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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
5-3 96
86.06
 
VS
proj
Dak to the Future
78 6-2
88.55

Melonville LaRues knock off Dak to the Future, 96-78

Melonville LaRues rose to the occasion, earning a 96-78 win over Dak to the Future, who fell short of projections. Melonville LaRues jumped out to a 22-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding showing from Dalvin Cook, who racked up 171 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown, and never looked back. Ryan Tannehill (193 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (4 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Dak to the Future in the loss. Melonville LaRues (5-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against KGG FB, while Dak to the Future (6-2) will face off against Miami Mini in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   Dak to the Future

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 30 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Williams scored 9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 4.04-point projection and was much higher than his 4.25-point season scoring average. Williams will face the Vikings next week.
Damien Williams

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 96
1
Jared Goff
QB
33
25.69
34.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
22
16.15
22.9%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
10
10.51
10.4%
4
Damien Williams
RB
9
4.04
9.4%
Dak to the Future
Points
% of total points 78
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
27
22.9
34.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
12
8.29
15.4%
3
Jason Myers
K
10
7.59
12.8%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
9
5.92
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Melonville LaRues who owned the lead, 83-46. For Melonville LaRues, Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for Dak to the Future with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Dak to the Future, who trailed 96-69 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   Dak to the Future

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Melonville LaRues scored higher than their projected point totals.
Dak to the Future had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Melonville LaRues put up more points than their season scoring average (87.63) while Dak to the Future fell short of theirs (99.63).
Melonville LaRues put up more points than their projected total, while Dak to the Future fell short of their projection.
The loss ends a streak of four straight wins for Dak to the Future.
On the losing side, Ryan Tannehill recorded 27 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Melonville LaRues
Next week will feature two squads moving in different directions, as Melonville LaRues (5-3) head into the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their Week 9 opponent (KGG FB, 2-6), have now dropped two straight. Melonville LaRues will need to prep for the fact that their top scorer from this week, Jared Goff, has a bye in Week 9. KGG FB will be without Devonta Freeman, Gerald Everett, and Alvin Kamara. Over the last three weeks, Melonville LaRues have scored 84.67 points per game, while KGG FB have averaged 73 per contest.
Dak to the Future
In Week 9, Dak to the Future (6-2) will look to bounce back against Miami Mini (2-6). Eight weeks into the season, Dak to the Future have scored the second-most points in the league. Miami Mini (and their 77.5 points per game) are ranked 13th. Over the last three weeks, Dak to the Future has put up 90 points per game, while Miami Mini has averaged only 69 per contest.