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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Worst Poker Game Evr
6-2 123.9
100.43
 
VS
proj
Guns N' Rosen
103.46 3-5
106.75

Worst Poker Game Evr climb into 1st place in 123.90-103.46 rout

Worst Poker Game Evr jumped into first place in Mediacurrent with an easy victory over Guns N' Rosen, rolling to a 123.90-103.46 win. Guns N' Rosen pulled out to a 3.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Worst Poker Game Evr after that. They were led by Aaron Jones (34.6 points) and Kenny Golladay (22.3). Deshaun Watson (27.76 points) and DK Metcalf (13.3) led the charge for Guns N' Rosen in defeat. Worst Poker Game Evr (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against DaphneL's Team, while Guns N' Rosen (3-5) meet More Than A Thielen in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Worst Poker Game Evr   Guns N' Rosen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.53 points, Jones more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 34.6 points as the Packers beat the Chiefs 31-24. He racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Worst Poker Game Evr this week. Next week, Jones will face the Chargers.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Worst Poker Game Evr
Points
% of total points 123.9
1
Aaron Jones
RB
34.6
12.53
27.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
22.3
10.63
18%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
12.1%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10.9
13.36
8.8%
Guns N' Rosen
Points
% of total points 103.46
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
27.76
23.16
26.8%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
13.3
7.98
12.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
9.42
12.6%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
10.9
5.77
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Worst Poker Game Evr who emerged with the lead, 73.20-51.90. Kenny Golladay had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Worst Poker Game Evr, while Kyler Murray had a 47-yard pass. Devin Singletary made the highlight reel for Guns N' Rosen with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 46-yard pass for Guns N' Rosen, who trailed 89.30-87.06 after the late slate.
Sunday Night
Aaron Jones had a 67-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Worst Poker Game Evr, helping the team to a 123.90-87.06 lead.

Points By Position

  Worst Poker Game Evr   Guns N' Rosen

What If

Worst Poker Game Evr would have beaten eight other teams besides Guns N' Rosen this week.
Guns N' Rosen would have lost to five other teams besides Worst Poker Game Evr this week.
If Worst Poker Game Evr played Guns N' Rosen every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Had they played each other last week, Guns N' Rosen would have gotten the victory over Worst Poker Game Evr 77.84-76.56.
Worst Poker Game Evr would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Guns N' Rosen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Worst Poker Game Evr, Guns N' Rosen would be 4-3.
If Worst Poker Game Evr had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-32.
If they played every team every week, Guns N' Rosen would be 34-54.

Next Week Preview

Worst Poker Game Evr
Worst Poker Game Evr (6-2) will match up against DaphneL's Team (2-6) in Week 9. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Calvin Ridley, the New Orleans Saints defense, and Darrell Henderson Jr. are off for Worst Poker Game Evr and the Los Angeles Rams defense and John Ross III are out for DaphneL's Team. Over the last three weeks, Worst Poker Game Evr have put up 103.79 points per game, while DaphneL's Team have averaged just 61.04 per contest.
Guns N' Rosen
Looking ahead to Week 9, 11th-place Guns N' Rosen (3-5) are set to take on second-place More Than A Thielen (5-3). Guns N' Rosen might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Devonta Freeman, Wil Lutz, Gerald Everett, and Alvin Kamara out on bye in Week 9. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have nearly been mirror images of each other lately. Guns N' Rosen has put up 105.13 points per game over the last three weeks, while More Than A Thielen has averaged 103.93 per outing over that same period.