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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Full Chubb
3-5 95.78
103.34
 
VS
proj
The Name Droppers
81.36 1-7
77.35

Full Chubb hand The Name Droppers third consecutive loss, 95.78-81.36

Full Chubb secured a 95.78-81.36 win to hand The Name Droppers their third consecutive loss. Full Chubb took an early 13.70-point lead on Thursday. The Name Droppers came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matthew Stafford (29.44 points) and Tyreek Hill (21.8). Unphased, Full Chubb pulled it together later that afternoon, as Roquan Smith (15 points) and Jason Myers (7) put them back ahead once and for all. Full Chubb (3-5) will look to get another win against Purple Bishops, while The Name Droppers (1-7) take on Aggieland Chuggers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Full Chubb   The Name Droppers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith made 11 tackles as the Bears lost to the Saints 26-23. In doing so, he put up 15 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any LB in the league this season. Next week, Smith will play the Titans.
Roquan Smith

Top Player Comparison

Full Chubb
Points
% of total points 95.78
1
Roquan Smith
LB
15
7.93
15.7%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
13.8
8.06
14.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
13.7
11.85
14.3%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
10.1
8.35
10.5%
The Name Droppers
Points
% of total points 81.36
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
29.44
20.81
36.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.8
13.42
26.8%
3
Carlton Davis III
CB
8.62
5.52
10.6%
4
Brandon Graham
DE
6
4.09
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 73-yard pass for The Name Droppers, while Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 61.74-49.38 lead for The Name Droppers.

Points By Position

  Full Chubb   The Name Droppers

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starters on Full Chubb scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Name Droppers had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Name Droppers could have used points from DJ Chark Jr. and Kenyan Drake, as both put up goose eggs.
The two highest scorers for The Name Droppers (Matthew Stafford and Tyreek Hill) scored more points than Roquan Smith, the leading scorer for Full Chubb.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Full Chubb got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The Name Droppers outscored their projection.
Full Chubb managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 25.99-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Matthew Stafford registered 29.44 points, the highest scoring output of any player on The Name Droppers this season.

Next Week Preview

Full Chubb
A pair of 3-5 teams will go at it as Full Chubb square off against Purple Bishops next week in a mid-season matchup. Full Chubb might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Travis Fulgham, Baker Mayfield, Malcolm Brown, and Nick Chubb out on bye next week. Purple Bishops will be without Kareem Hunt. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other recently. Full Chubb have scored 105.03 points per game over the last three weeks, while Purple Bishops have averaged 105.93 per outing over that same stretch.
The Name Droppers
Looking ahead to Week 9, last-place The Name Droppers (1-7) will look to get back on track against sixth-place Aggieland Chuggers (4-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Joe Burrow, Cooper Kupp, and Randy Bullock are off for Aggieland Chuggers and Brandon Graham and Tyler Higbee will sit for The Name Droppers.