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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Blue Wave 🌊
4-4 178.58
111.89
 
VS
proj
Firestorm
119.2 5-3
110.11

The Blue Wave 🌊 defy projections, defeat Firestorm in 178.58-119.20 rout

The Blue Wave 🌊 stepped up, cruising to a 178.58-119.20 win over Firestorm. Firestorm pulled out to a 3.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Blue Wave 🌊 after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 220 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tevin Coleman (105 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 13 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Derek Carr (285 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds) did their part for Firestorm in defeat. The Blue Wave 🌊 (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against The Dog House, while Firestorm (5-3) meet The Conglomerate in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Firestorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Coleman racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 touchdowns as the 49ers beat the Panthers 51-13. In doing so, he put up 37.8 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Coleman will go up against the Cardinals in Week 9.
Tevin Coleman

Top Player Comparison

The Blue Wave 🌊
Points
% of total points 178.58
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
40
11.75
22.4%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
37.8
8.49
21.2%
3
Jared Goff
QB
32.88
23.19
18.4%
4
Julio Jones
WR
21.2
10.42
11.9%
Firestorm
Points
% of total points 119.2
1
Derek Carr
QB
29.4
19.38
24.7%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.1
16.87
19.4%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
22
15.62
18.5%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.6
14.13
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was The Blue Wave 🌊 who owned the lead, 117.88-70.70. Jared Goff hit Cooper Kupp on multiple big plays for The Blue Wave 🌊: a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass. Goff also lit up the scoreboard with a 31-yard touchdown pass. Leonard Fournette made the highlight reel for Firestorm with a 66-yard run.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Blue Wave 🌊 emerged with a 172.58-112.20 lead. For The Blue Wave 🌊, Tevin Coleman had a 48-yard touchdown run. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Firestorm with a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Firestorm

What If

The Blue Wave 🌊 would have beaten nine other teams besides Firestorm this week.
Firestorm would have lost to just two other teams besides The Blue Wave 🌊 this week.
If The Blue Wave 🌊 played Firestorm every week this season, they'd be 2-6.
Had they played each other last week, Firestorm would have beaten The Blue Wave 🌊 128.22-78.02.
The Blue Wave 🌊 would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Firestorm.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Blue Wave 🌊, Firestorm would be 4-3.
If The Blue Wave 🌊 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-49.
If they played every team every week, Firestorm would be 61-27.

Next Week Preview

The Blue Wave 🌊
Two teams with identical 4-4 records, The Blue Wave 🌊 and The Dog House will go head-to-head next week in a mid-season showdown. The Blue Wave 🌊 might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Cooper Kupp, Jared Goff, and Julio Jones out on bye next week. The Dog House won't have Tyler Boyd. Over the last three weeks, The Blue Wave 🌊 have scored 113.64 points per game, while The Dog House have averaged just 81.06 per contest.
Firestorm
Things get no easier for third-place Firestorm, since they now have to go toe-to-toe against first-place The Conglomerate in Week 9. Firestorm might have to rearrange their lineup a bit with the Los Angeles Rams defense, Joe Mixon, and Brandin Cooks out on bye next week. After eight weeks of action, Firestorm have posted the second-most points in the league. The Conglomerate (and their 107.92 points per game) are ranked seventh.