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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dipper
2-6 129.63
104.94
 
VS
proj
Reaper Crew
87.05 3-5
112.96

Dipper hand Reaper Crew third straight loss in 129.63-87.05 rout

Dipper cruised to a 129.63-87.05 win to hand Reaper Crew their third consecutive loss. Reaper Crew grabbed an 8.80-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dipper after that. They were led by Daniel Jones, who passed for 322 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards for 35.53 points, and David Montgomery, who racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (25.7 points). Jimmy Garoppolo (17.23 points) and Marlon Mack (15.5) led the way for Reaper Crew in the loss. Dipper improve to 2-6 on the season, while Reaper Crew fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Dipper   Reaper Crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 147 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Chargers, Montgomery scored 25.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.43-point projection and was much higher than his 9.1-point season scoring average. Montgomery will face the Eagles next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Dipper
Points
% of total points 129.63
1
Daniel Jones
QB
35.53
17.95
27.4%
2
David Montgomery
RB
25.7
10.43
19.8%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.3
19.59
18.7%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
23.5
14.24
18.1%
Reaper Crew
Points
% of total points 87.05
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
17.23
18.97
19.8%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
15.5
12.83
17.8%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
16.91
17.2%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
12
12.73
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Daniel Jones had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Dipper, while David Montgomery had a 55-yard run, helping Dipper to a 102.83-69.82 lead.

Points By Position

  Dipper   Reaper Crew

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dipper scored more in this one (129.63) than their season average (93.86).
Reaper Crew would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Reaper Crew has left more points on the bench this season (223.51) than Dipper (159.13).
Dipper laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Reaper Crew (0).
By position, Dipper have outscored Reaper Crew at WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Dipper had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Reaper Crew (0).
There's not much good to say about Reaper Crew this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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