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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
BOOM!
5-3 105.58
85.32
 
VS
proj
Jake's Swag Team
70.94 4-4
101.96

BOOM! defeat Jake's Swag Team in 105.58-70.94 rout

BOOM! rose to the occasion, cruising to a 105.58-70.94 win over Jake's Swag Team, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in this one, as BOOM! grabbed an 80.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Dalvin Cook and Philip Rivers. Cook racked up 226 yards from scrimmage and scored 4 touchdowns for 46.6 points, while Rivers passed for 262 yards and 3 touchdowns (22.28 points). Russell Wilson (28.74 points) and Wil Lutz (14) were the top performers for Jake's Swag Team in defeat. BOOM! (5-3) will look to add to their success against Packer backers, while Jake's Swag Team (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against Average Joes.

Matchup Timeline

  BOOM!   Jake's Swag Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rivers scored 22.28 points in a 41-21 win over the Lions to beat his 17.01-point projection. He passed for 262 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on BOOM! this week. In Week 9, Rivers and the Colts will go up against the Ravens.
Philip Rivers

Top Player Comparison

BOOM!
Points
% of total points 105.58
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
46.6
14.91
44.1%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22.28
17.01
21.1%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
15.1
8.65
14.3%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
9.2
8.29
8.7%
Jake's Swag Team
Points
% of total points 70.94
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28.74
25.4
40.5%
2
Wil Lutz
K
14
8.76
19.7%
3
David Montgomery
RB
10.5
11.52
14.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7.3
13.31
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run for BOOM!, while Philip Rivers had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass, helping BOOM! to a 90.48-10.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Jake's Swag Team, who trailed 105.58-63.64 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  BOOM!   Jake's Swag Team

What If

BOOM! would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Jake's Swag Team would have lost to eight other teams besides BOOM! this week.
If they played Jake's Swag Team every week, BOOM! would be 4-4 this season.
Last week, Jake's Swag Team would have beaten BOOM! 109.86-89.52.
BOOM! would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jake's Swag Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BOOM!, Jake's Swag Team would be 4-3.
If BOOM! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 51-37.
If they played every team every week, Jake's Swag Team would be 43-45.

Next Week Preview

BOOM!
In a matchup showcasing two squads that are separated by just one game in the standings, BOOM! (5-3) are set to face Packer backers (4-4) in Week 9. Each side has a pair of players on bye next week, as Tyler Higbee and Joe Mixon are off for BOOM! and Jared Goff and Cooper Kupp for Packer backers. Over the last three weeks, BOOM! have put up 85.94 points per game, while Packer backers have averaged 77.88 per contest.
Jake's Swag Team
Coming up next week, sixth-place Jake's Swag Team (4-4) will take on fifth-place Average Joes (5-3). Jake's Swag Team may have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Giovani Bernard, Carson Wentz, and Rashard Higgins out on bye next week. Average Joes will be without Boston Scott.