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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
3-5 115
132.76
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Tomahawks
96 6-2
157.11

Cleveland Browns manage to knock off Cleveland Tomahawks 115-96

Both teams fell short of projections, but Cleveland Browns did enough to knock off Cleveland Tomahawks, earning a 115-96 win. Cleveland Tomahawks took an 8-point lead on Thursday, but Cleveland Browns held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson, who passed for 261 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 23 yards for 50 points, and Jerick McKinnon, who caught 4 passes for 40 yards (15 points). Jamaal Williams (17 points) and Lamar Jackson (16) led the way for Cleveland Tomahawks in the loss. This marks the first time this season Cleveland Browns have knocked off Cleveland Tomahawks, after falling 213-133 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against LADY GIANTS, while Cleveland Tomahawks (6-2) attempt to get back on track against Django.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Cleveland Tomahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 40 yards against the Seahawks, McKinnon scored 15 points this week. His scoring output was 77.9% more than his 8.43-point projection and was higher than his 10.71-point season scoring average. McKinnon ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Jerick McKinnon

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 115
1
Russell Wilson
QB
50
40.91
43.5%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
15
8.43
13%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
13
9.75
11.3%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
11
15.33
9.6%
Cleveland Tomahawks
Points
% of total points 96
1
Jamaal Williams
RB
17
16.6
17.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16
35.88
16.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15
17.73
15.6%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
12
16.56
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch for Cleveland Tomahawks, while Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal, helping Cleveland Tomahawks to an 82-50 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Cleveland Browns to contribute to a 115-96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Cleveland Tomahawks

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Cleveland Browns exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Cleveland Tomahawks had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The victory snaps a three-game losing streak for Cleveland Browns, while the loss caps a four-game unbeaten streak for Cleveland Tomahawks.
In upset games this season, Cleveland Browns moves to (1-1), while Cleveland Tomahawks falls to (0-1).
For Cleveland Tomahawks, Jamaal Williams (17 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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