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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Packerbackers
6-2 113.6
104.33
 
VS
proj
The Comeback Kid
81.86 3-5
107.22

Packerbackers top The Comeback Kid for third straight win in 113.60-81.86 blowout

Packerbackers extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over The Comeback Kid, rolling to a 113.60-81.86 win. The Comeback Kid nabbed a 21.16-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 27.1 points from James Conner (22 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Chase Edmonds (30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds). But it was all Packerbackers after that. They were led by Tom Brady (375 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and A.J. Brown (10 Rec, 155 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Packerbackers (6-2) will look to rack up another win against Isotopes, while The Comeback Kid (3-5) try to get back on track against Yeti Attack!.

Matchup Timeline

  Packerbackers   The Comeback Kid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brady passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Buccaneers lost to the Saints 36-27. In doing so, he put up 27.2 points to scored 24.7% higher than his 21.82-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Packerbackers this week. Next week, Brady will go up against the Football Team.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 113.6
1
Tom Brady
QB
27.2
21.82
23.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
21.5
12.75
18.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17
14.98
15%
4
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
12.3%
The Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 81.86
1
Joe Mixon
RB
21.1
12.74
25.8%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
14.3
9.26
17.5%
3
James Conner
RB
14.2
10.64
17.3%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.9
10.87
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which The Comeback Kid emerged with a 75.16-61.60 lead. For Packerbackers, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch for The Comeback Kid, while Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady teamed up with Mike Evans for a 41-yard touchdown pass for Packerbackers. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass to contribute to a 113.60-81.16 lead for Packerbackers.

Points By Position

  Packerbackers   The Comeback Kid

What If

Packerbackers would have beaten eight other teams besides The Comeback Kid this week.
The Comeback Kid would have lost to six other teams besides Packerbackers this week.
Packerbackers would be 6-2 if they played The Comeback Kid every week.
Packerbackers would have defeated The Comeback Kid 121.24-92.84 had they played each other last week.
Packerbackers would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Comeback Kid.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Packerbackers, The Comeback Kid would be 3-4.
If Packerbackers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-36.
If they played every team every week, The Comeback Kid would be 37-51.

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