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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Ruffian's
5-3 127.68
104.43
 
VS
proj
Blackfoot
77.2 3-5
121.55

Ruffian's defeat Blackfoot in 127.68-77.20 rout

Ruffian's rose to the occasion, rolling to a 127.68-77.20 win over Blackfoot, who fell short of projections. This matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as Ruffian's leapt out to a 31.44-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 31.44 points from Curtis Samuel (23 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Teddy Bridgewater (176 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds). Travis Fulgham (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ben Roethlisberger (182 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Blackfoot in defeat. This marks the second time this season Ruffian's have beaten Blackfoot, after winning 95.95-37.61 in their last matchup. Ruffian's (5-3) will look to build on their success against TB12 Blaster!, while Blackfoot (3-5) try to get back on track against Stephania Belles.

Matchup Timeline

  Ruffian's   Blackfoot

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Cowboys in Week 8, McLeod made a tackle. In doing so, he put up 12 points to score more than 6 times his 2-point projection, the highest percent increase of any S in the league this season. McLeod will play the Giants in Week 9.
Rodney McLeod

Top Player Comparison

Ruffian's
Points
% of total points 127.68
1
Zack Moss
RB
20.1
6.34
15.7%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
18.4
7.07
14.4%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
13.04
18.89
10.2%
4
Rodney McLeod
S
12
2
9.4%
Blackfoot
Points
% of total points 77.2
1
Travis Fulgham
WR
15.3
9.52
19.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.28
18.44
19.8%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
7.62
7
9.9%
4
Albert Okwuegbunam
TE
7.15
3.83
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater teamed up with Curtis Samuel for a 29-yard touchdown pass for Ruffian's. Bridgewater also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard pass, helping to give Ruffian's a 31.44-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Ruffian's   Blackfoot

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Ruffian's are doing a better job of that, averaging 110.48 versus Blackfoot's 100.57.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ruffian's (5-3) have a better record than Blackfoot (3-5).
Even the machines think Ruffian's have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (128.13) than Blackfoot (102.48).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Blackfoot has left more points on the bench this season (390.58) than Ruffian's (317.36).
Ruffian's are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Blackfoot (1).
Ruffian's are clutch masters, with more close wins than Blackfoot (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Blackfoot - they’ve made more transactions (7) than Ruffian's (4) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Ruffian's have outscored Blackfoot at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Ruffian's had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Blackfoot (0).
There's not much good to say about Blackfoot this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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