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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
A Gurley Has No Name
4-4 163.8
128.08
 
VS
proj
Garoppolypse Now
131.23 4-4
126.59

A Gurley Has No Name hand Garoppolypse Now fourth straight loss in 163.80-131.23 rout

A Gurley Has No Name cruised to a 163.80-131.23 win to hand Garoppolypse Now their fourth straight loss. A Gurley Has No Name took a 23.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matthew Stafford (31.1 points) and Joe Mixon (17.7) and never let go of it. Kenny Golladay (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the San Francisco 49ers defense (13 Pts Allowed, 230 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did everything they could for Garoppolypse Now in the loss. A Gurley Has No Name (4-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bills Mafia, while Garoppolypse Now (4-4) match up against The Grandfather in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  A Gurley Has No Name   Garoppolypse Now

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 17.7 points, Mixon nearly doubled his 9.09-point projection as the Bengals lost to the Rams 24-10. He racked up 77 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on A Gurley Has No Name this week. Next week, Mixon will play the Ravens.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

A Gurley Has No Name
Points
% of total points 163.8
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.5
22.16
19.2%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.1
21.32
19%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
30
16.64
18.3%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
17.7
9.09
10.8%
Garoppolypse Now
Points
% of total points 131.23
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
32.3
15.82
24.6%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
28
15.62
21.3%
3
Tom Brady
QB
20.63
21.2
15.7%
4
Evan Engram
TE
14
12.51
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was A Gurley Has No Name who grabbed the lead, 97.40-73.60. Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for A Gurley Has No Name, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal. Kenny Golladay made the highlight reel for Garoppolypse Now with a 41-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was A Gurley Has No Name who owned the lead, 158.90-131.23. For A Gurley Has No Name, Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Garoppolypse Now with a 59-yard pass.

Points By Position

  A Gurley Has No Name   Garoppolypse Now

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on A Gurley Has No Name scored higher than their projected point totals.
Garoppolypse Now had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
A Gurley Has No Name put up more points than their season scoring average (147.78) while Garoppolypse Now fell short of theirs (137.91).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This win ends a streak of three straight defeats for A Gurley Has No Name.
Not only did A Gurley Has No Name earn the W, but they also covered the 1.49-point forecasted margin of victory.
A Gurley Has No Name moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while Garoppolypse Now falls to (2-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Kenny Golladay put up 32.3 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

A Gurley Has No Name
A Gurley Has No Name (4-4) face Bills Mafia (6-2) in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Joe Mixon, Todd Gurley II, and Malcolm Brown are off for A Gurley Has No Name and Julio Jones, Jared Goff, and Gerald Everett are out for Bills Mafia. Over the past three weeks, A Gurley Has No Name have put up 142.95 points per game, while Bills Mafia have averaged 149.58 per contest.
Garoppolypse Now
A pair of teams sporting matching 4-4 records, third-place Garoppolypse Now are set to face eighth-place The Grandfather next week. Eight weeks into the season, Garoppolypse Now have posted the eighth-most points in the league while The Grandfather (and their 145.6 points per game) are ranked third. Over the last three weeks, Garoppolypse Now has scored 117.15 points per game, while The Grandfather has averaged 147.07 per contest.