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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
hawaii's Okay Team
3-5 203.67
175.48
 
VS
proj
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES
171.53 4-4
148.11

hawaii's Okay Team come back to hand THE DAK KNIGHT RISES third straight loss in 203.67-171.53 rout

hawaii's Okay Team rolled to a 203.67-171.53 win to hand THE DAK KNIGHT RISES their third consecutive loss. hawaii's Okay Team took an early 34.28-point lead on Thursday. THE DAK KNIGHT RISES came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Derek Carr (28.26 points) and Kerryon Johnson (17.1). Unphased, hawaii's Okay Team pulled it together later that night, as Alvin Kamara (29.85 points) and Kirk Cousins (22.16) put them back on top once and for all. hawaii's Okay Team (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Underachievers, while THE DAK KNIGHT RISES (4-4) will try to right the ship against THE STAR.

Matchup Timeline

  hawaii's Okay Team   THE DAK KNIGHT RISES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 134 yards against the Texans, Parker tallied 19.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.66-point projection and was much higher than his 3.18-point season scoring average. Parker will face the Jets next week.
DeVante Parker

Top Player Comparison

hawaii's Okay Team
Points
% of total points 203.67
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
33.1
15.82
16.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
29.85
24.23
14.7%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
26.5
12.8
13%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.2
19.79
12.9%
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES
Points
% of total points 171.53
1
Derek Carr
QB
28.26
17.03
16.5%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
23.4
12.45
13.6%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
17.1
16.72
10%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
15.35
18.85
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had several players with big-time moments on Thursday, but after the scoring was completed, hawaii's Okay Team boasted a 72.10-37.82 lead. Kenyan Drake had a 28-yard touchdown catch for hawaii's Okay Team, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Will Fuller V had a 73-yard touchdown catch for THE DAK KNIGHT RISES, while Danny Amendola had a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which THE DAK KNIGHT RISES had a 158.43-151.66 lead. For hawaii's Okay Team, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass. Derek Carr had a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for THE DAK KNIGHT RISES, while Baker Mayfield had a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Michael Thomas had a 44-yard catch for THE DAK KNIGHT RISES, who trailed 203.67-171.53 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  hawaii's Okay Team   THE DAK KNIGHT RISES
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, meaning it's about time to refresh the Standings.
hawaii's Okay Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see hawaii's Okay Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 171.01 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
DeAndre Hopkins
Best Drafted
53 Rec, 789 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Adrian Peterson
Best Acquisition
587 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 151 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES 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 6th-most points per game in the league (177.17 ppg), leaving THE DAK KNIGHT RISES outside of playoff position at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Melvin Gordon III
MVP
466 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 279 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Michael Thomas
Best Drafted
58 Rec, 669 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kerryon Johnson
Best Acquisition
466 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 158 Rec Yds

What If

hawaii's Okay Team would have beaten nine other teams besides THE DAK KNIGHT RISES this week.
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES would have lost to four other teams besides hawaii's Okay Team this week.
hawaii's Okay Team would be 2-6 if they played THE DAK KNIGHT RISES every week.
THE DAK KNIGHT RISES would have been victorious over hawaii's Okay Team 186.12-174.38 had they played each other last week.
hawaii's Okay Team would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as THE DAK KNIGHT RISES.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as hawaii's Okay Team, THE DAK KNIGHT RISES would be 1-6.
If hawaii's Okay Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 38-50.
If they played every team every week, THE DAK KNIGHT RISES would be 47-41.