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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Enablers
4-4 133.61
128.34
 
VS
proj
BADGERS
127.25 3-5
110.02

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Enablers coming back to beat BADGERS, 133.61-127.25

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Enablers earned a come-from-behind victory over BADGERS, staging a comeback to earn a 133.61-127.25 win. Trailing 127.25-100.36 heading into Monday night, The Enablers roared back behind James Conner (23.25 points) and Devin Bush (6.5). Aaron Rodgers (27.1 points) and Stefon Diggs (17.55) carried the flag for BADGERS in defeat. The Enablers (4-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against PANIC IN DETROIT !!, while BADGERS (3-5) try to right the ship against Flyboyz.

Matchup Timeline

  The Enablers   BADGERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton caught 2 passes for 50 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Giants lost to the Lions 31-26. In doing so, he put up 18.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Enablers this week. Next week, Slayton will square off against the Cowboys.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

The Enablers
Points
% of total points 133.61
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.76
22.49
20.8%
2
James Conner
RB
23.25
16.92
17.4%
3
Darius Slayton
WR
18.5
6.6
13.8%
4
Shaquil Barrett
LB
13
10.01
9.7%
BADGERS
Points
% of total points 127.25
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.1
20.29
21.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.55
15.36
13.8%
3
Markus Golden
LB
13.5
10.6
10.6%
4
Mecole Hardman
WR
13
5.12
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Darius Slayton had a 28-yard touchdown catch and a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Enablers, while Mike Williams had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 68.75-65.60 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass for The Enablers, contributing to a 93.36-87.15 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for BADGERS, while Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 127.25-100.36 lead for BADGERS.

Points By Position

  The Enablers   BADGERS

Game Notes

The Enablers got the W even though only five of their 12 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
BADGERS lost despite seven of their 12 starters scoring more than their projected points.
BADGERS can partially blame the loss on Alvin Kamara, who didn't score any points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for BADGERS.
The Enablers managed to get the win, but did not cover the 18.32-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, The Enablers moves to (1-0), while BADGERS falls to (2-1).
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (27.1 points) recorded the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

The Enablers
The Enablers (4-4) go up against PANIC IN DETROIT !! (6-2) in Week 9. The Enablers can't count on another dozen points from Aaron Donald, who has a bye in Week 9. PANIC IN DETROIT !! will be without Calvin Ridley, Cory Littleton, Greg Zuerlein, and Marshon Lattimore. Over the past three weeks, The Enablers have scored 133.84 points per game, while PANIC IN DETROIT !! have averaged 121.75 per contest.
BADGERS
The outlook doesn't immediately get much rosier for 14th-place BADGERS, as they now have to go toe-to-toe against red-hot Flyboyz next week. Each side has players on bye next week, as Auden Tate, Jessie Bates III, and Alvin Kamara are off for BADGERS while Julio Jones, Joe Mixon, and Brandin Cooks are out for Flyboyz.