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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 8
Weekly
Grade
Grade
TeamBrickLesnar
5-3 136.04
127.95
VS
proj
A Team Has No Name
66.84
3-5
78.03
A Team Has No Name fall short of projections, lose to TeamBrickLesnar in 136.04-66.84 rout
There's no way around it, A Team Has No Name dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as TeamBrickLesnar cruised to a 136.04-66.84 win. There was very little drama in this matchup, as TeamBrickLesnar jumped out to a 53.54-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Ryan passed for 281 yards and ran for 27 yards and a touchdown for 28.94 points, while Jones caught 7 passes for 137 yards (13.7 points). Tyreek Hill (21.8 points) and Josh Allen (15.46) were the leaders for A Team Has No Name in defeat. This marks the second time this season TeamBrickLesnar have beaten A Team Has No Name, after winning 158.6-144.1 in their last matchup. TeamBrickLesnar (5-3) will look to add to their success against The Soulja, while A Team Has No Name (3-5) attempt to get back on track against Cooking with Defense.
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Matchup Timeline
TeamBrickLesnar
A Team Has No Name
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Metcalf scored 28.1 points against the 49ers in Week 8 to more-than-double his 12.31-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on TeamBrickLesnar this week. Next week, Metcalf will square off against the Bills.
DK Metcalf
Top Player Comparison
TeamBrickLesnar
Points
% of total points 136.04
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28.94
35.44
21.3%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
28.1
12.31
20.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
23.3
14.28
17.1%
4
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
11.79
10.1%
A Team Has No Name
Points
% of total points 66.84
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.8
13.33
32.6%
2
Josh Allen
QB
15.46
30.37
23.1%
3
Mike Evans
WR
11.5
10.77
17.2%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.2
11.29
13.8%
Matchup Highlights
Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for TeamBrickLesnar, contributing to a 53.54-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch for A Team Has No Name, while Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for the team, who trailed 102.74-50.20 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for TeamBrickLesnar, contributing to a 135.54-50.70 lead for the team.
Points By Position
TeamBrickLesnar
A Team Has No Name
Game Notes
TeamBrickLesnar won even though only six of their 19 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
A Team Has No Name had only three of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as TeamBrickLesnar had five starters score zero points, while A Team Has No Name had 10.
TeamBrickLesnar had three players score more points than the leading scorer for A Team Has No Name.
TeamBrickLesnar put up more points than their season scoring average (124.83) while A Team Has No Name fell short of theirs (117.81).
TeamBrickLesnar put up more points than their projected total, while A Team Has No Name fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 69.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did TeamBrickLesnar get the win, but they also covered the 49.92-point predicted margin of victory.
TeamBrickLesnar moves to (2-2) in blowout games this year, while A Team Has No Name falls to (0-2).
For A Team Has No Name, Tyreek Hill (21.8 points) recorded the third-best score for a wideout this week.
Coach Talk
TeamBrickLesnar
Hey, it's good to be confident, TeamBrickLesnar. It takes a special kind of moxie to play not one, not two, but FIVE starters with zero points while still getting the W! All we ask is to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
A Team Has No Name
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The nine offensive position starters on A Team Has No Name (five WRs, three RBs, one TE) collectively put up 302 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 8. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 606 yards and six scores.