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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
4-4 144.3
130.52
 
VS
proj
A-League Snipers
111.96 4-4
115.35

PROTECT THIS HOUSE top predictions, earn win over A-League Snipers in 144.30-111.96 rout

PROTECT THIS HOUSE beat their projected point total, rolling to a 144.30-111.96 win over A-League Snipers, who fell short of projections. PROTECT THIS HOUSE earned a 24.80-point lead on Thursday behind Will Fuller V (23.4 points) and Tyler Ervin (1.4) and never let it go. Cam Newton (219 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the New England Patriots defense (6 Pts Allowed, 333 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for A-League Snipers in defeat. PROTECT THIS HOUSE (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against LongLostChamp, while A-League Snipers (4-4) meet Grapolo Dez Nuts in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  PROTECT THIS HOUSE   A-League Snipers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense (34 Pts Allowed, 576 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 19 points in a 37-34 win over the Buccaneers in Week 8. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.69-point projection and was higher than their 12.75-point season scoring average. The Bengals defense will face the Saints next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

PROTECT THIS HOUSE
Points
% of total points 144.3
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
33.5
26.58
23.2%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
23.4
12.36
16.2%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
21.9
19.35
15.2%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.9
17.47
13.8%
A-League Snipers
Points
% of total points 111.96
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.96
21.14
25%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
9.56
17.9%
3
A.J. Green
WR
18.6
20.85
16.6%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
15.1
13.09
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Will Fuller V had a 73-yard touchdown catch for PROTECT THIS HOUSE, helping to give the team a 24.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Josh Lambo had a 57-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for PROTECT THIS HOUSE, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 70-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 144.30-91.96 lead for PROTECT THIS HOUSE.

Points By Position

  PROTECT THIS HOUSE   A-League Snipers
Standings Update
Let's refresh the Standings. We're already halfway through the season after all, believe it or not.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
PROTECT THIS HOUSE 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 4th-most points per game in the league (129.58 ppg), leaving PROTECT THIS HOUSE outside of playoff position at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Todd Gurley II
MVP
800 Rush Yds, 11 Rush TDs, 351 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Travis Kelce
Best Drafted
44 Rec, 642 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
the Cincinnati Bengals defense
Best Acquisition
29.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 447.8 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
A-League Snipers
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on A-League Snipers making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 115.53 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Cam Newton
MVP
1646 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 309 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs
A.J. Green
Best Drafted
45 Rec, 687 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Javorius Allen
Best Acquisition
100 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 188 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on PROTECT THIS HOUSE exceeded their projected point totals.
A-League Snipers had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
A-League Snipers can partially blame the loss on David Njoku, who didn't score any points.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE put up more points than their season scoring average (129.58) while A-League Snipers fell short of theirs (115.53).
PROTECT THIS HOUSE put up more points than their projected total, while A-League Snipers failed to reach their projection.
Not only did PROTECT THIS HOUSE get the win, but they also easily covered the 15.17-point projected margin of victory.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while A-League Snipers falls to (2-3).
Despite the loss, Cam Newton recorded 27.96 points, the second-best score for a quarterback this week.