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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Rick-ishi
5-3 117
109.03
 
VS
proj
Stone Cold Bosstrin
100.74 5-3
137.17

Stone Cold Bosstrin come up short of predictions, lose to Rick-ishi, 117.00-100.74

Stone Cold Bosstrin fell short of their projected point total, as Rick-ishi secured a 117.00-100.74 win. Rick-ishi jumped out to a 40.16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 51.7 points from Jared Goff (295 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Larry Fitzgerald (8 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. James White (20.4 points) and Kareem Hunt (17.1) were the leading scorers for Stone Cold Bosstrin in the loss. Rick-ishi (5-3) will look to build on their success against Shane McMahon, while Stone Cold Bosstrin (5-3) match up against Bubba Ray Dudley in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rick-ishi   Stone Cold Bosstrin

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzgerald (8 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 25.2 points in a 18-15 win over the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 6.13-point projection and was much higher than his 8.84-point season scoring average. Fitzgerald will face the Chiefs next week.
Larry Fitzgerald

Top Player Comparison

Rick-ishi
Points
% of total points 117
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.5
21.14
22.6%
2
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
25.2
6.13
21.5%
3
Davante Adams
WR
18.8
15.84
16.1%
4
LeSean McCoy
RB
12.5
9.25
10.7%
Stone Cold Bosstrin
Points
% of total points 100.74
1
James White
RB
20.4
15.62
20.3%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
17.1
17.26
17%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.94
22.4
15.8%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
11.6
17.45
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Rick-ishi became the proud owner of a 98.20-58.04 lead. Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Rick-ishi, while Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Stone Cold Bosstrin, while Kareem Hunt had a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for Stone Cold Bosstrin, who trailed 104.10-80.34 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Rick-ishi   Stone Cold Bosstrin
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time check in on the Standings.
Rick-ishi
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Rick-ishi making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 118.33 points per game through eight weeks, 10th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Davante Adams
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 690 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Taylor Gabriel
Best Acquisition
34 Rec, 381 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Stone Cold Bosstrin
Stone Cold Bosstrin will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 140.37 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team holds the No. 3 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Kareem Hunt
MVP
592 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 262 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Aaron Rodgers
Best Drafted
2283 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 116 Rush Yds
Jared Cook
Best Acquisition
36 Rec, 474 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

In dire times, at least Rick-ishi keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Stone Cold Bosstrin (1 vs 2).
Rick-ishi are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Stone Cold Bosstrin (2).
Rick-ishi have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Stone Cold Bosstrin (1 vs 0).
Rick-ishi should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Stone Cold Bosstrin (5 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Stone Cold Bosstrin - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Rick-ishi (2) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Rick-ishi have outscored Stone Cold Bosstrin at QB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Rick-ishi was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Stone Cold Bosstrin (1).
Don't worry Stone Cold Bosstrin, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!