Up! 151.69-106.02.
Next Man Up! would be 1-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as adoboblackdogs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Next Man Up!, adoboblackdogs would be 3-4.
If Next Man Up! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-71.
If they played every team every week, adoboblackdogs would be 49-39.