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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
John's Team
5-3 578.24
580.07
 
VS
proj
Larry's Team
449 3-5
490.34

John's Team knock off Larry's Team for third straight win, 578.24-449.00

John's Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Larry's Team, earning a 578.24-449.00 win. Larry's Team grabbed a 54.84-point lead on Thursday, but John's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff (355 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Russell Wilson (261 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds). Matt Ryan (105.94 points) and Josh Allen (73.46) did their part for Larry's Team in the loss. This marks the second time this season John's Team have taken down Larry's Team, after winning 658.74-431.72 in their last matchup. John's Team improve to 5-3 on the season, while Larry's Team fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Team   Larry's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 22.18 points, Woods more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 44.4 points as the Rams lost to the Dolphins 28-17. He caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on John's Team this week. In Week 9, Woods and the Rams will play the Seahawks.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

John's Team
Points
% of total points 578.24
1
Jared Goff
QB
144.2
112.16
24.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
143.74
131.99
24.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
44.4
22.18
7.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
34.7
27.92
6%
Larry's Team
Points
% of total points 449
1
Matt Ryan
QB
105.94
118.15
23.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
73.46
107.82
16.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
63.8
44.82
14.2%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
61.1
27.9
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for Larry's Team, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 382.30-339.50 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which John's Team became the proud owner of a 568.24-433.40 lead. Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for John's Team, while Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Larry's Team with a 46-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  John's Team   Larry's Team

What If

John's Team would have beaten two other teams besides Larry's Team this week.
Larry's Team would have lost to three other teams besides John's Team this week.
If John's Team played Larry's Team every week this season, they'd be 8-0.
Had they played each other last week, John's Team would have beaten Larry's Team 633.92-525.9.
John's Team would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Larry's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as John's Team, Larry's Team would be 2-4.
If John's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-14.
If they played every team every week, Larry's Team would be 10-30.

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