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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Machine Gun Kelley
5-3 112.38
114.66
 
VS
proj
Gruden Grinders
50.44 3-5
112.09

Gruden Grinders come up short of expectations, lose to Machine Gun Kelley in 112.38-50.44 rout

There's no way around it, Gruden Grinders didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Machine Gun Kelley cruised to a 112.38-50.44 win. Gruden Grinders jumped out to a 16.74-point lead on Thursday behind stellar showings from Teddy Bridgewater, who passed for 176 yards and a touchdown and ran for 30 yards for 11.04 points, and Calvin Ridley, who caught 3 passes for 42 yards (5.7 points). But it was all Machine Gun Kelley after that. They were led by DK Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Michael Badgley (3-3 FG, 52 long, 3-3 XP). Machine Gun Kelley (5-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Monkeyman, while Gruden Grinders (3-5) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Kaiju hitman.

Matchup Timeline

  Machine Gun Kelley   Gruden Grinders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (12 Rec, 161 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 34.6 points in a 37-27 win over the 49ers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.27-point projection and was much higher than his 15.81-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Machine Gun Kelley
Points
% of total points 112.38
1
DK Metcalf
WR
34.6
15.27
30.8%
2
Michael Badgley
K
13
7.6
11.6%
3
Derek Carr
QB
12.58
19.02
11.2%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
12
12.93
10.7%
Gruden Grinders
Points
% of total points 50.44
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
11.04
19.17
21.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7.8
15.37
15.5%
3
Randy Bullock
K
7
7.28
13.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
5.7
14.22
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Gruden Grinders, contributing to a 16.74-0.00 lead for Gruden Grinders.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Machine Gun Kelley, while Michael Badgley had a 52-yard field goal, contributing to a 107.78-42.64 lead for Machine Gun Kelley.

Points By Position

  Machine Gun Kelley   Gruden Grinders

What If

Machine Gun Kelley would have beaten nine other teams besides Gruden Grinders this week.
Gruden Grinders would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Machine Gun Kelley played Gruden Grinders every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Gruden Grinders would have defeated Machine Gun Kelley 99.5-90.72 had they played each other last week.
Machine Gun Kelley would be 1-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gruden Grinders.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Machine Gun Kelley, Gruden Grinders would be 5-2.
If Machine Gun Kelley had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-60.
If they played every team every week, Gruden Grinders would be 45-59.

Next Week Preview

Machine Gun Kelley
A couple of teams sporting identical 5-3 records, Machine Gun Kelley and Monkeyman will each vie for their sixth win next in Week 9. Machine Gun Kelley may have to rearrange the deck some with Tee Higgins and Kareem Hunt out on bye in Week 9. Monkeyman won't have Baker Mayfield. Over the last three weeks, Machine Gun Kelley have scored 93.91 points per game, while Monkeyman have averaged 120.37 per contest.
Gruden Grinders
The road ahead gets no easier for 11th-place Gruden Grinders, as they next get to face off against first-place (and red-hot) Kaiju hitman in Week 9. Gruden Grinders might need to shuffle their lineup some with Jalen Reagor, Randy Bullock, and Miles Sanders out on bye in Week 9. Kaiju hitman will be without Nick Chubb.