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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Trut Miners
6-2 94.66
112.36
 
VS
proj
Ravens
80.08 2-6
107.96

Trut Miners beat Ravens for fourth straight win, 94.66-80.08

Trut Miners extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Ravens, emerging victorious with a 94.66-80.08 win. It was the third loss in a row for Ravens. Trut Miners nabbed an early 12.20-point lead on Thursday. Ravens came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Wil Lutz (14 points). Not to be deterred, Trut Miners made a run later that night, as the Philadelphia Eagles defense (20 points) put them back in the lead for good. Trut Miners (6-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Angeell's Team, while Ravens (2-6) try to right the ship against Wizardos Tiburones.

Matchup Timeline

  Trut Miners   Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 23-9 win over the Cowboys, the Eagles defense scored 20 points to more-than-double their 8.46-point projection. They allowed only 9 points, surrendered 265 yards, and forced 2 fumbles to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Trut Miners this week. Next week, the Eagles will go up against the Giants.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense

Top Player Comparison

Trut Miners
Points
% of total points 94.66
1
Davante Adams
WR
26.8
17.93
28.3%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
20
8.46
21.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.06
19.87
20.1%
4
DJ Moore
WR
6.5
12.37
6.9%
Ravens
Points
% of total points 80.08
1
Jamaal Williams
RB
15.2
15.72
19%
2
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
17.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
17.5%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
15.45
16%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Trut Miners, helping to give the team a 12.20-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Trut Miners   Ravens

Game Notes

Trut Miners won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Ravens had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Davante Adams, the Philadelphia Eagles defense, and Tom Brady all scored more points than Jamaal Williams, the leading scorer for Ravens.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 14.58-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Trut Miners win, but they also easily covered the 4.39-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Trut Miners
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by a solid outing from Tom Brady, we doubled up Ravens at the quarterback position this past week (19.06 points to 7.78). Brady went 28-for-40 for 279 yards and two TDs in a two-point win over the Giants.
Ravens
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 23 times in Week 8. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group hauled in only 13 balls.