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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
BLESS HIM
5-3 145.5
124.91
 
VS
proj
A-A-Ron
125.6 4-4
132.23

BLESS HIM defeat A-A-Ron, 145.5-125.6

BLESS HIM beat expectations, securing a 145.5-125.6 win over A-A-Ron, who fell short of projections. A-A-Ron leapt out to a 26.2-point lead on Thursday behind DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 6 passes for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns. But BLESS HIM held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Marlon Mack (132 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and Alvin Kamara (45 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). BLESS HIM (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against EBDBBnB, while A-A-Ron (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against I'm back.

Matchup Timeline

  BLESS HIM   A-A-Ron

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching one pass for 55 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals, Goodwin scored 12.5 points this week. His scoring output was 41.4% more than his 8.84-point projection and was higher than his 8.94-point season scoring average. Goodwin will face the Raiders next week.
Marquise Goodwin

Top Player Comparison

BLESS HIM
Points
% of total points 145.5
1
Marlon Mack
RB
28.9
12.47
19.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
26.6
21.18
18.3%
3
Jared Goff
QB
26.5
21.14
18.2%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
14
11.46
9.6%
A-A-Ron
Points
% of total points 125.6
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.2
19.79
20.9%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
20.5
12.64
16.3%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
20.2
14.09
16.1%
4
The Washington Redskins defense
DEF
15
7.28
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch for A-A-Ron, helping give A-A-Ron a 26.2-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was BLESS HIM who claimed the lead, 104.9-90.0. Marlon Mack had a 49-yard run for BLESS HIM, while Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass. Dustin Hopkins made the highlight reel for A-A-Ron with a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  BLESS HIM   A-A-Ron
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to catch up on the Standings.
BLESS HIM
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see BLESS HIM holding onto the No. 3 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit is averaging only 113.1 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league. Nevertheless, BLESS HIM is well within playoff position.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Drafted
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Acquisition
305 Rush Yds, 233 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
A-A-Ron
A-A-Ron will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 129.8 points per game through eight weeks, 3rd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
DeAndre Hopkins
MVP
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1990 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
the Washington Redskins defense
Best Acquisition
19.1 Avg Pts Allowed, 322.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. BLESS HIM scored more in this one (145.5) than their season average (113.08).
BLESS HIM don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than A-A-Ron (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of A-A-Ron - they’ve made more transactions (6) than BLESS HIM (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, BLESS HIM have outscored A-A-Ron at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for BLESS HIM had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for A-A-Ron (2).
Hey A-A-Ron, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!