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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Beat-a-son
3-5 124.5
112.53
 
VS
proj
BROOKLYN ZOO
90.5 4-4
100.4

Beat-a-son smirk at expectations, come back to win against BROOKLYN ZOO in 124.5-90.5 rout

Beat-a-son brought their A game and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 124.5-90.5 win over BROOKLYN ZOO, who fell short of projections. Beat-a-son pulled out to an early 11.0-point lead on Thursday. BROOKLYN ZOO came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Drew Brees (31 points) and Kenny Golladay (26). Unphased, Beat-a-son made a run later that night, as Aaron Jones (38.5 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. This marks the first time this season Beat-a-son have beaten BROOKLYN ZOO, after falling 152-135 in their last matchup. Beat-a-son (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Hermanslosers, while BROOKLYN ZOO (4-4) meet Jerry's Kids in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Beat-a-son   BROOKLYN ZOO

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes as the Packers beat the Chiefs 31-24. In doing so, he put up 38.5 points to nearly triple his 13.02-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Jones and the Packers will square off against the Chargers.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Beat-a-son
Points
% of total points 124.5
1
Aaron Jones
RB
38.5
13.02
30.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
16.22
13.3%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
14.5
9.22
11.6%
4
Evan Engram
TE
12
9.68
9.6%
BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
31
20.88
34.3%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
26
12.55
28.7%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
8.5
11.93
9.4%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8
11.34
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was BROOKLYN ZOO who grabbed the lead, 82.5-62.5. For Beat-a-son, Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for BROOKLYN ZOO with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Beat-a-son to contribute to a 124.5-90.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Beat-a-son   BROOKLYN ZOO

StatSmack

You can't win if you don't play. BROOKLYN ZOO has left more points on the bench this season (357) than Beat-a-son (336).
BROOKLYN ZOO have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Beat-a-son (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Beat-a-son have outscored BROOKLYN ZOO at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Beat-a-son had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for BROOKLYN ZOO (1).
Don't worry BROOKLYN ZOO, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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