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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe
4-4 88.79
130.31
 
VS
proj
Child Pleeze
88.19 5-3
119.09

Offensively challenged Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe come back to knock off Child Pleeze in 88.79-88.19 struggle

Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe came back to earn an 88.79-88.19 win over Child Pleeze despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe trailed 86.09-64.19 heading into Sunday night, but the team came storming back behind Adam Thielen (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Dalvin Cook (78 Rush Yds). Michael Pittman Jr. (25.6 points) and Carson Wentz (25.09) led the way for Child Pleeze in defeat. Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe (4-4) will look to build on their success against Lisa's Legit Team, while Child Pleeze (5-3) will meet Taco Corp in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe   Child Pleeze

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 17 points, the Seahawks defense scored 64.9% more than their 10.31-point projection in a 31-7 win over the Jaguars. They allowed only 7 points, surrendered 309 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe this week. In Week 9, the Seahawks will play the Packers.
The Seattle Seahawks defense

Top Player Comparison

Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe
Points
% of total points 88.79
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
17
10.31
19.1%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
16.8
13.78
18.9%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
16.53
15.65
18.6%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
14.56
31.93
16.4%
Child Pleeze
Points
% of total points 88.19
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
25.6
12.85
29%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.09
24.68
28.4%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
12.08
15.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
7.6
15.43
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe to contribute to an 88.79-88.19 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe   Child Pleeze

What If

Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe would have beaten only two other teams besides Child Pleeze this week.
Child Pleeze would have lost to 10 other teams besides Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe this week.
If Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe played Child Pleeze every week this season, they'd be 5-3.
Last week, Child Pleeze would have been victorious over Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe 126.9-75.84.
Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Child Pleeze.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe, Child Pleeze would be 2-5.
If Jody Allen's Smuggled Giraffe had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-52.
If they played every team every week, Child Pleeze would be 49-55.

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