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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
LA Rams
5-3 163.82
186.69
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville JAGUAR
129.68 4-4
160.72

LA Rams top Jacksonville JAGUAR for fourth straight win, 163.82-129.68

LA Rams extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Jacksonville JAGUAR, emerging victorious with a 163.82-129.68 win. LA Rams never trailed in this one after earning a 28.52-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jordan Howard (18.7 points) and Jalen Hurts (11.22). Xavier Woods (23 points) and Justin Herbert (19.82) led the charge for Jacksonville JAGUAR in the loss. LA Rams (5-3) will look to build on their success against Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, while Jacksonville JAGUAR (4-4) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Detroit Lions.

Matchup Timeline

  LA Rams   Jacksonville JAGUAR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Reed (3 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 20 points against the Football Team in Week 8. He more-than-quadrupled his 4.33-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Reed ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Malik Reed

Top Player Comparison

LA Rams
Points
% of total points 163.82
1
Malik Reed
LB
20
4.33
12.2%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
18.7
2.2
11.4%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.2
17.46
10.5%
4
Damien Harris
RB
14
12.42
8.5%
Jacksonville JAGUAR
Points
% of total points 129.68
1
Xavier Woods
S
23
5.96
17.7%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
19.82
24.77
15.3%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
13
8.06
10%
4
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
12.3
9.44
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal for Jacksonville JAGUAR, who trailed 54.02-25.50 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Jacksonville JAGUAR, who trailed 135.62-96.82 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  LA Rams   Jacksonville JAGUAR

What If

LA Rams would have beaten only four other teams besides Jacksonville JAGUAR this week.
Jacksonville JAGUAR would have lost to 17 other teams besides LA Rams this week.
If they played Jacksonville JAGUAR every week, LA Rams would be 6-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, LA Rams would have defeated Jacksonville JAGUAR 233.44-115.6.
LA Rams would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jacksonville JAGUAR.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LA Rams, Jacksonville JAGUAR would be 1-6.
If LA Rams had played every team in the league each week, they would be 76-76.
If they played every team every week, Jacksonville JAGUAR would be 32-120.

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