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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
ghost to the post
6-2 86.65
86.47
 
VS
proj
Jon Gruden
69.53 4-4
88.43

ghost to the post beat Jon Gruden for fourth straight win, 86.65-69.53

ghost to the post extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Jon Gruden, earning an 86.65-69.53 win. Jon Gruden nabbed an 8.78-point lead on Thursday, but ghost to the post held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matthew Stafford (20.1 points) and Derrick Henry (16.6). Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (281 Pass Yds, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did their part for Jon Gruden in the loss. ghost to the post (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Crazed Doggs, while Jon Gruden (4-4) try to develop some positive momentum against Blade Executioner.

Matchup Timeline

  ghost to the post   Jon Gruden

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bernard overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 15.9 points against his 6.94-point projection. During a 31-20 win over the Titans, he racked up 78 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. Bernard will face the Steelers next week.
Giovani Bernard

Top Player Comparison

ghost to the post
Points
% of total points 86.65
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.1
14.29
23.2%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16.6
11.37
19.2%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
15.9
6.94
18.3%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
10.35
6.49
11.9%
Jon Gruden
Points
% of total points 69.53
1
Travis Kelce
TE
16.45
7.02
23.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
10.03
14.17
14.4%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
7.3
3.54
10.5%
4
Justin Jackson
RB
7.1
4.4
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass for ghost to the post, helping the team to a 65.05-48.63 lead.
Sunday Late
Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch for ghost to the post, contributing to an 86.65-60.98 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  ghost to the post   Jon Gruden

What If

ghost to the post would have beaten eight other teams besides Jon Gruden this week.
Jon Gruden would have lost to 11 other teams besides ghost to the post this week.
If ghost to the post played Jon Gruden every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Last week, Jon Gruden would have defeated ghost to the post 85.33-79.12.
ghost to the post would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jon Gruden.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as ghost to the post, Jon Gruden would be 6-1.
If ghost to the post had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-65.
If they played every team every week, Jon Gruden would be 56-64.

Next Week Preview

ghost to the post
Next week will feature two squads heading in different directions, as ghost to the post (6-2) enter the matchup on a four-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Crazed Doggs, 3-5), have recorded four consecutive losses. Each team has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Giovani Bernard, Boston Scott, Zach Ertz, and Richard Rodgers are off for ghost to the post, while Crazed Doggs will be missing Dallas Goedert and Joe Mixon. Over the last three weeks, ghost to the post have scored 89.75 points per game, while Crazed Doggs have averaged only 69.87 per contest.
Jon Gruden
On the docket for Week 9, 10th-place Jon Gruden (4-4) will look to get back on track against sixth-place Blade Executioner (5-3). Jon Gruden will need to prep for the fact that Randy Bullock is out on bye in Week 9. Blade Executioner will be without Cooper Kupp and Greg Ward.