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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
michael's Team
7-1 118.94
128.64
 
VS
proj
Wood #1
113.9 5-3
97

michael's Team come back to beat Wood #1 for seventh straight win, 118.94-113.90

michael's Team extended their win streak to seven games with a come-from-behind victory over Wood #1, rallying for a 118.94-113.90 win. After trailing 113.90-106.84 heading into Monday night, michael's Team staged a comeback behind Rob Gronkowski, who caught 4 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown for 12.1 points. Dalvin Cook (47.6 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (17.4) were the leaders for Wood #1 in the loss. michael's Team (7-1) will look to rack up another W against yee's Team, while Wood #1 (5-3) attempt to get back on track against Dmitry's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  michael's Team   Wood #1

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Jets in Week 8, Mahomes passed for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 36.64 points and scored 42.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on michael's Team this week. Mahomes will battle the Panthers in Week 9.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

michael's Team
Points
% of total points 118.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
36.64
25.79
30.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
18.75
17.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.2
14.54
10.3%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
12.1
10.47
10.2%
Wood #1
Points
% of total points 113.9
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
47.6
16.39
41.8%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
17.4
8.52
15.3%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
11.4%
4
Jared Goff
QB
12.2
18.23
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Wood #1 to contribute to a 19.50-5.70 lead for Wood #1.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Wood #1 boasted a 108.60-79.04 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for michael's Team, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch. Meanwhile, Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Wood #1, while Marvin Jones Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for michael's Team, who trailed 113.90-106.84 after the late games.

Points By Position

  michael's Team   Wood #1

What If

michael's Team would have beaten seven other teams besides Wood #1 this week.
Wood #1 would have lost to just one other team besides michael's Team this week.
If they played Wood #1 every week, michael's Team would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, michael's Team would have been victorious over Wood #1 136.7-85.1.
michael's Team would be 6-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wood #1.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as michael's Team, Wood #1 would be 4-3.
If michael's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-19.
If they played every team every week, Wood #1 would be 40-32.

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