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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SPACEGOAT
5-3 144.46
117.28
 
VS
proj
Harper's Team
92.16 3-5
85.3

SPACEGOAT hand Harper's Team fifth straight loss in 144.46-92.16 rout

SPACEGOAT cruised to a 144.46-92.16 win to hand Harper's Team their fifth consecutive loss. This one was decided almost as soon as it started, as SPACEGOAT leapt out to a 36.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from James Conner (33.2 points) and Todd Gurley II (27.5). Cam Newton (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Sammy Watkins (8 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Harper's Team in defeat. SPACEGOAT improve to 5-3 on the season, while Harper's Team fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  SPACEGOAT   Harper's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Browns in Week 8, Conner racked up 212 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 33.2 points to more-than-double his 15.42-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on SPACEGOAT this week. Conner will go up against the Ravens in Week 9.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

SPACEGOAT
Points
% of total points 144.46
1
James Conner
RB
33.2
15.42
23%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
27.5
22.32
19%
3
Andrew Luck
QB
23.36
21.7
16.2%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
17.2
10.73
11.9%
Harper's Team
Points
% of total points 92.16
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.96
21.14
30.3%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
22.7
8.26
24.6%
3
A.J. Green
WR
13.6
13.66
14.8%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
8.6
11.25
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for SPACEGOAT, while James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 128.46-92.16 lead for SPACEGOAT.
Sunday Night
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for SPACEGOAT, contributing to a 144.46-92.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  SPACEGOAT   Harper's Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning it's about time take a closer look at the Standings.
SPACEGOAT
SPACEGOAT will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 112.56 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad ranks No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Best Drafted
Marlon Mack
Best Acquisition
381 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Harper's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Harper's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 92.75 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
Best Drafted
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Acquisition
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on SPACEGOAT exceeded their projected point totals.
Harper's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Harper's Team can partially blame the loss on Allen Robinson II, who didn't score any points.
SPACEGOAT put up more points than their season scoring average (112.56) while Harper's Team fell short of theirs (92.75).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 144.46 points scored by SPACEGOAT are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 52.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did SPACEGOAT win, but they also covered the 31.98-point predicted margin of victory.
SPACEGOAT moves to (4-1) in blowout games this season, while Harper's Team falls to (1-3).
For Harper's Team, Cam Newton put up 27.96 points, the highest score for a signal-caller this week.