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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
bladen's Unreal Team
6-2 33.91
28.6
 
VS
proj
Jason's Team
28.25 3-5
35.31

bladen's Unreal Team defy projections, earn win against Jason's Team, 33.91-28.25

bladen's Unreal Team outperformed expectations, coming out on top with a 33.91-28.25 win over Jason's Team, who fell short of projections. bladen's Unreal Team grabbed an early 4.85-point lead on Thursday. Jason's Team came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Joey Bosa (3.75 points) and Gardner Minshew II (3.23). Not to be deterred, bladen's Unreal Team rallied later that afternoon, as Nick Bosa (5.8 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (2.09) put them back ahead once and for all. bladen's Unreal Team (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Joshua's Team, while Jason's Team (3-5) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Saul Elizarraras.

Matchup Timeline

  bladen's Unreal Team   Jason's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Lions in Week 8, Baker made 8 tackles. In doing so, he put up 1.8 points to score more than 5 times his 0.32-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on bladen's Unreal Team this week. Next week, Baker will square off against the Cowboys.
DeAndre Baker

Top Player Comparison

bladen's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 33.91
1
Nick Bosa
DE
5.8
2
17.1%
2
Linval Joseph
DT
3.25
1.22
9.6%
3
Jared Goff
QB
2.83
3.02
8.3%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
2.39
1.11
7%
Jason's Team
Points
% of total points 28.25
1
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
3.9
1.98
13.8%
2
Joey Bosa
DE
3.75
2.07
13.3%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
3.23
2.61
11.4%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
2.6
2.22
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Jason's Team emerged with a 19.69-19.59 lead. For bladen's Unreal Team, Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass. Gardner Minshew II had a 70-yard touchdown pass for Jason's Team, while Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 29-yard touchdown catch for bladen's Unreal Team, contributing to a 32.06-24.35 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  bladen's Unreal Team   Jason's Team

What If

bladen's Unreal Team would have beaten eight other teams besides Jason's Team this week.
Jason's Team would have lost to four other teams besides bladen's Unreal Team this week.
If bladen's Unreal Team played Jason's Team every week this season, they'd be 2-6.
Last week, Jason's Team would have defeated bladen's Unreal Team 38.25-25.49.
bladen's Unreal Team would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jason's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as bladen's Unreal Team, Jason's Team would be 6-1.
If bladen's Unreal Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-46.
If they played every team every week, Jason's Team would be 59-29.

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