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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Paweł's Perfect Team
5-3 106.82
79.22
 
VS
proj
Cienkie Bolki
97.29 2-6
101.07

Paweł's Perfect Team hand Cienkie Bolki third straight loss, 106.82-97.29

Paweł's Perfect Team came out on top with a 106.82-97.29 win to hand Cienkie Bolki their third straight loss. Paweł's Perfect Team took an early 17.40-point lead on Thursday. Cienkie Bolki bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Aaron Rodgers (22.54 points) and Giovani Bernard (19.8). Unphased, Paweł's Perfect Team got it going later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (21.72 points) and Jared Cook (11.1) put them back in the lead for good. Paweł's Perfect Team (5-3) will look to build on their success against Silesia Hummers, while Cienkie Bolki (2-6) will take on Password is Taco in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Paweł's Perfect Team   Cienkie Bolki

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Dolphins in Week 8, Woods caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 21.4 points to more-than-double his 9.11-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Paweł's Perfect Team this week. Woods will go up against the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Paweł's Perfect Team
Points
% of total points 106.82
1
Justin Herbert
QB
21.72
19.21
20.3%
2
Robert Woods
WR
21.4
9.11
20%
3
Damien Harris
RB
19.2
6.63
18%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
17.4
6.34
16.3%
Cienkie Bolki
Points
% of total points 97.29
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.54
20.31
23.2%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
19.8
11.19
20.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
9.2
11.29
9.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
8.4
11.31
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Curtis Samuel had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Paweł's Perfect Team, helping the team to a 17.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Cienkie Bolki who emerged with the lead, 83.94-68.50. For Paweł's Perfect Team, Damien Harris had a 22-yard touchdown run. Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard pass for Cienkie Bolki, while Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Paweł's Perfect Team, contributing to a 106.82-83.94 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Paweł's Perfect Team   Cienkie Bolki
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time to take a closer look at the Standings.
Paweł's Perfect Team
Paweł's Perfect Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (113.59 ppg), propelling Paweł's Perfect Team to No. 4 in the Standings.
Important Players
Dalvin Cook
MVP
652 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Drew Brees
Best Drafted
1898 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Acquisition
1820 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 142 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Cienkie Bolki
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Cienkie Bolki making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit averaging only 102.43 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Aaron Rodgers
MVP
1948 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
54 Rec, 695 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Giovani Bernard
Best Acquisition
143 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 190 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starting players on Paweł's Perfect Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cienkie Bolki had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters registering zero points for Paweł's Perfect Team, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Paweł's Perfect Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Cienkie Bolki fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 9.53-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of two consecutive defeats for Paweł's Perfect Team.
In upset games this season, Paweł's Perfect Team moves to (1-0), while Cienkie Bolki falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers (22.54 points) recorded the fifth-best score in the league this week.