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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Buzz Saw
4-4 87.96
85.76
 
VS
proj
North Stars
53.86 2-6
70.7

North Stars fall to The Buzz Saw in 87.96-53.86 rout

There's no easy way to say it, North Stars underdelivered, at least according to projections, as The Buzz Saw cruised to an 87.96-53.86 win. North Stars earned a 19.40-point lead on Thursday behind Curtis Samuel, who racked up 54 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. But it was all The Buzz Saw after that. They were led by Tom Brady, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns for 19.06 points, and J.K. Dobbins, who ran for 113 yards (12.6 points). The Buzz Saw (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Oblong balls, while North Stars (2-6) face SnitchesGetStitches in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Buzz Saw   North Stars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 113 yards against the Steelers, Dobbins put up 12.6 points this week. His scoring output was 39.1% more than his 9.06-point projection and was much higher than his 6.61-point season scoring average. Dobbins will face the Colts next week.
J.K. Dobbins

Top Player Comparison

The Buzz Saw
Points
% of total points 87.96
1
Tom Brady
QB
19.06
19.87
21.7%
2
J.K. Dobbins
RB
12.6
9.06
14.3%
3
Kendrick Bourne
WR
12.1
8.77
13.8%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
11.4
10.84
13%
North Stars
Points
% of total points 53.86
1
Zack Moss
RB
20.1
6.68
37.3%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
19.4
7.8
36%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
4.6
7.48
8.5%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
4.6
13.6
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Curtis Samuel had a 29-yard touchdown catch for North Stars, contributing to a 19.40-0.00 lead for North Stars.
Sunday Early
Robert Tonyan had a 45-yard catch for The Buzz Saw, helping the team to a 56.80-46.50 lead.

Points By Position

  The Buzz Saw   North Stars

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on The Buzz Saw exceeded their projected point totals.
North Stars had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was North Stars even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Zack Moss and Curtis Samuel both outscored Tom Brady, the leading scorer for The Buzz Saw.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
The Buzz Saw recorded more points than their projected total, while North Stars fell short of their projection.
Not only did The Buzz Saw win, but they also easily covered the 15.06-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, The Buzz Saw moves to (3-1), while North Stars falls to (1-5).
On the losing side, Zack Moss (20.1 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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