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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
WHAT AM I DOING
2-6 95.4
111.77
 
VS
proj
Do it for the 'Grams
83.6 5-3
111.36

Offensively challenged WHAT AM I DOING come back to defeat Do it for the 'Grams, 95.4-83.6

WHAT AM I DOING staged an impressive comeback to earn a 95.4-83.6 win over Do it for the 'Grams in spite of ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. WHAT AM I DOING trailed 83.6-68.3 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards for 27.1 points. Michael Thomas (11 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (11 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Do it for the 'Grams in the loss. WHAT AM I DOING (2-6) will look to maintain their momentum against I WANT FAAB, while Do it for the 'Grams (5-3) face Jonesing for Juju in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  WHAT AM I DOING   Do it for the 'Grams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Chiefs in Week 8, Rodgers passed for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards. In doing so, he put up 27.1 points to scored 33.6% higher than his 20.29-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on WHAT AM I DOING this week. In Week 9, Rodgers and the Packers will face the Chargers.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

WHAT AM I DOING
Points
% of total points 95.4
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.1
20.29
28.4%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
13
13.82
13.6%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
10.1
9.91
10.6%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
10
9.71
10.5%
Do it for the 'Grams
Points
% of total points 83.6
1
Michael Thomas
WR
21.8
17.8
26.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.4
16.76
19.6%
3
Evan Engram
TE
12
10.2
14.4%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.6
18.82
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for WHAT AM I DOING, contributing to a 95.4-83.6 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  WHAT AM I DOING   Do it for the 'Grams

StatSmack

Do it for the 'Grams have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than WHAT AM I DOING (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, WHAT AM I DOING have outscored Do it for the 'Grams at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for WHAT AM I DOING had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Do it for the 'Grams (0).
There's not much good to say about Do it for the 'Grams this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

WHAT AM I DOING
WHAT AM I DOING (2-6) will battle I WANT FAAB (5-3) in Week 9. Eight weeks into the 2019 campaign, WHAT AM I DOING have tallied the league's lowest point total while I WANT FAAB (and their 111.76 points per game) are ranked sixth. Over the past two weeks, WHAT AM I DOING have put up 108.98 points per game, while I WANT FAAB have averaged 102.59 per contest.
Do it for the 'Grams
The schedule gets no easier for fourth-place Do it for the 'Grams, as they now have the privilege of matching up against red-hot Jonesing for Juju in Week 9. Do it for the 'Grams might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Michael Thomas, the New Orleans Saints defense, and Matt Ryan out on bye in Week 9. Over the last three weeks, Do it for the 'Grams has put up 104.5 points per game, while Jonesing for Juju has averaged 131.77 per contest.