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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dre1Don
4-4 106.32
108.76
 
VS
proj
Arya Stark
78.36 1-7
103.62

Back-and-forth battle ends with Dre1Don beating Arya Stark, 106.32-78.36

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Dre1Don earned a 106.32-78.36 win to hand Arya Stark their sixth straight loss. Dre1Don were led by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, who allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 18 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 65 yards (16.82 points), while Joe Burrow (18.86 points) and Justin Jackson (15.7) led the way for Arya Stark in the loss. Dre1Don improve to 4-4 on the season, while Arya Stark fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Dre1Don   Arya Stark

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense scored 18 points against the Ravens in Week 8 to more-than-triple their 5.17-point projection. They allowed 24 points, surrendered 457 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. The Steelers will play the Cowboys next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Dre1Don
Points
% of total points 106.32
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
18
5.17
16.9%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.82
23.49
15.8%
3
Ryan Succop
K
15
8.41
14.1%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
13.2%
Arya Stark
Points
% of total points 78.36
1
Joe Burrow
QB
18.86
20.28
24.1%
2
Justin Jackson
RB
15.7
8
20%
3
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
12.7
9.97
16.2%
4
Mike Davis
RB
8.2
15.4
10.5%

Points By Position

  Dre1Don   Arya Stark

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Dre1Don scored fewer points in this one (106.32) than their season average of 112.56.
Arya Stark are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last six matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dre1Don are doing a better job of that, averaging 112.56 versus Arya Stark's 104.7.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dre1Don (4-4) have a better record than Arya Stark (1-7).
Even the machines think Dre1Don have better players. They have a higher projected points average (119.04) than Arya Stark (110.09).
Arya Stark have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (8) than Dre1Don (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dre1Don have outscored Arya Stark at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Don't worry Arya Stark, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Dre1Don
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by utterly dominating Arya Stark at the wide receiver position (24.7 points to 5.2).
Arya Stark
Well, we can't really complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 13 times in Week 8. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group hauled in just seven receptions.