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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
TheGurleyBoyz
2-6 108.1
103.43
 
VS
proj
Not Enuf Johnson
69.9 5-3
105.55

Not Enuf Johnson fall short of predictions, succumb to TheGurleyBoyz in 108.1-69.9 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Not Enuf Johnson underperformed, at least based on projections, as TheGurleyBoyz rolled to a 108.1-69.9 win. Not Enuf Johnson took a 5.2-point lead on Thursday, but it was all TheGurleyBoyz after that. They were led by DK Metcalf (28.1 points) and Lamar Jackson (20.9). Davante Adams (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Teddy Bridgewater (176 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) did their part for Not Enuf Johnson in the loss. TheGurleyBoyz (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against Not Enuf Johnson, while Not Enuf Johnson (5-3) meet TheGurleyBoyz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  TheGurleyBoyz   Not Enuf Johnson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf scored 28.1 points in a 37-27 win over the 49ers to more-than-double his 12.3-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on TheGurleyBoyz this week. Metcalf will play the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

TheGurleyBoyz
Points
% of total points 108.1
1
DK Metcalf
WR
28.1
12.3
26%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
20.9
28.18
19.3%
3
Corey Davis
WR
18.8
8.09
17.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
13%
Not Enuf Johnson
Points
% of total points 69.9
1
Davante Adams
WR
23.3
14.29
33.3%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
15.8
24.45
22.6%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
14.23
18.3%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
6
10.54
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Not Enuf Johnson, contributing to a 15.8-10.6 lead for Not Enuf Johnson.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for TheGurleyBoyz to contribute to an 89.3-66.3 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TheGurleyBoyz   Not Enuf Johnson

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. TheGurleyBoyz has left fewer points on the bench this season (268.05) than Not Enuf Johnson (401.75).
TheGurleyBoyz play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Not Enuf Johnson (1).
TheGurleyBoyz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Not Enuf Johnson (5 vs 3).
Not Enuf Johnson have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than TheGurleyBoyz (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, TheGurleyBoyz have outscored Not Enuf Johnson at WR and K this season.
Hey Not Enuf Johnson, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

TheGurleyBoyz
Identifying mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Not Enuf Johnson at the wide receiver position (59.6 points to 28.5).
Not Enuf Johnson
Wow, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting RBs for Not Enuf Johnson collectively logged four receptions on just five targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up a couple of screen plays in Week 9!