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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Terry's Team
2-6 54.76
70.51
 
VS
proj
christopher's Team
53.14 2-6
60.83

Offensively challenged Terry's Team knock off christopher's Team in 54.76-53.14 battle

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Terry's Team were fortunate to earn a win against a foe that performed even worse, squeaking by for a 54.76-53.14 win over christopher's Team. Terry's Team led 54.76-53.14 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as ( points) didn't do much to pad their point total. Russell Wilson (28.74 points) and Jared Cook (13.6) did their part for christopher's Team in the loss. Terry's Team (2-6) will look to maintain their momentum against Frank's Team, while christopher's Team (2-6) will try to get back in the win column against Sacks in the City.

Matchup Timeline

  Terry's Team   christopher's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Dolphins in Week 8, Kupp caught 11 passes for 110 yards . In doing so, he put up 16.5 points to scored 35.9% higher than his 12.14-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Terry's Team this week. In Week 9, Kupp and the Rams will play the Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Terry's Team
Points
% of total points 54.76
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.5
12.14
30.1%
2
Josh Allen
QB
13.46
21.35
24.6%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
9
9.61
16.4%
4
Cam Akers
RB
5.9
2.12
10.8%
christopher's Team
Points
% of total points 53.14
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.74
25.4
54.1%
2
Jared Cook
TE
13.6
8.35
25.6%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
4
8.17
7.5%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
3.8
10.22
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for Terry's Team, helping the team to a 49.86-10.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for christopher's Team, who trailed 54.76-53.14 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Terry's Team   christopher's Team

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starting players on Terry's Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
christopher's Team had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Terry's Team had three starters score zero points, while christopher's Team had three.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
christopher's Team ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Terry's Team ranked 8th.
The matchup's 1.62-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This win concludes a streak of three straight defeats for Terry's Team.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Terry's Team. They got the W, but did not cover the 9.68-point projected margin of victory.
Terry's Team moves to (1-0) in close games this season, while christopher's Team falls to (1-2).
Despite the loss, Russell Wilson put up 28.74 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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