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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dorjan's Team
5-3 107.52
108.44
 
VS
proj
Tightends
85.26 3-5
104.99

Dorjan's Team hand Tightends fourth consecutive loss in 107.52-85.26 rout

Dorjan's Team cruised to a 107.52-85.26 win to hand Tightends their fourth straight loss. Dorjan's Team got out to a 21.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Robert Woods (24.9 points) and Myles Gaskin (11.8) and never let it go. Davante Adams (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Tightends in the loss. Dorjan's Team (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Paul's Pleasant Team, while Tightends (3-5) face hasjksa's Crazy Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dorjan's Team   Tightends

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown as the Rams lost to the Dolphins 28-17. In doing so, he put up 24.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dorjan's Team this week. In Week 9, Woods and the Rams will battle the Seahawks.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Dorjan's Team
Points
% of total points 107.52
1
Robert Woods
WR
24.9
11.63
23.2%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
23.22
20.82
21.6%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
17.7
12.76
16.5%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
11.8
12.32
11%
Tightends
Points
% of total points 85.26
1
Davante Adams
WR
26.8
17.93
31.4%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.36
18.64
21.5%
3
Travis Fulgham
WR
16.8
11.08
19.7%
4
James Conner
RB
13.5
14.05
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Dorjan's Team, while Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch, helping Dorjan's Team to a 106.52-45.50 lead.

Points By Position

  Dorjan's Team   Tightends

Game Notes

Dorjan's Team got the W even though only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Tightends had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tightends can partially blame the loss on Richard Rodgers, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The victory ends a streak of two straight losses for Dorjan's Team.
Not only did Dorjan's Team get the W, but they also easily covered the 3.44-point predicted margin of victory.
Dorjan's Team moves to (2-2) in blowout games this season, while Tightends falls to (2-3).
A bright spot in the defeat, Davante Adams registered 26.8 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Dorjan's Team
Two teams with identical 5-3 records, Dorjan's Team and Paul's Pleasant Team will each aim for their sixth win next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Giovani Bernard, Kareem Hunt, Darrell Henderson Jr., and Joe Mixon are out for Paul's Pleasant Team and Robert Woods, Jarvis Landry, and Jake Elliott will get the week off for Dorjan's Team. Over the last two weeks, Dorjan's Team have scored 104.87 points per game, while Paul's Pleasant Team have averaged 116.98 per contest.
Tightends
One losing streak will end in Week 9 as eighth-place Tightends have now dropped four games in a row while the opposition, hasjksa's Crazy Team, have lost each of their last three. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as the Philadelphia Eagles defense, Baker Mayfield, Dallas Goedert, and Nick Chubb are off for hasjksa's Crazy Team while Travis Fulgham and Richard Rodgers are scheduled to be off for Tightends.