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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Darnold’s fivehead
6-2 128.88
153.78
 
VS
proj
casinodave.com
126.58 4-4
138.39

Darnold’s fivehead beat casinodave.com for fourth straight win in 128.88-126.58 battle

Darnold’s fivehead extended their win streak to four games with a tight victory over casinodave.com, squeaking by for a 128.88-126.58 win. casinodave.com had a chance to come from behind late afternoon on Sunday, but they came up short. Darnold’s fivehead led 85.58-91.48 after the early action and held on for the win despite a combined 35.1 points from three players on Sunday afternoon for casinodave.com. DeAndre Hopkins (21.9 points) and Russell Wilson (19.68) did the heavy lifting for Darnold’s fivehead in the victory. Darnold’s fivehead (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Underperformers Inc., while casinodave.com (4-4) try to get back in the win column against Thats Two for Me.

Matchup Timeline

  Darnold’s fivehead   casinodave.com

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Jaguars defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 15 points against their 8.62-point projection. During a 29-15 win over the Jets, they allowed 15 points, surrendered 213 yards, and intercepted 3 passes. The Jaguars defense will face the Texans next week.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense

Top Player Comparison

Darnold’s fivehead
Points
% of total points 128.88
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.9
20.17
17%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
19.68
27.36
15.3%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
16.2
14.56
12.6%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
11.6%
casinodave.com
Points
% of total points 126.58
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
29.38
23.38
23.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
14.6
13.93
11.5%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
12.8
15
10.1%
4
Jason Myers
K
12
9.98
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was casinodave.com who owned the lead, 91.48-85.58. For Darnold’s fivehead, Adam Vinatieri had a 55-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal. Matthew Stafford had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for casinodave.com, while Jason Myers had a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
James White had a 59-yard catch for casinodave.com, who trailed 128.88-126.58 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Darnold’s fivehead   casinodave.com

What If

Darnold’s fivehead would have beaten only two other teams besides casinodave.com this week.
casinodave.com would have lost to eight other teams besides Darnold’s fivehead this week.
Darnold’s fivehead would be 4-4 if they played casinodave.com every week.
Darnold’s fivehead would have defeated casinodave.com 149.34-120.52 had they played each other last week.
Darnold’s fivehead would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as casinodave.com.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Darnold’s fivehead, casinodave.com would be 6-1.
If Darnold’s fivehead had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-43.
If they played every team every week, casinodave.com would be 48-40.

Next Week Preview

Darnold’s fivehead
Darnold’s fivehead (6-2) will face Underperformers Inc. (4-4) in Week 9. Darnold’s fivehead will have to prepare for the fact that Devonta Freeman has a bye in Week 9. Underperformers Inc. won't have Matt Bryant. Over the past two weeks, Darnold’s fivehead have scored 139.11 points per game, while Underperformers Inc. have averaged 132.68 per contest.
casinodave.com
On the docket for Week 9, casinodave.com (4-4) will try to bounce back against Thats Two for Me (3-5). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd, Darrell Henderson Jr., and Alvin Kamara are off for casinodave.com and Austin Hooper and Alex Erickson are out for Thats Two for Me.