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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Cavemen
5-3 102.1
91.2
 
VS
proj
Endzone Dance
85 5-3
106.78

Cavemen top Endzone Dance for fifth straight win, 102.1-85.0

Cavemen extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over Endzone Dance, earning a 102.1-85.0 win. Cavemen never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Aaron Rodgers (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 388 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). The Pittsburgh Steelers defense (14 Pts Allowed, 230 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Dan Bailey (4-4 FG, 50 long, 1-1 XP) were the top scorers for Endzone Dance in the loss. Cavemen (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Mananas, while Endzone Dance (5-3) will try to get back in the win column against Spokane Sith.

Matchup Timeline

  Cavemen   Endzone Dance

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown against the Raiders, Johnson put up 9.4 points this week. His scoring output was 61.8% more than his 5.81-point projection and was higher than his 6.93-point season scoring average. Johnson will face the Jaguars next week.
Duke Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Cavemen
Points
% of total points 102.1
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
35.1
24.12
34.4%
2
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
16
10.01
15.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
11.8
13.1
11.6%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
10
9.71
9.8%
Endzone Dance
Points
% of total points 85
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
20
16.42
23.5%
2
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.88
18.8%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
12.9
13.36
15.2%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
22.72
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dan Bailey had a 50-yard field goal for Endzone Dance, helping give Endzone Dance a 27.6-0.0 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Cavemen, contributing to a 102.1-65.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cavemen   Endzone Dance

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cavemen scored fewer points in this one (102.1) than their season average of 109.78.
Cavemen are looking unstoppable, winning five in a row.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Cavemen has left fewer points on the bench this season (301.22) than Endzone Dance (546.42).
Cavemen laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Endzone Dance (0).
Cavemen are clutch masters, with more close wins than Endzone Dance (1 vs 0).
Endzone Dance have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Cavemen (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cavemen have outscored Endzone Dance at QB and WR this season.
The starters for Cavemen had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Endzone Dance (1).
Don't worry Endzone Dance, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Cavemen
In a matchup that'll showcase a couple of teams that are separated by just one game in the standings, Cavemen (5-3) will face Mananas (4-4) in Week 9. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Matt Schaub, Michael Thomas, Todd Gurley II, and Darrell Henderson Jr. are off for Mananas and Drew Brees and Robert Woods will get the week off for Cavemen. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have posted similar results lately. Cavemen have scored 118.93 points per game over the last three weeks, while Mananas have averaged 120.63 per outing over that same span.
Endzone Dance
In Week 9, fourth-place Endzone Dance (5-3) will try to bounce back against 11th-place Spokane Sith (1-7). Each side has a couple of players on bye next week, as Gerald Everett and Matt Ryan are off for Endzone Dance and Alex Erickson and Greg Zuerlein for Spokane Sith.