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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Unstoppable
4-4 99.02
110.6
 
VS
proj
The Mad Scientist
40.52 4-4
45.39

Unstoppable defeat The Mad Scientist in 99.02-40.52 rout

Despite identical records, Unstoppable held a substantial season point advantage over The Mad Scientist coming into this one (871-658), and they lived up to their reputation with a dominant victory, rolling to a 99.02-40.52 win. Unstoppable took a 13.70-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones and never let it go. Golden Tate (9.82 points) and Devin Singletary (9.2) carried the flag for The Mad Scientist in defeat. Unstoppable (4-4) will look to add to their success against DeKaylin Zecharius, while The Mad Scientist (4-4) take on El Chupacabras in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Unstoppable   The Mad Scientist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 23.22 points against his 20.82-point projection. During a 31-30 loss to the Broncos, he passed for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards. Herbert ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Unstoppable
Points
% of total points 99.02
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
20.82
23.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.3
15.38
16.5%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
14.7
10.1
14.8%
4
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
11.78
13.8%
The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 40.52
1
Golden Tate
WR
9.82
3.53
24.2%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
9.2
8.29
22.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
8
9.41
19.7%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.3
8.04
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal for The Mad Scientist, who trailed 33.00-30.70 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Unstoppable, while Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch, helping Unstoppable to a 91.12-30.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Unstoppable   The Mad Scientist

Game Notes

Unstoppable got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
The Mad Scientist had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was The Mad Scientist even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Unstoppable had four players score more points than the leading scorer for The Mad Scientist.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 58.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Unstoppable managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 65.21-point projected margin of victory.
Unstoppable moves to (2-0) in blowout games this year, while The Mad Scientist falls to (1-3).

Next Week Preview

Unstoppable
Week 9 will feature a pair of teams heading in opposite directions, as Unstoppable (4-4) enter Week 9 on a two-game winning streak, while their opposition (DeKaylin Zecharius, 3-5), come in having lost four straight. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Robert Woods, Jalen Reagor, Tee Higgins, Boston Scott, Kareem Hunt, Randy Bullock, and the Los Angeles Rams defense are off for Unstoppable and Carson Wentz and A.J. Green are out for DeKaylin Zecharius. Over the last three weeks, Unstoppable have put up 112.31 points per game, while DeKaylin Zecharius have averaged just 62.91 per contest.
The Mad Scientist
In Week 9, eighth-place The Mad Scientist (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against 11th-place El Chupacabras (2-6). Each side has players on bye next week, as Baker Mayfield, Darrell Henderson Jr., Dallas Goedert, and Odell Beckham Jr. are off for The Mad Scientist while Malcolm Brown, Jarvis Landry, and Miles Sanders are out for El Chupacabras.