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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Let Dalvin Cook
6-2 142.78
113.76
 
VS
proj
Cant Touch This
80.14 4-4
109.56

Let Dalvin Cook knock off Cant Touch This for fifth straight win in 142.78-80.14 rout

Let Dalvin Cook extended their win streak to five games with a dominant victory over Cant Touch This, rolling to a 142.78-80.14 win. Let Dalvin Cook got out to a 7.30-point lead on Thursday behind Robby Anderson and never let it go. Aaron Rodgers (22.54 points) and Keenan Allen (17.2) did everything they could for Cant Touch This in defeat. Let Dalvin Cook (6-2) will look to maintain their momentum against What The Shit, while Cant Touch This (4-4) try to get back on track against Danny's Dandy Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Let Dalvin Cook   Cant Touch This

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 29 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, Hasty scored 9.6 points this week. He scored 41.8% more than his 6.77-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Hasty will face the Packers next week.
JaMycal Hasty

Top Player Comparison

Let Dalvin Cook
Points
% of total points 142.78
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
47.6
16.38
33.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.8
17.94
18.8%
3
Nick Foles
QB
16.88
14.83
11.8%
4
Mike Evans
WR
14
13.34
9.8%
Cant Touch This
Points
% of total points 80.14
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
20.73
28.1%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
17.2
14.28
21.5%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
11.9
8.22
14.8%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
11.4
10.84
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Let Dalvin Cook who claimed the lead, 84.70-51.04. For Let Dalvin Cook, Dalvin Cook had a 50-yard touchdown catch and a 21-yard touchdown run. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Cant Touch This with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Foles had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Let Dalvin Cook, contributing to a 117.38-80.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Let Dalvin Cook   Cant Touch This

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 10) of the starters on Let Dalvin Cook scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cant Touch This had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cant Touch This could have used points from the Green Bay Packers defense and Richard Rodgers, as both put up goose eggs.
Let Dalvin Cook put up more points than their season scoring average (129.59) while Cant Touch This fell short of theirs (111.49).
Let Dalvin Cook put up more points than their projected total, while Cant Touch This fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Let Dalvin Cook win, but they also easily covered the 4.2-point projected margin of victory.
Let Dalvin Cook moves to (5-0) in blowout games this season, while Cant Touch This falls to (2-2).
Despite the loss, Aaron Rodgers (22.54 points) registered the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Let Dalvin Cook
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really emphasized that by tripling Cant Touch This at running back this past week (57.2 points to 16.5).
Cant Touch This
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in next week, right? The seven starting offensive skill players (three WRs, two RBs, two TEs) on Cant Touch This combined to register 256 yards and just two touchdowns in Week 8. Our opponent's skill players showed off how it's supposed to be done by logging 534 yards and nine scores.