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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Trut Miners
5-3 163.86
113.35
 
VS
proj
Zilina Saints
92.34 4-4
116.47

Trut Miners top projections, knock off Zilina Saints in 163.86-92.34 rout

Trut Miners rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, cruising to a 163.86-92.34 win over Zilina Saints, who fell short of projections. Zilina Saints grabbed a 26.60-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Younghoe Koo (13 points) and Hayden Hurst (7.9). But it was all Trut Miners after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (47.6 points) and Travis Kelce (20.9). This marks the first time this season Trut Miners have gotten the best of Zilina Saints, after falling 133.58-89.9 in their last matchup. Trut Miners (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Dark Buccaneers, while Zilina Saints (4-4) meet Raising Cardinals in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Trut Miners   Zilina Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 41-21 win over the Lions, the Colts defense scored 15 points to more-than-double their 7.1-point projection. They allowed 21 points, surrendered 326 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Trut Miners this week. Next week, the Colts will battle the Ravens.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Trut Miners
Points
% of total points 163.86
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
47.6
16.39
29%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.9
13.64
12.8%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
18.86
20.28
11.5%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
17.4
8.52
10.6%
Zilina Saints
Points
% of total points 92.34
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.74
25.4
31.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
15.2%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
14.1%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
8.3
16.75
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Trut Miners, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 150.86-41.80 lead for Trut Miners.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Zilina Saints, who trailed 150.86-70.54 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for Trut Miners to contribute to a 163.86-78.34 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Trut Miners   Zilina Saints

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Trut Miners exceeded their projected point totals.
Zilina Saints had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Trut Miners put up more points than their season scoring average (121.8) while Zilina Saints fell short of theirs (114.9).
Trut Miners recorded more points than their projected total, while Zilina Saints failed to reach their projection.
The 163.86 points scored by Trut Miners are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 71.52-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Trut Miners moves to (4-2) in blowout games this season, while Zilina Saints falls to (2-3).
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson (28.74 points) registered the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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