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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Soulja
7-1 161.22
202.44
 
VS
proj
Cooking with Defense
150.24 4-4
195.2

The Soulja beat Cooking with Defense for fourth straight win, 161.22-150.24

The Soulja extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Cooking with Defense, securing a 161.22-150.24 win. Cooking with Defense jumped out to a 43.54-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Teddy Bridgewater, who passed for 176 yards and a touchdown and ran for 30 yards for 20.04 points, and Mike Davis, who racked up 77 yards from scrimmage (7.7 points). But The Soulja held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matthew Stafford (336 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Derek Carr (112 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 41 Rush Yds). This marks the second time this season The Soulja have beaten Cooking with Defense, after winning 180.71-164.1 in their last matchup. The Soulja (7-1) will look to add to their success against TeamBrickLesnar, while Cooking with Defense (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against A Team Has No Name.

Matchup Timeline

  The Soulja   Cooking with Defense

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11 points, Poyer scored 84.9% more than his 5.95-point projection as the Bills beat the Patriots 24-21. He made 11 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Soulja this week. In Week 9, Poyer and the Bills will play the Seahawks.
Jordan Poyer

Top Player Comparison

The Soulja
Points
% of total points 161.22
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33.44
31.23
20.7%
2
Derek Carr
QB
19.58
34.88
12.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
16.9
10.68
10.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.3
15.25
9.5%
Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 150.24
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.4
28.6
13.6%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
20.04
36.97
13.3%
3
Corey Davis
WR
18.8
8.05
12.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
14.7
10.1
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Cooking with Defense, helping to stake Cooking with Defense to a 43.54-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which The Soulja had a 126.52-101.74 lead. For The Soulja, Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Cooking with Defense with a 50-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Soulja emerged with a 158.62-123.94 lead. For The Soulja, Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch. Allen Robinson II made the highlight reel for Cooking with Defense with a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Soulja   Cooking with Defense

Game Notes

The Soulja got the win despite the fact that only six of their 19 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Cooking with Defense had only five of their 19 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 10.98-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did The Soulja get the win, but they also covered the 7.24-point projected margin of victory.

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