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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
wasp
5-3 184.74
148.55
 
VS
proj
Dallas Texans
126.62 1-7
137.55

wasp top predictions, knock off Dallas Texans in 184.74-126.62 rout

wasp stepped up, cruising to a 184.74-126.62 win over Dallas Texans, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in the matchup, as wasp jumped out to a 79.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from Dalvin Cook (63.6 points) and Aaron Rodgers (50.54). Lamar Jackson (208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 65 Rush Yds) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (9 Pts Allowed, 265 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Dallas Texans in defeat. wasp (5-3) will look to notch another win against Rednecks, while Dallas Texans (1-7) meet Cash Money in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  wasp   Dallas Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.27 points, Carlson scored 20.9% more than that amount by scoring 10 points as the Raiders beat the Browns 16-6. He made 3 of his 4 FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on wasp this week. In Week 9, Carlson and the Raiders will battle the Chargers.
Daniel Carlson

Top Player Comparison

wasp
Points
% of total points 184.74
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
63.6
26.26
34.4%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
50.54
47.26
27.4%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23.1
13.14
12.5%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
15.4
13.32
8.3%
Dallas Texans
Points
% of total points 126.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
35.82
46.95
28.3%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
26
11.61
20.5%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
18.6
13.66
14.7%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
17.2
16.12
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for wasp, while Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass, helping wasp to a 161.64-82.02 lead.
Sunday Late
Phillip Lindsay had a 55-yard touchdown run for Dallas Texans, who trailed 184.74-100.62 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  wasp   Dallas Texans

Game Notes

wasp had five of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Dallas Texans had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
wasp put up more points than their projected total, while Dallas Texans fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 58.12-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did wasp win, but they also easily covered the 11-point predicted margin of victory.
wasp moves to (4-3) in blowout games this year, while Dallas Texans falls to (0-4).

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