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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Staffordable CareAct
4-4 133.68
107.52
 
VS
proj
The Eli Face
130.2 5-3
109.57

Staffordable CareAct beat The Eli Face for third straight win in 133.68-130.20 battle

Staffordable CareAct extended their win streak to three games with a close victory over The Eli Face, eking out a 133.68-130.20 win. The Eli Face had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Staffordable CareAct led 133.68-107.70 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 22.5 points from James Conner on Monday night for The Eli Face. Staffordable CareAct were led by Latavius Murray, who racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 32.2 points, and Russell Wilson, who passed for 182 yards and 2 touchdowns (15.68 points). Staffordable CareAct improve to 4-4 on the season, while The Eli Face fall to 5-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Staffordable CareAct   The Eli Face

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12.3 points, Samuel more-than-doubled his 4.85-point projection as the 49ers beat the Panthers 51-13. He racked up 48 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Staffordable CareAct this week. Samuel will go up against the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Staffordable CareAct
Points
% of total points 133.68
1
Latavius Murray
RB
32.2
13.77
24.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
11.7%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
15.5
10.15
11.6%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
12.3
4.85
9.2%
The Eli Face
Points
% of total points 130.2
1
Aaron Jones
RB
38.1
13.9
29.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
31.5
14.92
24.2%
3
James Conner
RB
22.5
16.14
17.3%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
19.48
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Staffordable CareAct who took the lead, 114.78-57.30. Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal for Staffordable CareAct, while Mike Williams had a 43-yard catch. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for The Eli Face with a 65-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 20-yard touchdown run for Staffordable CareAct to contribute to a 133.68-63.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for The Eli Face, who trailed 133.68-107.70 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Staffordable CareAct   The Eli Face

What If

Staffordable CareAct would have beaten 10 other teams besides The Eli Face this week.
The Eli Face would have lost to just two other teams besides Staffordable CareAct this week.
Staffordable CareAct would be 4-4 if they played The Eli Face every week.
Had they played each other last week, Staffordable CareAct would have gotten the win over The Eli Face 107.34-90.84.
Staffordable CareAct would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Eli Face.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Staffordable CareAct, The Eli Face would be 2-5.
If Staffordable CareAct had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-48.
If they played every team every week, The Eli Face would be 66-38.

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