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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Newbies Rule
4-4 193.53
177.34
 
VS
proj
jichanorthNJ
151.43 4-4
183.16

jichanorthNJ fall short of projections, lose to Newbies Rule, 193.53-151.43

jichanorthNJ were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, as Newbies Rule rallied to earn a 193.53-151.43 win. Trailing 151.43-140.73 heading into Monday night, Newbies Rule charged back behind James Conner, who ran for 145 yards and a touchdown for 34 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 5 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown (18.8 points). Dalvin Cook (98 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 73 Rec Yds) and Saquon Barkley (64 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for jichanorthNJ in defeat. This marks the first time this season Newbies Rule have gotten the best of jichanorthNJ, after falling 206.93-178.77 in their last matchup. Newbies Rule (4-4) will look to rack up another W against Ram's Den, while jichanorthNJ (4-4) attempt to get back in the win column against PwnStars.

Matchup Timeline

  Newbies Rule   jichanorthNJ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Montgomery overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 36.2 points against his 17.14-point projection. In a 17-16 loss to the Chargers, he racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Montgomery will face the Eagles next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Newbies Rule
Points
% of total points 193.53
1
David Montgomery
RB
36.2
17.14
18.7%
2
James Conner
RB
34
24.01
17.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.5
27.84
16.8%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.8
13.95
9.7%
jichanorthNJ
Points
% of total points 151.43
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
37.1
27.59
24.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
33.8
28.31
22.3%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
19.23
21.44
12.7%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
16.8
19.53
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was jichanorthNJ who grabbed the lead, 143.73-71.23. David Montgomery had a 55-yard run for Newbies Rule, while Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass. Meanwhile, Zane Gonzalez had a 50-yard field goal for jichanorthNJ, while Philip Rivers had a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for Newbies Rule, who trailed 151.43-140.73 after the late action.
Monday
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for Newbies Rule on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Newbies Rule   jichanorthNJ
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's about time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Newbies Rule
Newbies Rule will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 187.53 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
735 Rush Yds, 8 Rush TDs, 343 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
James Conner
Best Drafted
380 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 236 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
SF Defense
Best Acquisition
11.0 Avg Pts Allowed, 224.4 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
jichanorthNJ
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on jichanorthNJ making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 176.37 points per game through eight weeks, 6th-best in the league.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
823 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 293 Rec Yds
Carson Wentz
Best Drafted
1821 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs, 129 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Zane Gonzalez
Best Acquisition
21-24 FG, 50 long, 13-13 XP

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. jichanorthNJ need some help then, averaging just 176.37 versus Newbies Rule's 187.53.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Newbies Rule has left fewer points on the bench this season (526.83) than jichanorthNJ (626.87).
Newbies Rule are clutch masters, with more close wins than jichanorthNJ (2 vs 0).
By position, Newbies Rule have outscored jichanorthNJ at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Newbies Rule had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for jichanorthNJ (2).
Newbies Rule came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than jichanorthNJ (0).
There's not much good to say about jichanorthNJ this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!