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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tokyo Terminators
5-3 85.16
107.06
 
VS
proj
Badass Ballers
78.8 5-3
69.75

Badass Ballers outperform projections but lose to Tokyo Terminators, 85.16-78.80

Tokyo Terminators fell short of projections while Badass Ballers brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as Tokyo Terminators staged an impressive comeback to earn an 85.16-78.80 victory. Tokyo Terminators trailed 78.80-73.16 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came back behind Greg Joseph (3-3 FG, 45 long, 1-1 XP). Joe Burrow (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Nick Folk (4-4 FG, 48 long, 1-1 XP) led the charge for Badass Ballers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Tokyo Terminators have knocked off Badass Ballers, after falling 128.14-64.92 in their last matchup. Tokyo Terminators (5-3) will look to build on their success against Cardinal Sins, while Badass Ballers (5-3) will attempt to get back in the win column against 1st Down Witnesses.

Matchup Timeline

  Tokyo Terminators   Badass Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Football Team in Week 8, the Broncos defense scored 17 points to more-than-double their 7.76-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 342 yards, and intercepted 2 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Tokyo Terminators this week. In Week 9, the Broncos will face the Cowboys.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Tokyo Terminators
Points
% of total points 85.16
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
18.66
21.35
21.9%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
17
7.76
20%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.6
16.56
16%
4
Greg Joseph
K
12
7.2
14.1%
Badass Ballers
Points
% of total points 78.8
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.26
21.74
28.2%
2
Nick Folk
K
15
8.02
19%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.74
7.15
18.7%
4
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
17.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for Badass Ballers, while Tyler Boyd had a 46-yard pass, contributing to a 49.80-34.36 lead for Badass Ballers.

Points By Position

  Tokyo Terminators   Badass Ballers

Game Notes

Tokyo Terminators got the W despite the fact that only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Despite six of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, Badass Ballers lost.
Was Badass Ballers even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Tokyo Terminators got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Badass Ballers outscored their projection.
Badass Ballers ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Tokyo Terminators ranked 8th.
Tokyo Terminators managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 37.31-point projected margin of victory.
Tokyo Terminators moves to (1-2) in comeback games this year, while Badass Ballers falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow put up 22.26 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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