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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Rodgers Neighborhood
2-6 113.61
91.81
 
VS
proj
Ember Island Players
89.49 2-6
99.39

Rodgers Neighborhood defeat Ember Island Players in 113.61-89.49 rout

Rodgers Neighborhood rose to the occasion, cruising to a 113.61-89.49 win over Ember Island Players, who fell short of projections. Ember Island Players grabbed a 12.03-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Rodgers Neighborhood after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards for 25.85 points, and Miles Sanders, who racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (22.26 points). Michael Thomas (21.8 points) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (15) led the way for Ember Island Players in the loss. Rodgers Neighborhood (2-6) will look to build on their success against TD's N' Beer, while Ember Island Players (2-6) will attempt to right the ship against Tecmo Allstars.

Matchup Timeline

  Rodgers Neighborhood   Ember Island Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Eagles beat the Bills 31-13. In doing so, he put up 22.26 points to more-than-triple his 6.2-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Sanders and the Eagles will square off against the Bears.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Rodgers Neighborhood
Points
% of total points 113.61
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.85
20.25
22.8%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
22.26
6.2
19.6%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
17.6
8.31
15.5%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.1
13.91
9.8%
Ember Island Players
Points
% of total points 89.49
1
Michael Thomas
WR
21.8
17.8
24.4%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
16.8%
3
Alex Erickson
WR
12.7
11.43
14.2%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
10.79
16.81
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Ember Island Players became the proud owner of a 72.19-60.16 lead. For Rodgers Neighborhood, Miles Sanders had a 65-yard touchdown run. Alex Erickson had a 52-yard catch for Ember Island Players, while Philip Rivers had a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Rodgers Neighborhood, contributing to a 113.61-80.19 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Rodgers Neighborhood   Ember Island Players

StatSmack

Rodgers Neighborhood must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (113.61) than their season average (98.2).
We heard scoring helps you win. Rodgers Neighborhood are doing a better job of that, averaging 98.2 versus Ember Island Players's 89.28.
You can't win if you don't play. Rodgers Neighborhood has left fewer points on the bench this season (163.01) than Ember Island Players (188.1).
Once Rodgers Neighborhood put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Ember Island Players (2 vs 1).
Rodgers Neighborhood should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Ember Island Players (5 vs 2).
By position, Rodgers Neighborhood have outscored Ember Island Players at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Rodgers Neighborhood had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Ember Island Players (2).
Don't worry Ember Island Players, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Rodgers Neighborhood
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. In addition to doubling up Ember Island Players at QB (25.85 points to 10.79), we also doubled them at RB (39.86 to 16).
Ember Island Players
While it is that spooky time of the year, we'd prefer to see fewer tricks and more treats out of your starting players, Ember Island Players... 89.49 points was just a little too ghoulish for our liking.