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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
GaryVader
5-3 149.06
125.66
 
VS
proj
Polo G
76.2 4-4
74.85

GaryVader knock off Polo G in 149.06-76.20 landslide

GaryVader showed up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 149.06-76.20 win over Polo G. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this matchup, as GaryVader leapt out to a 35.90-point lead on Thursday behind 34.9 points from Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Chase Edmonds (30 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds). Robert Woods (19.2 points) and Melvin Gordon III (17.7) led the charge for Polo G in defeat. GaryVader (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against SteelerFanatic, while Polo G (4-4) will take on G.O.A.T's Squad in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  GaryVader   Polo G

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.86 points, Samuel scored 35.3% more than that amount by scoring 20.1 points as the 49ers beat the Bears 33-22. He caught 6 passes for 171 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on GaryVader this week. In Week 9, Samuel and the 49ers will face the Cardinals.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

GaryVader
Points
% of total points 149.06
1
Josh Allen
QB
29.46
25.58
19.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.2
12.32
14.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
20.5
16.71
13.8%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
20.1
14.86
13.5%
Polo G
Points
% of total points 76.2
1
Robert Woods
WR
19.2
13.24
25.2%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17.7
9.1
23.2%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.3
12.05
22.7%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
15
26.03
19.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was GaryVader who took the lead, 111.86-43.50. For GaryVader, Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Polo G with a 45-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  GaryVader   Polo G
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means we ought take a closer look at the Standings.
GaryVader
GaryVader will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 119.62 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the team is No. 2 in the Standings, putting GaryVader in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1972 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
463 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 237 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Nick Folk
Best Acquisition
20-21 FG, 52 long, 16-19 XP
Polo G
To be fair, it could be worse. After averaging the fewest points per game in the league at 97.35, Polo G rank No. 7 in the Standings. While the team currently is outside of playoff position, there's still time to make a run.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Robert Woods
Best Drafted
38 Rec, 458 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Mo Alie-Cox
Best Acquisition
13 Rec, 177 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 9) of the starters on GaryVader exceeded their projected point totals.
Polo G had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Polo G even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
GaryVader had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Polo G.
GaryVader put up more points than their season scoring average (119.62) while Polo G fell short of theirs (97.35).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 72.86-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
This victory snaps a three-match losing skid for GaryVader.
Not only did GaryVader get the win, but they also covered the 50.81-point projected margin of victory.
All four of the losses for Polo G have been blowout losses.