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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Futbolistas
6-2 120.71
93.38
 
VS
proj
AtomicDawgs19
100.46 3-5
88.85

Futbolistas jump into top spot in 120.71-100.46 rout

Futbolistas ascended to the top of the standings in SmackTalk XIX with an easy victory over AtomicDawgs19, rolling to a 120.71-100.46 win. Futbolistas jumped out to a 25.15-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Kenny Golladay and Jason Myers. Golladay caught 6 passes for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns for 18.65 points, while Myers made both of his FG attempts (12 points). AtomicDawgs19 came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Tevin Coleman (31.4 points) and Tom Brady (22.36). Unphased, Futbolistas made a run later that night, as Aaron Jones (28.05 points) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the second time this season Futbolistas have knocked off AtomicDawgs19, after winning 110.02-102.92 in their last matchup. Futbolistas (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Canadian all star, while AtomicDawgs19 (3-5) will meet Jujus Best in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs19

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11.45 points, Johnson more-than-tripled his 3.49-point projection as the Steelers beat the Dolphins 27-14. He caught 5 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Futbolistas this week. Next week, Johnson will play the Colts.
Diontae Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Futbolistas
Points
% of total points 120.71
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
31.46
25.64
26.1%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
28.05
8.78
23.2%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.65
8.1
15.5%
4
Jason Myers
K
12
9.84
9.9%
AtomicDawgs19
Points
% of total points 100.46
1
Tevin Coleman
RB
31.4
5.96
31.3%
2
Tom Brady
QB
22.36
23.82
22.3%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
10.75
8.02
10.7%
4
Robbie Gould
K
9
8
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Futbolistas, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 49.75-24.60 lead for Futbolistas.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, AtomicDawgs19 emerged with a 94.91-81.21 lead. For Futbolistas, Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass. Tevin Coleman had a 48-yard touchdown run for AtomicDawgs19, while Tom Brady had a 59-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Futbolistas, helping the team to a 109.26-100.46 lead.
Monday
Diontae Johnson had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Futbolistas during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs19

What If

Futbolistas would have beaten seven other teams besides AtomicDawgs19 this week.
AtomicDawgs19 would have lost to four other teams besides Futbolistas this week.
If they played AtomicDawgs19 every week, Futbolistas would be 4-4 this season.
AtomicDawgs19 would have been victorious over Futbolistas 76.39-68.37 had they played each other last week.
Futbolistas would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as AtomicDawgs19.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Futbolistas, AtomicDawgs19 would be 4-2.
If Futbolistas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-28.
If they played every team every week, AtomicDawgs19 would be 38-34.

Coach Talk

Futbolistas
Hey, the key to football is finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up AtomicDawgs19 at the wide receiver position (34.05 points to 15.9).
AtomicDawgs19
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for AtomicDawgs19 collectively recorded just three targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 9!