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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Ben's Boss Team
5-3 85.36
91.12
 
VS
proj
The Dominators
80.78 3-5
87.7

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, The Dominators fall to Ben's Boss Team in 85.36-80.78 battle

Hampered by a goose egg from David Johnson, The Dominators were unable to overcome Ben's Boss Team, which narrowly earned an 85.36-80.78 victory. The Dominators had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they fell short. Ben's Boss Team led 85.36-72.68 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 8.1 points from Tyreek Hill on Sunday night for The Dominators. Ben's Boss Team were led by Gardner Minshew II (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 28 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds). Ben's Boss Team (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against #12, while The Dominators (3-5) will match up against The real Eric in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Ben's Boss Team   The Dominators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the 49ers in Week 8, McCaffrey racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 23.5 points to scored 43.1% higher than his 16.42-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Ben's Boss Team this week. In Week 9, McCaffrey and the Panthers will square off against the Titans.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Ben's Boss Team
Points
% of total points 85.36
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
23.96
18.2
28.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.5
16.42
27.5%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
9
7.01
10.5%
4
George Kittle
TE
8.6
9.23
10.1%
The Dominators
Points
% of total points 80.78
1
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
19.4%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
18.6%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13.9
8.97
17.2%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
11
7.95
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was The Dominators who emerged with the lead, 72.68-42.66. For Ben's Boss Team, Gardner Minshew II had a 70-yard touchdown pass. Zane Gonzalez made the highlight reel for The Dominators with a 50-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Ben's Boss Team, helping the team to an 85.36-72.68 lead.

Points By Position

  Ben's Boss Team   The Dominators

Game Notes

Ben's Boss Team won even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
The Dominators had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Dominators can partially blame the loss on David Johnson, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Ben's Boss Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while The Dominators ranked 9th.
The matchup's 4.58-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The loss concludes a two-game winning streak for The Dominators.
Not only did Ben's Boss Team get the win, but they also covered the 3.42-point forecasted margin of victory.
Ben's Boss Team moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while The Dominators falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Ben's Boss Team
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to good production out of the backfield, our squad definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We tripled The Dominators up at the running back spot (26.9 points to 8.2). With 155 total yards and a TD, Christian McCaffrey did most of the heavy lifting, while Frank Gore chipped in with 34 yards.
The Dominators
This outcome was just too spooky for us, The Dominators! It turned out that Ben's Boss Team played the role of Boogeyman while David Johnson decided that your team deserved all tricks and no treats!