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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SnitchesGetStitches
2-6 95.22
100.71
 
VS
proj
General Monkey
78.42 4-4
100.46

SnitchesGetStitches hand General Monkey third straight loss, 95.22-78.42

SnitchesGetStitches secured a 95.22-78.42 win to hand General Monkey their third consecutive loss. SnitchesGetStitches never trailed in this one after nabbing a 17.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tyreek Hill (23.8 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (10.2). Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Eric Ebron (4 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for General Monkey in the loss. SnitchesGetStitches (2-6) will look to keep it rolling against North Stars, while General Monkey (4-4) match up against Baby got dak in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  SnitchesGetStitches   General Monkey

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill caught 4 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Jets 35-9. In doing so, he put up 23.8 points and scored 48.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on SnitchesGetStitches this week. Hill will square off against the Panthers in Week 9.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

SnitchesGetStitches
Points
% of total points 95.22
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
16.02
25%
2
Drew Lock
QB
20.82
14.89
21.9%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
12.1
10.48
12.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10.2
10.41
10.7%
General Monkey
Points
% of total points 78.42
1
Keenan Allen
WR
17.2
14.28
21.9%
2
Eric Ebron
TE
12.8
8.12
16.3%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.2
14.54
15.6%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
10.62
19.58
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which SnitchesGetStitches had a 53.40-36.00 lead. For SnitchesGetStitches, Tyreek Hill had a 41-yard touchdown catch and a 36-yard touchdown catch. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for General Monkey with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Drew Lock had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for SnitchesGetStitches to contribute to a 74.22-60.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  SnitchesGetStitches   General Monkey

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're General Monkey. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. SnitchesGetStitches has left fewer points on the bench this season (339.12) than General Monkey (436.46).
General Monkey are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than SnitchesGetStitches (3 vs 2).
By position, SnitchesGetStitches have outscored General Monkey at QB and TE this season.
SnitchesGetStitches has a higher average scoring margin (0) than General Monkey this season (-4).
The starters for SnitchesGetStitches had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for General Monkey (1).
Hey General Monkey, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

SnitchesGetStitches
A couple of 2-6 teams will go at it as SnitchesGetStitches go up against North Stars next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Boston Scott, Jarvis Landry, and Rashard Higgins are off for SnitchesGetStitches and Tyler Higbee and Johnny Mundt are out for North Stars. Over the last three weeks, SnitchesGetStitches have scored 98.04 points per game, while North Stars have averaged just 77.25 per contest.
General Monkey
Looking ahead to Week 9, ninth-place General Monkey (4-4) are scheduled to square off against sixth-place Baby got dak (5-3). General Monkey might have to shuffle their lineup some with Carson Wentz and Gerald Everett out on bye next week. Baby got dak will be without Tyler Boyd.