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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Word
5-3 453.41
444.31
 
VS
proj
Im Yo Daddy
390.29 3-5
437.87

Im Yo Daddy lose to Word, 453.41-390.29

There's no way around it, Im Yo Daddy dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Word came out on top with a 453.41-390.29 win. Word never trailed in this one after earning a 23.60-point lead on Thursday behind Robby Anderson (24.6 points) and Deion Jones (7.5). Russell Wilson (69.28 points) and Tom Brady (55.48) led the way for Im Yo Daddy in the loss. This marks the second time this season Word have taken down Im Yo Daddy, after winning 484.89-458.55 in their last matchup. Word (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Lance Harbor, while Im Yo Daddy (3-5) will attempt to get back in the win column against BLACKNGOLD II.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   Im Yo Daddy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman (7 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 49 points against the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 26.15-point projection and was much higher than his 25.13-point season scoring average. Hardman will face the Panthers next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 453.41
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
59.53
56.15
13.1%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
49
26.15
10.8%
3
Cam Newton
QB
48.35
49.46
10.7%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
47
43.36
10.4%
Im Yo Daddy
Points
% of total points 390.29
1
Russell Wilson
QB
69.28
65.27
17.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
55.48
56.05
14.2%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
46.95
41.68
12%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
46.4
40.23
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for Word, while Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch, helping Word to a 247.33-137.78 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Im Yo Daddy, while Jerry Jeudy had a 43-yard catch for the team, who trailed 368.46-297.16 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Word   Im Yo Daddy

Game Notes

Only six of the 19 starting players on Word exceeded their scoring projections.
Im Yo Daddy had only seven of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Word won despite starting the Green Bay Packers defense, who scored zero points.
Word put up more points than their season scoring average (425.13) while Im Yo Daddy fell short of theirs (413.72).
Word put up more points than their projected total, while Im Yo Daddy fell shy of their projection.
The win puts an end to a three-game losing skid for Word.
Not only did Word win, but they also easily covered the 6.44-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Russell Wilson put up 69.28 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Word
Listen, Word, we do certainly respect the confidence. It takes gumption to deploy a starter with zero points (the Green Bay Packers defense), while still earning the W! We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it in the playoffs and we'll be toast.
Im Yo Daddy
Unless Im Yo Daddy wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many looks" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. Our six pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 37 times in Week 8. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they managed just 20 receptions.