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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
4-4 129.4
122.1
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
128.7 4-4
153.84

Steel Reign fall to Vultures in 129.40-128.70 battle

There's no way around it, Steel Reign didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Vultures rallied for a 129.40-128.70 win. Trailing 122.20-116.35 heading into Monday night, Vultures staged a comeback behind Josh Gordon (4 Rec, 42 Rec Yds) and Cordarrelle Patterson (38 Rush Yds). Will Fuller V (5 Rec, 124 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Rodgers (286 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Steel Reign in defeat. Vultures (4-4) will look to get another win against Redlegs, while Steel Reign (4-4) will try to get back on track against Warm Bodies.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 38 yards against the Bills, Patterson scored 4.85 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 2.04-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Patterson will face the Packers next week.
Cordarrelle Patterson

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 129.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.05
32.12
28.6%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
26.6
11.64
20.6%
3
Anthony Miller
WR
13.4
8.84
10.4%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
13.2
15.53
10.2%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 128.7
1
Will Fuller V
WR
23.4
12.36
18.2%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.8
29.2
16.2%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.1
22.41
15.6%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
12.6
18.46
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Will Fuller V had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Steel Reign, helping give Steel Reign a 27.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Steel Reign boasted a 122.20-116.35 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Vultures, while Tyler Lockett had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Steel Reign with a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass.
Monday
Kelvin Benjamin had a 40-yard catch for Steel Reign.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Steel Reign
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's about time check in on the Standings.
Vultures
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Vultures making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 137.76 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2526 Pass Yds, 26 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Julio Jones
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 812 Rec Yds
Cordarrelle Patterson
Best Acquisition
11 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Steel Reign
Steel Reign 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 (144.47 ppg), leaving Steel Reign with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Alfred Blue
Best Acquisition
258 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starting players on Vultures exceeded their scoring projections.
Steel Reign had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Vultures put up more points than their projected total, while Steel Reign fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 0.7-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Vultures moves to (2-0), while Steel Reign falls to (0-2).