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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Happy Golladays
5-3 176.1
130.46
 
VS
proj
STATS INC.
100.5 2-6
120.17

Happy Golladays knock off STATS INC. for fourth straight win in 176.1-100.5 rout

Happy Golladays extended their win streak to four games with a dominant victory over STATS INC., rolling to a 176.1-100.5 win. It was the fourth consecutive loss for STATS INC.. Happy Golladays nabbed a 7.2-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (17.2 points) and never gave it back. Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Josh Jacobs (128 Rush Yds) carried the flag for STATS INC. in defeat. Happy Golladays improve to 5-3 on the season, while STATS INC. fall to 2-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Happy Golladays   STATS INC.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones Jr. overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 17.4 points against his 8.52-point projection. In a 41-21 loss to the Colts, he caught 3 passes for 39 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jones Jr. will face the Vikings next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Happy Golladays
Points
% of total points 176.1
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
48.6
16.38
27.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
16.02
13.5%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
20.28
14.86
11.5%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
17.4
8.52
9.9%
STATS INC.
Points
% of total points 100.5
1
Cam Newton
QB
16.36
16.72
16.3%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
13.8
15.45
13.7%
3
Kendrick Bourne
WR
12.1
8.77
12%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
10.4
8.34
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for STATS INC. for the team, who trailed 17.2-10.0 after the first game of the week.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Happy Golladays became the proud owner of a 173.1-51.4 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for Happy Golladays, while Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch. Robert Tonyan made the highlight reel for STATS INC. with a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Happy Golladays   STATS INC.

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 11) of the starters on Happy Golladays exceeded their projected point totals.
STATS INC. had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Happy Golladays had six players score more points than the leading scorer for STATS INC..
Happy Golladays put up more points than their season scoring average (139.24) while STATS INC. fell short of theirs (128.4).
Happy Golladays recorded more points than their projected total, while STATS INC. fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 75.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Happy Golladays earn the win, but they also easily covered the 10.29-point projected margin of victory.
Happy Golladays moves to (2-1) in blowout games this year, while STATS INC. falls to (1-3).

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