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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron
5-3 167.74
166.31
 
VS
proj
Raiders's Rad Team
131.78 5-3
144.39

Gridiron knock Raiders's Rad Team from top spot in 167.74-131.78 rout

Gridiron rolled to a 167.74-131.78 win over Raiders's Rad Team, knocking them out of the top spot in Da league. Raiders's Rad Team leapt out to a 31.20-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Julio Jones (20.7 points) and DJ Moore (10.5). But it was all Gridiron after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 416 yards and 5 touchdowns for 44.64 points, and Robert Woods, who caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown (28.4 points). Gridiron (5-3) will look to maintain their momentum against SpongeBills, while Raiders's Rad Team (5-3) will try to get back on track against MAWGRIP's Go Wash.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron   Raiders's Rad Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.32 points, Woods nearly doubled that amount by scoring 28.4 points as the Rams lost to the Dolphins 28-17. He caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Gridiron this week. Woods will battle the Seahawks next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron
Points
% of total points 167.74
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44.64
31.34
26.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
28.4
14.32
16.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
24.9
17.02
14.8%
4
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
23.1
13.32
13.8%
Raiders's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 131.78
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
28.3
23.49
21.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
20.7
19.44
15.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.7
16.62
15.7%
4
Jared Cook
TE
16.1
9.94
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
DJ Moore had a 42-yard catch for Raiders's Rad Team, helping to stake Raiders's Rad Team to a 31.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Gridiron became the proud owner of a 131.44-58.58 lead. For Gridiron, Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Raiders's Rad Team with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 47-yard catch for Raiders's Rad Team, while Allen Robinson II had a 24-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 167.74-121.68 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Gridiron   Raiders's Rad Team

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Gridiron scored higher than their projected point totals.
Raiders's Rad Team had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Gridiron put up more points than their season scoring average (162.93) while Raiders's Rad Team fell short of theirs (163.76).
Gridiron put up more points than their projected total, while Raiders's Rad Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 35.96-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Gridiron win, but they also covered the 21.92-point predicted margin of victory.
Gridiron moves to (4-0) in blowout games this year, while Raiders's Rad Team falls to (5-2).
A bright spot in the defeat, Alvin Kamara put up 28.3 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

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