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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jason's Optimal Team
6-2 137.96
133.34
 
VS
proj
The Meatball Hoagies
123.92 4-4
122.44

Despite top scorer the Patriots defense, The Meatball Hoagies fall to Jason's Optimal Team, 137.96-123.92

The New England Patriots defense accumulated 28 points for The Meatball Hoagies, the best total in the matchup and 11th-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Jason's Optimal Team, who emerged victorious with a 137.96-123.92 victory. Jason's Optimal Team never trailed in this one after grabbing an 18.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Minnesota Vikings defense. The New England Patriots defense (28 points) and Ryan Tannehill (25.42) carried the flag for The Meatball Hoagies in the loss. Jason's Optimal Team (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against THROAT HOAGIES, while The Meatball Hoagies (4-4) will face Captain Wood's Navy in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Jason's Optimal Team   The Meatball Hoagies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 29-15 win over the Jets, Chark Jr. scored 16.9 points to beat his 11.41-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jason's Optimal Team this week. Chark Jr. will battle the Texans next week.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Jason's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 137.96
1
Gardner Minshew II
QB
30.96
22.1
22.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.5
19.36
18.5%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
22.79
13%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
16.9
11.41
12.2%
The Meatball Hoagies
Points
% of total points 123.92
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
28
18.89
22.6%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
25.42
21.79
20.5%
3
James Conner
RB
22.5
16.2
18.2%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
13.2
12.99
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Gardner Minshew II had a 70-yard touchdown pass for Jason's Optimal Team, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 100.86-69.92 lead for Jason's Optimal Team.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Jason's Optimal Team, helping the team to a 137.96-97.92 lead.

Points By Position

  Jason's Optimal Team   The Meatball Hoagies

What If

Jason's Optimal Team would have beaten seven other teams besides The Meatball Hoagies this week.
The Meatball Hoagies would have lost to just three other teams besides Jason's Optimal Team this week.
If Jason's Optimal Team played The Meatball Hoagies every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Last week, The Meatball Hoagies would have gotten the win over Jason's Optimal Team 116.16-98.76.
Jason's Optimal Team would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Meatball Hoagies.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jason's Optimal Team, The Meatball Hoagies would be 4-3.
If Jason's Optimal Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-40-1.
If they played every team every week, The Meatball Hoagies would be 53-35.

Next Week Preview

Jason's Optimal Team
Jason's Optimal Team (6-2) will match up against THROAT HOAGIES (3-5) in Week 9. Jason's Optimal Team might need to shuffle their lineup some with the New Orleans Saints defense out on bye next week. THROAT HOAGIES will be without Cooper Kupp, Todd Gurley II, and Brandin Cooks. Over the last three weeks, Jason's Optimal Team have scored 115.18 points per game, while THROAT HOAGIES have averaged only 93.62 per contest.
The Meatball Hoagies
The schedule gets no easier for fifth-place The Meatball Hoagies, as they next get to face off against first-place and red-hot Captain Wood's Navy in Week 9. The Meatball Hoagies might need to shuffle their lineup some with Devonta Freeman, Matt Bryant, Robert Woods, and Matt Ryan out on bye in Week 9. Captain Wood's Navy won't have Tyler Boyd.