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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Dingle Berrys
3-5 143.4
119.07
 
VS
proj
CC15
122.08 2-6
132.57

The Dingle Berrys come back to hand CC15 third straight loss in 143.40-122.08 rout

The Dingle Berrys cruised to a 143.40-122.08 win to hand CC15 their third straight loss. CC15 took a 6.18-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all The Dingle Berrys after that. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes for 41.6 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown (27.3 points). Christian McCaffrey (117 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and DK Metcalf (3 Rec, 13 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leading scorers for CC15 in defeat. The Dingle Berrys (3-5) will look to notch another W against Gotslossed1001, while CC15 (2-6) try to get back on track against The Ghost of Bob.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dingle Berrys   CC15

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chiefs in Week 8, Jones scored 41.6 points to more-than-double his 15.28-point projection. He racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Jones will face the Chargers.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

The Dingle Berrys
Points
% of total points 143.4
1
Aaron Jones
RB
41.6
15.28
29%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
27.3
21.84
19%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.1
20.29
18.9%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.5
11.95
8%
CC15
Points
% of total points 122.08
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.5
22.16
22.5%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.82
13.4%
3
George Kittle
TE
14.6
13.93
12%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
12.8
15
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Prater had a 52-yard field goal for The Dingle Berrys, who trailed 60.88-54.70 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for CC15, helping the team to a 122.08-74.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers teamed up with Aaron Jones on multiple big plays for The Dingle Berrys: a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass, contributing to a 143.40-122.08 lead for The Dingle Berrys.

Points By Position

  The Dingle Berrys   CC15

What If

The Dingle Berrys would have beaten five other teams besides CC15 this week.
CC15 would have lost to three other teams besides The Dingle Berrys this week.
The Dingle Berrys would be 7-1 if they played CC15 every week.
Had they played each other last week, The Dingle Berrys would have gotten the win over CC15 88.36-76.14.
The Dingle Berrys would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CC15.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dingle Berrys, CC15 would be 1-6.
If The Dingle Berrys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-38.
If they played every team every week, CC15 would be 21-51.

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