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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Uwilltap2me
6-2 86
94.48
 
VS
proj
Gladiators
61 4-4
93.27

Uwilltap2me climb into 1st place in 86-61 rout

Uwilltap2me jumped into first place in 95th MP BN with a dominant victory over Gladiators, rolling to an 86-61 win. Uwilltap2me nabbed a 6-point lead on Thursday behind Younghoe Koo (13 points) and never let it go. Russell Wilson (261 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Gladiators in the loss. Uwilltap2me (6-2) have now won five matchups in a row and will look to keep it rolling against Texas Heat. Gladiators (4-4) will try to right the ship against Miles High.

Matchup Timeline

  Uwilltap2me   Gladiators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fulgham scored 13 points against the Cowboys in Week 8 to beat his 7.64-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Uwilltap2me this week. Fulgham will go up against the Giants in Week 9.
Travis Fulgham

Top Player Comparison

Uwilltap2me
Points
% of total points 86
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
16
22.19
18.6%
2
Travis Fulgham
WR
13
7.64
15.1%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
13
8
15.1%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
11
8.82
12.8%
Gladiators
Points
% of total points 61
1
Russell Wilson
QB
28
24.1
45.9%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
12
10.61
19.7%
3
Mike Davis
RB
7
12.66
11.5%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
5
10.66
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 46-yard touchdown pass for Gladiators, who trailed 63-61 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Uwilltap2me   Gladiators

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Uwilltap2me exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Gladiators had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Uwilltap2me had one starter score zero points, while Gladiators had two.
Uwilltap2me put up more points than their season scoring average (85.13) while Gladiators fell short of theirs (91.25).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Uwilltap2me win, but they also covered the 1.21-point projected margin of victory.
Uwilltap2me moves to (3-1) in blowout games this season, while Gladiators falls to (1-2).
For Gladiators, Russell Wilson recorded 28 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Uwilltap2me
Next week will feature a pair of squads heading in opposite directions, as Uwilltap2me (6-2) enter the matchup on a five-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Texas Heat, 2-6), have recorded two straight losses. Each side will have three players with byes next week, as Travis Fulgham, Cooper Kupp, and Miles Sanders are off for Uwilltap2me, while Texas Heat will be missing Jared Goff, Zach Ertz, and Austin Hooper. Over the last three weeks, Uwilltap2me have scored 84.33 points per game, while Texas Heat have averaged only 66 per contest.
Gladiators
Looking ahead to Week 9, ninth-place Gladiators (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against 12th-place Miles High (1-7). Each side has two players on bye next week, as Darrell Henderson Jr. and the Los Angeles Rams defense are off for Gladiators and Randy Bullock and Jarvis Landry for Miles High.