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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
5-3 122.9
119.14
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
62.98 3-5
111.72

Darkhorse198 hand Started from the top third consecutive loss in 122.90-62.98 rout

Darkhorse198 cruised to a 122.90-62.98 win to hand Started from the top their third straight loss. Darkhorse198 took a 13.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (18 points) and Austin Hooper (15.5) and never looked back. Marlon Mack (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) and Robbie Gould (1-1 FG, 20 long, 6-6 XP) were the leaders for Started from the top in the loss. Darkhorse198 (5-3) will look to build on their success against SNAKEBITTEN, while Started from the top (3-5) face BaLLCHiNiaNzzz in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hooper scored 15.5 points in a 27-20 loss to the Seahawks to beat his 10.15-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Darkhorse198 this week. Hooper will battle the Saints next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 122.9
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.1
21.77
22.9%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
19.8
13.87
16.1%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
18
11.85
14.6%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
15.5
10.15
12.6%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 62.98
1
Marlon Mack
RB
15.5
12.83
24.6%
2
Robbie Gould
K
9
7.37
14.3%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
8.8
12.69
14%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
7
11.89
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Darkhorse198, contributing to a 103.10-62.98 lead for the team.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Darkhorse198 during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

What If

Darkhorse198 would have beaten four other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played Started from the top every week, Darkhorse198 would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Darkhorse198 would have defeated Started from the top 103.02-91.26.
Darkhorse198 would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Started from the top.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Darkhorse198, Started from the top would be 3-4.
If Darkhorse198 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-25.
If they played every team every week, Started from the top would be 30-42.

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