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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Invincible Sloths
6-2 165.89
159.35
 
VS
proj
Eat the ball
90.35 3-5
130.65

Eat the ball come up short of predictions, succumb to Invincible Sloths in 165.89-90.35 rout

There's no way around it, Eat the ball underperformed, at least based on projections, as Invincible Sloths rolled to a 165.89-90.35 win. Invincible Sloths took a 3.20-point lead on Thursday behind Deion Jones (7.5 points) and Calvin Ridley (5.7) and never looked back. Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (6 Rec, 92 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Eat the ball in the loss. Invincible Sloths improve to 6-2 on the season, while Eat the ball fall to 3-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Invincible Sloths   Eat the ball

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Steelers in Week 8, Edwards ran for 87 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.3 points to scored 60.3% higher than his 10.17-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Invincible Sloths this week. Next week, Edwards will play the Colts.
Gus Edwards

Top Player Comparison

Invincible Sloths
Points
% of total points 165.89
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27.99
27.48
16.9%
2
Corey Davis
WR
22.8
10.19
13.7%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
16.3
10.17
9.8%
4
James Conner
RB
15
15.81
9%
Eat the ball
Points
% of total points 90.35
1
Cam Newton
QB
21.11
21.54
23.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.2
14.61
13.5%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
10.97
7.6
12.1%
4
Malcolm Brown
RB
8.7
8.06
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Invincible Sloths became the proud owner of a 129.99-52.57 lead. Aaron Rodgers hit Robert Tonyan for a 45-yard pass for Invincible Sloths. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Eat the ball with a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Invincible Sloths   Eat the ball

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Invincible Sloths scored higher than their projected point totals.
Eat the ball had only four of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Invincible Sloths won despite having two starters (Mike Thomas and Tim Patrick) score zero points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Invincible Sloths put up more points than their projected total, while Eat the ball fell short of their projection.
Not only did Invincible Sloths win, but they also easily covered the 28.7-point projected margin of victory.
Invincible Sloths moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Eat the ball falls to (1-3).

Coach Talk

Invincible Sloths
Hey, we admire the confidence, Invincible Sloths. It's a bold move to start, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Mike Thomas and Tim Patrick), while still getting the W. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we're finished.
Eat the ball
Hey now, talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for Eat the ball collectively registered only three targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 9!