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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
RiSeN!
4-4 98.77
81.19
 
VS
proj
Raider4life
82.7 1-7
73.67

RiSeN! hand Raider4life third straight loss, 98.77-82.70

RiSeN! earned a 98.77-82.70 win to hand Raider4life their third consecutive loss. Raider4life nabbed an 18.70-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 18.7 points from Dan Bailey (4-4 FG, 50 long, 1-1 XP) and Paul Richardson Jr. (3 Rec, 34 Rec Yds). But RiSeN! held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ryan Tannehill, who passed for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns for 21.07 points, and Luke Kuechly, who made 10 tackles and intercepted a pass (15.25 points). RiSeN! (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against C WOOD 1998, while Raider4life (1-7) try to get back on track against The Commodores.

Matchup Timeline

  RiSeN!   Raider4life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kuechly (10 Tackles, 1 Int) scored 15.25 points against the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.43-point projection and was much higher than his 8.34-point season scoring average. Kuechly ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Titans next week.
Luke Kuechly

Top Player Comparison

RiSeN!
Points
% of total points 98.77
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
21.07
13.78
21.3%
2
Luke Kuechly
LB
15.25
6.43
15.4%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
10.5
7.59
10.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
10.5
9.47
10.6%
Raider4life
Points
% of total points 82.7
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
22.05
14.21
26.7%
2
Dan Bailey
K
17
9.04
20.6%
3
Royce Freeman
RB
8.25
3.78
10%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
6.55
3.99
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Raider4life, helping to stake Raider4life to an 18.70-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Raider4life emerged with a 77.40-62.27 lead. For RiSeN!, Alex Erickson had a 52-yard catch. Gardner Minshew II made the highlight reel for Raider4life with a 70-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for RiSeN!, helping the team to a 98.77-82.70 lead.

Points By Position

  RiSeN!   Raider4life

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on RiSeN! exceeded their projected point totals.
Raider4life had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Raider4life can partially blame the loss on David Johnson, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did RiSeN! get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.52-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Gardner Minshew II scored 22.05 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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