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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
PHILADELPHIA
6-2 110
113.72
 
VS
proj
EastRock
93 4-4
88.57

PHILADELPHIA climb into top spot, 110-93

PHILADELPHIA climbed to the top of the standings in Football-aholics with a hard-fought victory over EastRock, emerging victorious with a 110-93 win. EastRock grabbed a 16-point lead on Thursday, but PHILADELPHIA held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Jones, who racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes for 33 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 4 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown (12 points). Mason Rudolph (21 points) and Dan Bailey (16) led the way for EastRock in the loss. PHILADELPHIA (6-2) have now won four straight and will look to keep it rolling against Mushroom Capital. EastRock (4-4) will try to right the ship against Pop's.

Matchup Timeline

  PHILADELPHIA   EastRock

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 33 points against his 11.65-point projection. In a 31-24 win over the Chiefs, he racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. Jones ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

PHILADELPHIA
Points
% of total points 110
1
Aaron Jones
RB
33
11.65
30%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
12
8.14
10.9%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
12
7.01
10.9%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
11
7.81
10%
EastRock
Points
% of total points 93
1
Mason Rudolph
QB
21
18.34
22.6%
2
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.72
17.2%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
15
6.06
16.1%
4
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
11
6.9
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for EastRock, helping to stake EastRock to a 16-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal for PHILADELPHIA, while Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass to contribute to a 44-41 lead for PHILADELPHIA.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for PHILADELPHIA, while Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 110-72 lead for PHILADELPHIA.
Monday
Mason Rudolph had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for EastRock.

Points By Position

  PHILADELPHIA   EastRock

Game Notes

PHILADELPHIA got the win despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
EastRock had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
PHILADELPHIA won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while EastRock outscored their projection.
The matchup's 17-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
PHILADELPHIA managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 25.15-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

PHILADELPHIA
Week 9 features two squads heading in opposite directions, as PHILADELPHIA (6-2) head into the matchup on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Mushroom Capital, 1-7), have now dropped two in a row. PHILADELPHIA might need to rearrange their lineup some with Calvin Ridley out on bye in Week 9. Mushroom Capital will be without Ito Smith. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted remarkably similar results recently. PHILADELPHIA have scored 108 points per game over the last three weeks, while Mushroom Capital have averaged 107.5 per contest over that same stretch.
EastRock
In Week 9, eighth-place EastRock (4-4) will look to right the ship against third-place Pop's (5-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Cooper Kupp, Latavius Murray, Jared Goff, Michael Thomas, and Tyler Boyd are off for Pop's while Ted Ginn Jr. and Gerald Everett are scheduled to rest for EastRock.