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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
L.A. Golds
5-3 117.03
139.28
 
VS
proj
Viva Las Raiders
96.92 2-6
124.51

L.A. Golds find way to knock off Viva Las Raiders in 117.03-96.92 rout

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but L.A. Golds did enough to beat Viva Las Raiders, rolling to a 117.03-96.92 win. L.A. Golds got out to an early 15.10-point lead on Thursday. Viva Las Raiders came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (43.87 points) and Darrell Henderson Jr. (8.55). Not to be deterred, L.A. Golds made a run later that afternoon, as Drew Brees (21.98 points) and David Montgomery (17.25) put them back ahead once and for all. L.A. Golds (5-3) will look to earn another W against jamest1728, while Viva Las Raiders (2-6) will try to get back on track against stillmatic.

Matchup Timeline

  L.A. Golds   Viva Las Raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ebron (4 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 13.8 points against the Ravens in Week 8. His scoring output was 51.5% more than his 9.11-point projection and was much higher than his 6.98-point season scoring average. Ebron will face the Cowboys next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

L.A. Golds
Points
% of total points 117.03
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.8
17.72
21.2%
2
Drew Brees
QB
21.98
18.11
18.8%
3
David Montgomery
RB
17.25
18.29
14.7%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
15.1
19.85
12.9%
Viva Las Raiders
Points
% of total points 96.92
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
43.87
28.82
45.3%
2
Jalen Reagor
WR
12.7
8.96
13.1%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
8.55
16.32
8.8%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
7.05
12.36
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Viva Las Raiders boasted an 81.22-65.00 lead. For L.A. Golds, Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Viva Las Raiders with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for L.A. Golds, contributing to a 104.23-84.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  L.A. Golds   Viva Las Raiders

Game Notes

L.A. Golds won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Viva Las Raiders had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Not only did L.A. Golds earn the win, but they also covered the 14.77-point projected margin of victory.
L.A. Golds moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Viva Las Raiders falls to (1-3).
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes recorded 43.87 points, the fourth-highest scoring output for any QB this year.

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