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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Axel
6-2 226.8
207.63
 
VS
proj
Apollo
151.32 4-4
229.54

Axel top Apollo for fourth straight win in 226.80-151.32 runaway

Axel extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Apollo, rolling to a 226.80-151.32 win. Apollo nabbed a 7.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Axel after that. They were led by A.J. Brown (31.5 points) and Joe Mixon (25.1). Keenan Allen (19.7 points) and CeeDee Lamb (17.2) carried the flag for Apollo in defeat. This marks the first time this season Axel have knocked off Apollo, after falling 215.46-213.5 in their last matchup. Axel (6-2) will look to rack up another win against MangoKid, while Apollo (4-4) take on Berta in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Axel   Apollo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sweat scored 9.5 points in a 44-6 win over the Lions to nearly double his 5.1-point projection. He made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Axel this week. Next week, Sweat will face the Chargers.
Josh Sweat

Top Player Comparison

Axel
Points
% of total points 226.8
1
A.J. Brown
WR
31.5
18.37
13.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25.1
16.15
11.1%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.5
21.2
10.8%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
19.74
12.3
8.7%
Apollo
Points
% of total points 151.32
1
Keenan Allen
WR
19.7
16.03
13%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.2
17.46
11.4%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
13.82
20.34
9.1%
4
Logan Wilson
LB
11
10.41
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Axel, while Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch to contribute to a 189.04-66.70 lead for Axel.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert hit Keenan Allen for a 41-yard pass for Apollo. Herbert also lit up the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown pass for Apollo, who trailed 205.64-121.62 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Axel to contribute to a 218.80-146.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Axel   Apollo

What If

Axel would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Apollo would have lost to four other teams besides Axel this week.
If they played Apollo every week, Axel would be 6-2 this season.
Axel would have gotten the win over Apollo 226.18-204.84 had they played each other last week.
Axel would be 5-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Apollo.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Axel, Apollo would be 5-1.
If Axel had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-12.
If they played every team every week, Apollo would be 26-30.

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