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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Legion of BOOM
4-4 150.18
123.99
 
VS
proj
Suck My Ditka!
100.92 1-7
129.56

Legion of BOOM hand Suck My Ditka! fourth consecutive loss in 150.18-100.92 rout

Legion of BOOM cruised to a 150.18-100.92 win to hand Suck My Ditka! their fourth consecutive loss. Legion of BOOM pulled out to a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Joey Slye and never looked back. Keenan Allen (19.47 points) and Lamar Jackson (16.95) did their part for Suck My Ditka! in the loss. Legion of BOOM improve to 4-4 on the season, while Suck My Ditka! fall to 1-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Legion of BOOM   Suck My Ditka!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burrow passed for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Titans 31-20. In doing so, he put up 24.38 points and scored 14.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Legion of BOOM this week. In Week 9, Burrow and the Bengals will face the Steelers.
Joe Burrow

Top Player Comparison

Legion of BOOM
Points
% of total points 150.18
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
57
21.12
38%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
25.1
23.16
16.7%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
24.38
21.27
16.2%
4
Jared Cook
TE
14.4
8.53
9.6%
Suck My Ditka!
Points
% of total points 100.92
1
Keenan Allen
WR
19.47
15.2
19.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
16.95
26.48
16.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
14.67
13.37
14.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.13
15.27
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Legion of BOOM became the proud owner of a 110.68-54.78 lead. For Legion of BOOM, Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Suck My Ditka! with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Legion of BOOM to contribute to a 150.18-86.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Legion of BOOM   Suck My Ditka!

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Legion of BOOM scored more points in this matchup (150.18) than their season average (141.59).
Suck My Ditka! would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Suck My Ditka! need some help then, averaging just 122.2 versus Legion of BOOM's 141.59.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Legion of BOOM (4-4) have a better record than Suck My Ditka! (1-7).
Once Legion of BOOM put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Suck My Ditka! (2 vs 1).
Legion of BOOM are clutch masters, with more close wins than Suck My Ditka! (2 vs 0).
Legion of BOOM should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Suck My Ditka! (7 vs 4).
Suck My Ditka! have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Legion of BOOM (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Legion of BOOM have outscored Suck My Ditka! at QB, RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Legion of BOOM has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Suck My Ditka! this season (-27).
The starters for Legion of BOOM had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Suck My Ditka! (1).
Legion of BOOM was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than Suck My Ditka! (1).
There's not much good to say about Suck My Ditka! this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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