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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Big G 🤓
6-2 174.63
158.8
 
VS
proj
Coolrunnings
113.48 2-6
125.07

The Big G 🤓 knock off Coolrunnings for fourth straight win in 174.63-113.48 rout

The Big G 🤓 extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over Coolrunnings, rolling to a 174.63-113.48 win. Coolrunnings took a 3.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Big G 🤓 after that. They were led by Davante Adams (25.05 points) and Aaron Rodgers (22.54). The Philadelphia Eagles defense (21.42 points) and Lamar Jackson (16.82) did their part for Coolrunnings in the loss. This marks the first time this season The Big G 🤓 have beaten Coolrunnings, after falling 134.93-127.35 in their last matchup. The Big G 🤓 (6-2) will look to add to their success against Deshaun of the Dead, while Coolrunnings (2-6) will try to right the ship against PatrickD's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  The Big G 🤓   Coolrunnings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Saints, Santos scored 14.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.83-point projection and was much higher than his 8.79-point season scoring average. Santos will face the Titans next week.
Cairo Santos

Top Player Comparison

The Big G 🤓
Points
% of total points 174.63
1
Davante Adams
WR
25.05
16.11
14.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
21.17
12.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
18.9
12.17
10.8%
4
Mike Williams
WR
17.25
8.34
9.9%
Coolrunnings
Points
% of total points 113.48
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
21.42
9.65
18.9%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.82
23.48
14.8%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
12.01
7.44
10.6%
4
Eric Ebron
TE
11.8
7.12
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for The Big G 🤓, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch, helping The Big G 🤓 to a 121.59-59.12 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 24-yard touchdown catch for The Big G 🤓, while Cairo Santos had a 51-yard field goal to contribute to a 171.38-83.68 lead for The Big G 🤓.

Points By Position

  The Big G 🤓   Coolrunnings

Game Notes

The Big G 🤓 won even though only seven of their 16 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Coolrunnings had only four of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Coolrunnings could have used points from Dawson Knox and Carlos Dunlap, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
The Big G 🤓 put up more points than their projected total, while Coolrunnings fell shy of their projection.
The 174.63 points scored by The Big G 🤓 are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 61.15-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Big G 🤓 earn the W, but they also covered the 33.73-point predicted margin of victory.
The Big G 🤓 moves to (5-0) in blowout games this season, while Coolrunnings falls to (1-5).
A bright spot in the loss, the Philadelphia Eagles defense (21.42 points) officially put up the fourth-best score for a DEF this season.

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