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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mo Trouble
7-1 152.28
152.14
 
VS
proj
3rd and Long
118.78 3-5
145.41

Mo Trouble knock off 3rd and Long for fifth straight win in 152.28-118.78 rout

Mo Trouble extended their win streak to five games with a dominant victory over 3rd and Long, cruising to a 152.28-118.78 win. Mo Trouble jumped out to a 43.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Latavius Murray (36.7 points) and Tyler Lockett (16). 3rd and Long came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (27.5 points) and Josh Jacobs (10.1). Unphased, Mo Trouble made a run later that night, as Tyreek Hill (14.1 points) and Harrison Butker (6) put them back in the lead for good. Mo Trouble (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against The Blues, while 3rd and Long (3-5) will try to right the ship against Valyrian Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Mo Trouble   3rd and Long

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the Saints beat the Cardinals 31-9. In doing so, he put up 36.7 points to more-than-double his 15.16-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Mo Trouble this week. Next week, Murray will battle the Falcons.
Latavius Murray

Top Player Comparison

Mo Trouble
Points
% of total points 152.28
1
Latavius Murray
RB
36.7
15.16
24.1%
2
James Conner
RB
24
17.7
15.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
16
16.51
10.5%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
14.1
14.98
9.3%
3rd and Long
Points
% of total points 118.78
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.5
22.16
23.2%
2
Jared Goff
QB
26.88
23.19
22.6%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16.3
11.82
13.7%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
10.4
13.76
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for 3rd and Long, who trailed 108.18-64.58 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 40-yard touchdown run for 3rd and Long, helping the team to a 113.78-108.18 lead.

Points By Position

  Mo Trouble   3rd and Long

What If

Mo Trouble would have beaten six other teams besides 3rd and Long this week.
3rd and Long would have lost to nine other teams besides Mo Trouble this week.
If they played 3rd and Long every week, Mo Trouble would be 5-3 this season.
Last week, Mo Trouble would have beaten 3rd and Long 136.06-123.42.
Mo Trouble would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 3rd and Long.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mo Trouble, 3rd and Long would be 5-2.
If Mo Trouble had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-35.
If they played every team every week, 3rd and Long would be 39-49.

Coach Talk

Mo Trouble
Earning the win is most important, Mo Trouble, but we've also identified one spot where we should improve as a team. Our quarterback was utterly outplayed by the opposition. Jared Goff went 17-of-31 for 372 yards and two touchdowns for 3rd and Long, and all Jacoby Brissett could manage was a 15-for-25 day for 202 passing yards. We need to spend some extra time this week working with our receivers!
3rd and Long
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our six pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 28 targets in Week 8. With just 15 total catches, this group may have some chemistry issues.