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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Bada Bing
5-3 139.63
107.31
 
VS
proj
Tin Cup
126.03 3-5
116.55

Bada Bing hand Tin Cup third straight loss, 139.63-126.03

Bada Bing earned a 139.63-126.03 win to hand Tin Cup their third straight loss. Tin Cup grabbed a 10.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Bada Bing held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mike Evans (6 Rec, 179 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Mitchell Trubisky (220 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 51 Rush Yds). Jared Goff (30.53 points) and Tyler Boyd (24.1) led the way for Tin Cup in the loss. Bada Bing improve to 5-3 on the season, while Tin Cup fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Bada Bing   Tin Cup

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bengals defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 20 points against their 7.69-point projection. In a 37-34 win over the Buccaneers, they allowed 34 points, surrendered 576 yards, and intercepted 4 passes. The Bengals defense will face the Saints next week.
The Cincinnati Bengals defense

Top Player Comparison

Bada Bing
Points
% of total points 139.63
1
Mike Evans
WR
26.9
14.17
19.3%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
24.43
19.89
17.5%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
20
7.69
14.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
19.3
19.64
13.8%
Tin Cup
Points
% of total points 126.03
1
Jared Goff
QB
30.53
22.66
24.2%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
24.1
11.52
19.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
15.8
15.84
12.5%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.6
19.5
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Tin Cup became the proud owner of a 122.73-112.53 lead. Mike Evans had a 72-yard touchdown catch for Bada Bing, while Mitchell Trubisky had a 70-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Davante Adams had a 48-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Tin Cup, while Jared Goff had a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Bada Bing   Tin Cup
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway mark. Let's check in on the Standings.
Bada Bing
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to count on Bada Bing holding onto No. 4 in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 109.78 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league. Nevertheless, Bada Bing is well within playoff position.
Important Players
Philip Rivers
MVP
2008 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Mitchell Trubisky
Best Acquisition
1814 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 296 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Tin Cup
Tin Cup should be tough to beat given the points they are regularly putting up on the scoreboard. But despite averaging 117.70 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team currently finds itself outside of playoff position.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2425 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs
Best Drafted
Saquon Barkley
Best Acquisition
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Bada Bing would have beaten 11 other teams besides Tin Cup this week.
Tin Cup would have lost to just two other teams besides Bada Bing this week.
If Bada Bing played Tin Cup every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Last week, Tin Cup would have beaten Bada Bing 100.53-100.2.
Bada Bing would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tin Cup.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Bada Bing, Tin Cup would be 5-2.
If Bada Bing had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-52.
If they played every team every week, Tin Cup would be 64-40.