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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Hard Targets
4-4 148.25
140.94
 
VS
proj
Dirty Hippies
126.65 4-4
125.34

Hard Targets top Dirty Hippies for third straight win in 148.25-126.65 rout

Hard Targets extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Dirty Hippies, rolling to a 148.25-126.65 win. Dirty Hippies pulled out to a 0.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Hard Targets after that. They were led by Julian Edelman (8 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the New England Patriots defense (13 Pts Allowed, 310 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). Andy Dalton (23.45 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (21.3) did everything they could for Dirty Hippies in defeat. Hard Targets (4-4) will look to build on their success against Norman Nobodies, while Dirty Hippies (4-4) will face off against Arrogant Americans in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Targets   Dirty Hippies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Browns in Week 8, the Patriots defense allowed only 13 points, surrendered 310 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 21 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hard Targets this week. Next week, the Patriots will square off against the Ravens.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 148.25
1
Julian Edelman
WR
27.5
18.38
18.5%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
14.2%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
17.8
10.42
12%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
16
13.68
10.8%
Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 126.65
1
Andy Dalton
QB
23.45
21.62
18.5%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.3
16.8
16.8%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
19.4
7.22
15.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.82
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Dirty Hippies owned an 80.95-80.75 lead. For Hard Targets, Philip Rivers had a 43-yard pass. Andy Dalton made the highlight reel for Dirty Hippies with a 52-yard pass.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Hippies, while Diontae Johnson had a 45-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Hard Targets   Dirty Hippies

What If

Hard Targets would have beaten seven other teams besides Dirty Hippies this week.
Dirty Hippies would have lost to seven other teams besides Hard Targets this week.
If Hard Targets played Dirty Hippies every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Hard Targets would have gotten the victory over Dirty Hippies 160.4-127.85 had they played each other last week.
Hard Targets would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Hippies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hard Targets, Dirty Hippies would be 1-6.
If Hard Targets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-34-1.
If they played every team every week, Dirty Hippies would be 40-64.

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