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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
william l's Team
3-5 85
95.23
 
VS
proj
The Bonesmashers
83 5-3
101.29

william l's Team find way to beat The Bonesmashers in 85-83 battle despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams underachieved compared to expectations, but william l's Team did enough to beat The Bonesmashers. Predicted to lose by a score of 101-95, william l's Team squeaked by for an 85-83 win over The Bonesmashers. The Bonesmashers had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they came up short. william l's Team led 85-83 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite points from on Sunday night for The Bonesmashers. william l's Team were led by Matthew Stafford, who passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns for 30 points, and Joe Mixon, who racked up 77 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (13 points). william l's Team (3-5) will look to notch another win against WindyCity Rebels, while The Bonesmashers (5-3) try to get back in the win column against The Real McKoy.

Matchup Timeline

  william l's Team   The Bonesmashers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense (15 Pts Allowed, 318 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 10 points against the Colts in Week 8. They nearly doubled their 5.38-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. The Broncos defense will face the Browns next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

william l's Team
Points
% of total points 85
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30
23.26
35.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
13
7.16
15.3%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
5.38
11.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
8
8.46
9.4%
The Bonesmashers
Points
% of total points 83
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
15
6.86
18.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
15
10.34
18.1%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
14.08
18.1%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
9
4.95
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for william l's Team, who trailed 76-74 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
James White had a 59-yard catch for The Bonesmashers, who trailed 85-83 after the late games.

Points By Position

  william l's Team   The Bonesmashers

What If

william l's Team would have beaten only two other teams besides The Bonesmashers this week.
The Bonesmashers would have lost to eight other teams besides william l's Team this week.
william l's Team would be 4-4 if they played The Bonesmashers every week.
Last week, william l's Team would have gotten the victory over The Bonesmashers 95-64.
william l's Team would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Bonesmashers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as william l's Team, The Bonesmashers would be 1-6.
If william l's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-54-1.
If they played every team every week, The Bonesmashers would be 35-53.

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