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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
warners heros
5-3 168
188.73
 
VS
proj
tyler's Team
125 3-5
173.67

warners heros manage to defeat tyler's Team 168-125

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but warners heros did enough to beat tyler's Team, securing a 168-125 win. warners heros grabbed an early 27-point lead on Thursday. tyler's Team came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (50 points) and Jalen Hurts (18). Unphased, warners heros pulled it together later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (63 points) and Teddy Bridgewater (21) put them back ahead once and for all. This marks the second time this season warners heros have knocked off tyler's Team, after falling 262-237 in their last matchup. warners heros (5-3) will look to build on their success against Valyrian Steelers, while tyler's Team (3-5) will take on Keith's Optimal Team in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  warners heros   tyler's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Saints in Week 8, Brady passed for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 63 points and scored 66.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on warners heros this week. In Week 9, Brady and the Buccaneers will face the Football Team.
Tom Brady

Top Player Comparison

warners heros
Points
% of total points 168
1
Tom Brady
QB
63
37.94
37.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30
53.44
17.9%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
27
33.03
16.1%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
27
32.04
16.1%
tyler's Team
Points
% of total points 125
1
Josh Allen
QB
50
50.75
40%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
25
23.34
20%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
18
30.07
14.4%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
16
33.33
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was warners heros who owned the lead, 138-125. For warners heros, Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for tyler's Team with a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  warners heros   tyler's Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought refresh the Standings.
warners heros
warners heros may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 2nd-most points per game in the league (198 ppg), propelling warners heros to the No. 2 spot in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2650 Pass Yds, 25 Pass TDs
Patrick Mahomes
Best Drafted
2368 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 229 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD
Teddy Bridgewater
Best Acquisition
1914 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
tyler's Team
You can't argue with results, but it's hard to see tyler's Team holding onto the No. 3 spot in the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team is averaging only 167 points per game through eight weeks, 3rd-best in the league. Nevertheless, tyler's Team is currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
1972 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 269 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
1994 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

warners heros are up in wins versus tyler's Team this season, with a record of 2-1.
History is repeating itself. In three games vs tyler's Team this season, warners heros have averaged more points (220.33) than they usually score this season (197.63).
We heard scoring helps you win. warners heros are doing a better job of that, averaging 197.63 versus tyler's Team's 166.5.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. warners heros (5-3) have a better record than tyler's Team (3-5).
Even the machines think warners heros have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (196.71) than tyler's Team (149.36).
Once warners heros put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than tyler's Team (3 vs 1).
By position, warners heros have outscored tyler's Team at QB this season.
warners heros has a higher average scoring margin (36) than tyler's Team this season (-43).
The starters for warners heros had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for tyler's Team (2).
Don't worry tyler's Team, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!