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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Out for Blood
8-0 99.8
117.98
 
VS
proj
Burt Bombers
67.2 3-5
97.19

Out for Blood defeat Burt Bombers to remain perfect in 99.8-67.2 rout

Out for Blood won their eighth straight to open the season with an easy victory over Burt Bombers, rolling to a 99.8-67.2 win. Burt Bombers jumped out to a 28.6-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 28.8 points from Teddy Bridgewater (176 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 30 Rush Yds) and Younghoe Koo (4-4 FG, 37 long, 1-2 XP). But it was all Out for Blood after that. They were led by Dalvin Cook (49.6 points) and Derrick Henry (17.2). Out for Blood (8-0) will look to keep it rolling against Texas Blitz, while Burt Bombers (3-5) will take on Chicken Dinner in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Out for Blood   Burt Bombers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 16.82 points, Henry scored right around that amount by scoring 17.2 points as the Titans lost to the Bengals 31-20. He ran for 112 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Out for Blood this week. In Week 9, Henry and the Titans will go up against the Bears.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Out for Blood
Points
% of total points 99.8
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
49.6
14.91
49.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
16.82
17.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
11.5
10.76
11.5%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
6.8
9.74
6.8%
Burt Bombers
Points
% of total points 67.2
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
15.8
24.45
23.5%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
19.3%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
11.6
12.92
17.3%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
8.4
8.58
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Burt Bombers, helping Burt Bombers to a 33.6-5.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Out for Blood, helping the team to an 82.4-42.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Out for Blood   Burt Bombers

Game Notes

Out for Blood got the win even though only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Burt Bombers had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 32.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Out for Blood earn the W, but they also covered the 20.79-point projected margin of victory.
Out for Blood moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while Burt Bombers falls to (1-4).

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