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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Nelson E*'s Team
4-4 110
98.58
 
VS
proj
joseph haas's Team
101.06 1-7
113.16

Nelson E*'s Team hand joseph haas's Team third consecutive loss, 110.00-101.06

Nelson E*'s Team secured a 110.00-101.06 win to hand joseph haas's Team their third straight loss. Nelson E*'s Team never trailed in this one after grabbing a 21.44-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Saquon Barkley (24.3 points) and David Montgomery (22.7). Gardner Minshew II (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for joseph haas's Team in the loss. Nelson E*'s Team (4-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Pat's Unmatched Team, while joseph haas's Team (1-7) will try to get back in the win column against I've got a thielen.

Matchup Timeline

  Nelson E*'s Team   joseph haas's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery (135 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) scored 22.7 points in a 17-16 lost to the Chargers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.44-point projection and was much higher than his 8.73-point season scoring average. Montgomery will face the Eagles next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Nelson E*'s Team
Points
% of total points 110
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.3
19.59
22.1%
2
David Montgomery
RB
22.7
10.44
20.6%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
13.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
11.6
11.57
10.5%
joseph haas's Team
Points
% of total points 101.06
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
23.96
18.19
23.7%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
21.8
17.79
21.6%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.8
13.88
18.6%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
8.3
10.78
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Nelson E*'s Team emerged with an 87.30-65.86 lead. For Nelson E*'s Team, David Montgomery had a 55-yard run. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for joseph haas's Team with a 70-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for joseph haas's Team.

Points By Position

  Nelson E*'s Team   joseph haas's Team

What If

Nelson E*'s Team would have beaten three other teams besides joseph haas's Team this week.
joseph haas's Team would have lost to five other teams besides Nelson E*'s Team this week.
Nelson E*'s Team would be 4-4 if they played joseph haas's Team every week.
joseph haas's Team would have topped Nelson E*'s Team 117.8-77.16 had they played each other last week.
Nelson E*'s Team would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as joseph haas's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Nelson E*'s Team, joseph haas's Team would be 2-5.
If Nelson E*'s Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 23-49.
If they played every team every week, joseph haas's Team would be 25-47.

Next Week Preview

Nelson E*'s Team
In a matchup between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Nelson E*'s Team (4-4) are set to take on Pat's Unmatched Team (3-5) in Week 9. Each team has players on bye next week, as Calvin Ridley, Greg Zuerlein, and Matt Ryan are off for Nelson E*'s Team, while Pat's Unmatched Team will be missing Austin Hooper and Tyler Boyd. Over the last three weeks, Nelson E*'s Team have scored 98.6 points per game, while Pat's Unmatched Team have averaged 108.59 per contest.
joseph haas's Team
Coming up in Week 9, joseph haas's Team (1-7) will square off against I've got a thielen (4-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Latavius Murray, Wil Lutz, and Gerald Everett are off for I've got a thielen and Michael Thomas and Matt Bryant will be out for joseph haas's Team.