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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
RAVENS
6-2 428.09
471.68
 
VS
proj
EAGLES 🦅
311.47 2-6
352.57

RAVENS jump into 1st place, 428.09-311.47

RAVENS jumped into the top spot in Independence Day Bowl 6 with a hard-fought victory over EAGLES 🦅, emerging victorious with a 428.09-311.47 win. RAVENS never trailed in this one after grabbing a 22.77-point lead on Thursday behind Chase Edmonds (16.8 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (9.8). A.J. Brown (10 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Chris Godwin (8 Rec, 140 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for EAGLES 🦅 in the loss. This marks the second time this season RAVENS have gotten the best of EAGLES 🦅, after winning 502.65-473.71 in their last matchup. RAVENS (6-2) have now won five matchups in a row and will look to build on their success against Fantasy's Boss Team. EAGLES 🦅 (2-6) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against who cares.

Matchup Timeline

  RAVENS   EAGLES 🦅

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd scored 21.15 points in a 34-31 loss to the Jets to beat his 12.74-point projection. He had 69 receiving yards and a touchdown and passed for 46 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on RAVENS this week. Boyd will play the Browns in Week 9.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

RAVENS
Points
% of total points 428.09
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
34
15.82
7.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
31.3
20.43
7.3%
3
Eli Mitchell
RB
27.5
13.21
6.4%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
24.9
20.34
5.8%
EAGLES 🦅
Points
% of total points 311.47
1
A.J. Brown
WR
37.91
18.79
12.2%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
34.5
17.34
11.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
28.7
18.64
9.2%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
23.6
15.34
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which RAVENS owned a 272.89-156.87 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass for RAVENS, while Tyler Boyd had a 46-yard pass. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for EAGLES 🦅, while Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady connected with Chris Godwin for a 44-yard pass for EAGLES 🦅. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for EAGLES 🦅, who trailed 339.09-276.38 after the late slate.
Monday
Daniel Jones had a 50-yard pass for RAVENS on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  RAVENS   EAGLES 🦅
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the halfway mark. Let's refresh the Standings.
RAVENS
RAVENS have done it all so far this season, averaging a whopping 456.72 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the best record in the league and a well-deserved spot atop the Standings.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
64 Rec, 735 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
649 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 265 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Daniel Jones
Best Acquisition
1949 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 241 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
EAGLES 🦅
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to imagine EAGLES 🦅 holding onto the No. 4 position in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad is averaging only 447.17 points per game through eight weeks, 3rd-best in the league. Nevertheless, EAGLES 🦅 is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Derrick Henry
MVP
937 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs, 154 Rec Yds
Tom Brady
Best Drafted
2650 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 509 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs

StatSmack

RAVENS are up in wins against EAGLES 🦅 this season, with a record of 2-1.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. EAGLES 🦅 have lost their last five matchups, while RAVENS have won five straight.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. RAVENS (6-2) have a better record than EAGLES 🦅 (2-6).
Even the machines think RAVENS have better players. They have a higher projected points average (449.36) than EAGLES 🦅 (420.7).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. RAVENS has left fewer points on the bench this season (0) than EAGLES 🦅 (77).
Once RAVENS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than EAGLES 🦅 (1 vs 0).
RAVENS are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than EAGLES 🦅 (1).
RAVENS are clutch masters, with more close wins than EAGLES 🦅 (1 vs 0).
By position, RAVENS have outscored EAGLES 🦅 at RB, WR, and TE this season.
RAVENS has a higher average scoring margin (34) than EAGLES 🦅 this season (4).
There's not much good to say about EAGLES 🦅 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!