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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Slim Pickens
6-2 184.86
121.19
 
VS
proj
Blue Skywalker
60.88 4-4
92.76

Slim Pickens knock off Blue Skywalker in 184.86-60.88 rout

Slim Pickens beat their projected point total, rolling to a 184.86-60.88 win over Blue Skywalker, who fell short of projections. Slim Pickens pulled out to a 34.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Latavius Murray (29.7 points) and Kenny Golladay (24.3) and never let it go. Marlon Mack (76 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) and Adam Vinatieri (3-4 FG, 55 long, 0-1 XP) were the leaders for Blue Skywalker in the loss. Slim Pickens (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Need Moore Touchdown, while Blue Skywalker (4-4) meet Redzone 2 Da Endzone in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Slim Pickens   Blue Skywalker

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Cardinals in Week 8, Murray racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Slim Pickens this week. Murray will face the Falcons next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Slim Pickens
Points
% of total points 184.86
1
Latavius Murray
RB
29.7
12.39
16.1%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
29
16.07
15.7%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.5
16.42
13.8%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
24.3
10.63
13.1%
Blue Skywalker
Points
% of total points 60.88
1
Marlon Mack
RB
15
11.97
24.6%
2
Adam Vinatieri
K
14
8.67
23%
3
Jacoby Brissett
QB
9.48
20.52
15.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
6.3
11.72
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Slim Pickens emerged with an 88.50-53.58 lead. For Slim Pickens, Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Adam Vinatieri made the highlight reel for Blue Skywalker with a 55-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Slim Pickens, while Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass to contribute to a 184.86-56.58 lead for Slim Pickens.

Points By Position

  Slim Pickens   Blue Skywalker

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starting players on Slim Pickens exceeded their projected point totals.
Blue Skywalker had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Slim Pickens had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Blue Skywalker.
Slim Pickens put up more points than their season scoring average (154.87) while Blue Skywalker fell short of theirs (91.54).
Slim Pickens recorded more points than their projected total, while Blue Skywalker fell short of their projection.
This matchup featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the league this week.
The 184.86 points scored by Slim Pickens are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 123.98-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did Slim Pickens earn the W, but they also easily covered the 28.43-point projected margin of victory.
All six of the wins for Slim Pickens have been blowout wins.

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