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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Top Gun
4-4 142.08
128.41
 
VS
proj
Rollin’ with Mahomes
141.78 2-6
127.83

Top Gun hand Rollin’ with Mahomes fifth consecutive loss in 142.08-141.78 battle

Top Gun eked out a 142.08-141.78 win to hand Rollin’ with Mahomes their fifth straight loss. Rollin’ with Mahomes had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Top Gun led 142.08-117.78 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 24 points from James Conner on Monday night for Rollin’ with Mahomes. Top Gun were led by Latavius Murray, who racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 36.7 points, and Dalvin Cook, who racked up 171 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (28.1 points). Top Gun (4-4) will look to get another W against I Gould Care Less, while Rollin’ with Mahomes (2-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against Freakazoids.

Matchup Timeline

  Top Gun   Rollin’ with Mahomes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 31-9 win over the Cardinals, Murray scored 36.7 points to more-than-double his 15.16-point projection. He racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Top Gun this week. Murray will square off against the Falcons next week.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Top Gun
Points
% of total points 142.08
1
Latavius Murray
RB
36.7
15.16
25.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.1
20.82
19.8%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
18.5
12.72
13%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
15.68
23.28
11%
Rollin’ with Mahomes
Points
% of total points 141.78
1
James Conner
RB
24
17.7
16.9%
2
Jared Goff
QB
22.88
19.92
16.1%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
19.9
13.86
14%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.82
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Rollin’ with Mahomes, who trailed 120.98-87.08 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Top Gun   Rollin’ with Mahomes
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, meaning we ought refresh the Standings.
Top Gun
Top Gun rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (130.83 ppg), leaving Top Gun on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 6 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
823 Rush Yds, 9 Rush TDs, 293 Rec Yds
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
2127 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 182 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Mason Crosby
Best Acquisition
11-12 FG, 48 long, 26-26 XP
Rollin’ with Mahomes
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Rollin’ with Mahomes making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 119.69 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2180 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Tyler Lockett
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 615 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
DJ Chark Jr.
Best Acquisition
39 Rec, 660 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs

What If

Top Gun would have beaten seven other teams besides Rollin’ with Mahomes this week.
Rollin’ with Mahomes would have lost to just one other team besides Top Gun this week.
If Top Gun played Rollin’ with Mahomes every week this season, they'd be 7-1.
Had they played each other last week, Top Gun would have beaten Rollin’ with Mahomes 103.44-82.54.
Top Gun would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rollin’ with Mahomes.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Top Gun, Rollin’ with Mahomes would be 4-3.
If Top Gun had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-28.
If they played every team every week, Rollin’ with Mahomes would be 32-40.