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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Boomtown Brawlers
2-6 112.3
119.07
 
VS
proj
The Xtreme
104.05 5-3
118.41

Offensively challenged Boomtown Brawlers come back to beat The Xtreme, 112.30-104.05

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Boomtown Brawlers were fortunate to earn a win against a team that had an even worse week, coming back to earn a 112.30-104.05 win over The Xtreme. Boomtown Brawlers trailed 92.05-77.70 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Ryan Succop (4-4 FG, 43 long, 1-1 XP) and Rob Gronkowski (4 Rec, 41 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Matt Ryan (281 Pass Yds, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Travis Fulgham (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for The Xtreme in defeat. Boomtown Brawlers (2-6) will look to maintain their momentum against GreatPlainsDrifters, while The Xtreme (5-3) will meet Orange bloods in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Boomtown Brawlers   The Xtreme

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 8, Succop scored 15 points to beat his 8.41-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any K in the league this season. In Week 9, Succop and the Buccaneers will play the Saints.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

Boomtown Brawlers
Points
% of total points 112.3
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
50.8
33.35
45.2%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.2
18.7
15.3%
3
Ryan Succop
K
15
8.41
13.4%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
14.1
12.68
12.6%
The Xtreme
Points
% of total points 104.05
1
Matt Ryan
QB
20.75
24.21
19.9%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
19.8
14.2
19%
3
Jared Cook
TE
16.1
9.94
15.5%
4
Golden Tate
WR
12
6.47
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Boomtown Brawlers, helping the team to a 75.20-38.15 lead.

Points By Position

  Boomtown Brawlers   The Xtreme

Game Notes

Only three of the 11 starters on Boomtown Brawlers scored higher than their point projections.
The Xtreme had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Boomtown Brawlers had two starters score zero points, while The Xtreme had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Boomtown Brawlers ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while The Xtreme ranked 13th.
The defeat ends a streak of two straight wins for The Xtreme.
Not only did Boomtown Brawlers get the win, but they also covered the 0.66-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Boomtown Brawlers moves to (1-0), while The Xtreme falls to (1-1).

Coach Talk

Boomtown Brawlers
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? Fueled by a thrilling showing by Patrick Mahomes, we doubled up The Xtreme at the quarterback position this past week (50.8 points to 20.75). Mahomes cruised through the Jets defense to the tune of 416 yards and five passing touchdowns.
The Xtreme
Fortunately, The Xtreme, Week 8's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Starting Greg Olsen and Aaron Jones in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up over 112 points... let's all assume something like this won't happen again and move on?