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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gnaperville Gnus
6-2 125
100.24
 
VS
proj
Springfield Atoms
96 3-5
82.86

Gnaperville Gnus beat Springfield Atoms for fourth straight win in 125-96 rout

Gnaperville Gnus extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over Springfield Atoms, rolling to a 125-96 win. Springfield Atoms earned a 4-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Gnaperville Gnus after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and Latavius Murray (102 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Mason Rudolph (25 points) and Jordan Howard (16) carried the flag for Springfield Atoms in defeat. Gnaperville Gnus (6-2) will look to add to their success against plano tiburon, while Springfield Atoms (3-5) will try to get some positive momentum against Butler Jets.

Matchup Timeline

  Gnaperville Gnus   Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 11.98 points, Murray more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 27 points as the Saints beat the Cardinals 31-9. He racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gnaperville Gnus this week. Next week, Murray will square off against the Falcons.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Gnaperville Gnus
Points
% of total points 125
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
38
26.35
30.4%
2
Latavius Murray
RB
27
11.98
21.6%
3
James Conner
RB
20
13.46
16%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
12
7.78
9.6%
Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 96
1
Mason Rudolph
QB
25
20.48
26%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
16
6.71
16.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
15
14.08
15.6%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13
8.73
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Gnaperville Gnus to contribute to a 105-71 lead for the team.
Monday
Mason Rudolph had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Springfield Atoms.

Points By Position

  Gnaperville Gnus   Springfield Atoms

What If

Gnaperville Gnus would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Springfield Atoms would have lost to just three other teams besides Gnaperville Gnus this week.
If they played Springfield Atoms every week, Gnaperville Gnus would be 4-4 this season.
Last week, Gnaperville Gnus would have topped Springfield Atoms 144-38.
Gnaperville Gnus would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Springfield Atoms.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gnaperville Gnus, Springfield Atoms would be 4-3.
If Gnaperville Gnus had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-43-3.
If they played every team every week, Springfield Atoms would be 54-47-3.

Coach Talk

Gnaperville Gnus
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Gnaperville Gnus: our starting wide receivers were utterly outmatched this past week. T.Y. Hilton (54 total yards, no TDs) and Tyler Boyd (65 yards, no TDs) combined for only 11 points in Week 8. For Springfield Atoms, Calvin Ridley and DJ Chark Jr. doubled us up with a score of 22. Let's persuade the QB to get some more targets in Week 9!
Springfield Atoms
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 24 times in Week 8. With only 13 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.