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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jonesing for Juju
5-3 145.86
103.28
 
VS
proj
Run Thru MaxAperture
132.72 4-4
115.2

Jonesing for Juju beat Run Thru MaxAperture for fourth straight win, 145.86-132.72

Jonesing for Juju extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Run Thru MaxAperture, earning a 145.86-132.72 win. Run Thru MaxAperture took a 12.00-point lead on Thursday, but Jonesing for Juju held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Jones (67 Rush Yds, 159 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (5 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). James Conner (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Julio Jones (10 Rec, 152 Rec Yds) led the way for Run Thru MaxAperture in the loss. Jonesing for Juju (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Do it for the 'Grams, while Run Thru MaxAperture (4-4) will try to right the ship against QB Controversy 🏈.

Matchup Timeline

  Jonesing for Juju   Run Thru MaxAperture

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 31-24 win over the Chiefs, Jones scored 38.1 points to more-than-double his 13.9-point projection. He racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Jones and the Packers will battle the Chargers.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Jonesing for Juju
Points
% of total points 145.86
1
Aaron Jones
RB
38.1
13.9
26.1%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.8
13.87
12.9%
3
Tom Brady
QB
18.36
19.04
12.6%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
17.1
8.6
11.7%
Run Thru MaxAperture
Points
% of total points 132.72
1
James Conner
RB
22.5
16.14
17%
2
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
13.06
15.2%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.42
17.01
14.6%
4
Jonnu Smith
TE
16.8
5.97
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Run Thru MaxAperture emerged with a 101.12-53.50 lead. For Jonesing for Juju, Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal. Matt Prater made the highlight reel for Run Thru MaxAperture with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass for Jonesing for Juju, who trailed 110.22-71.86 after the late afternoon slate.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Jonesing for Juju, contributing to a 127.06-110.22 lead for the team.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Jonesing for Juju on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Jonesing for Juju   Run Thru MaxAperture

What If

Jonesing for Juju would have beaten seven other teams besides Run Thru MaxAperture this week.
Run Thru MaxAperture would have lost to just one other team besides Jonesing for Juju this week.
If Jonesing for Juju played Run Thru MaxAperture every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Jonesing for Juju would have topped Run Thru MaxAperture 124.82-98.46 had they played each other last week.
Jonesing for Juju would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Run Thru MaxAperture.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jonesing for Juju, Run Thru MaxAperture would be 4-3.
If Jonesing for Juju had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-31.
If they played every team every week, Run Thru MaxAperture would be 44-28.

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