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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
OLR
2-6 133
128.9
 
VS
proj
Lunatic Fringe
95 2-6
125.61

Back-and-forth battle ends with OLR knocking off Lunatic Fringe in 133-95 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, OLR earned a dominant victory over Lunatic Fringe, rolling to a 133-95 win. Lunatic Fringe nabbed an early 9-point lead on Thursday. OLR came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by impressive showings from Tyreek Hill (26 points) and Zack Moss (20). Unphased, Lunatic Fringe pulled it together later that afternoon to take a 1-point lead behind Russell Wilson (29 points) and Wil Lutz (14). But OLR came back again later that night, as Greg Zuerlein (13 points) and Dallas Goedert (2) put them back on top once and for all. OLR (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against headhunters, while Lunatic Fringe (2-6) will meet Gronkie Kong🦧 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  OLR   Lunatic Fringe

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Zuerlein overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 13 points against his 6.9-point projection. In a 23-9 loss to the Eagles, he made 3 of his 4 FG attempts. Zuerlein will face the Steelers next week.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

OLR
Points
% of total points 133
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
26
17.96
19.5%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
25
21.95
18.8%
3
Zack Moss
RB
20
7.07
15%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
17
16.74
12.8%
Lunatic Fringe
Points
% of total points 95
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29
25.57
30.5%
2
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
14.7%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
14
8.43
14.7%
4
Noah Fant
TE
11
11.43
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for OLR, contributing to a 69-23 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Lunatic Fringe who claimed the lead, 95-94. For OLR, Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Lunatic Fringe with a 46-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 59-yard field goal for OLR, contributing to a 109-95 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  OLR   Lunatic Fringe

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. OLR has left fewer points on the bench this season (432) than Lunatic Fringe (593).
Once OLR put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Lunatic Fringe (2 vs 1).
OLR see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Lunatic Fringe (0).
OLR should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Lunatic Fringe (4 vs 3).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Lunatic Fringe - they’ve made more transactions (3) than OLR (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, OLR have outscored Lunatic Fringe at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for OLR had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Lunatic Fringe (1).
Hey Lunatic Fringe, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

OLR
OLR (2-6) battle headhunters (6-2) in Week 9. Each side has players with byes next week, as Jarvis Landry, Tyler Higbee, Dallas Goedert, and DeSean Jackson are off for OLR and Darrell Henderson Jr. and Nick Chubb are out for headhunters. Over the last three weeks, OLR have put up 118.33 points per game, while headhunters have averaged 138 per contest.
Lunatic Fringe
Week 9 will feature the two lowest-scoring teams in League of Legends, as Lunatic Fringe (2-6) square off against Gronkie Kong🦧 (1-7). Thanks to bye weeks, Cooper Kupp and Joe Burrow will be unavailable next week for Gronkie Kong🦧.