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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
L.A. Golds
3-5 122.78
127.08
 
VS
proj
Honolulu Blue Myself
95.58 4-4
152.68

Honolulu Blue Myself lose to L.A. Golds in 122.78-95.58 landslide

There's no sugarcoating it, Honolulu Blue Myself underperformed, at least based on projections, as L.A. Golds rolled to a 122.78-95.58 win. Honolulu Blue Myself got out to an 8.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all L.A. Golds after that. They were led by Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 94 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Amari Cooper (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Alvin Kamara (61 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds) and Damien Harris (80 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Honolulu Blue Myself in the loss. L.A. Golds (3-5) will look to get another win against jamest1728, while Honolulu Blue Myself (4-4) attempt to get back on track against Ligers.

Matchup Timeline

  L.A. Golds   Honolulu Blue Myself

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen scored 18.3 points against the Cowboys in Week 8 to beat his 15.24-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on L.A. Golds this week. In Week 9, Thielen and the Vikings will go up against the Ravens.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

L.A. Golds
Points
% of total points 122.78
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.4
18.7
19.9%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
24.2
13.74
19.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
18.3
15.24
14.9%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
19.1
11.6%
Honolulu Blue Myself
Points
% of total points 95.58
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.6
24.64
21.6%
2
Damien Harris
RB
19.75
16.8
20.7%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
16
7.76
16.7%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
15.33
22.28
16%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Diontae Johnson had a 50-yard catch for L.A. Golds, who trailed 20.20-18.85 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Honolulu Blue Myself to contribute to a 91.88-32.13 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Adam Thielen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for L.A. Golds, contributing to a 98.38-91.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  L.A. Golds   Honolulu Blue Myself

Game Notes

L.A. Golds got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Honolulu Blue Myself had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Honolulu Blue Myself can partially blame the loss on Darius Slayton, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The victory snaps a three-match losing skid for L.A. Golds.
All three of the wins for L.A. Golds have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

L.A. Golds
In a duel that'll showcase two teams within a game of one another in the standings, L.A. Golds (3-5) square off against jamest1728 (4-4) in Week 9. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 9, as Cameron Brate, DeeJay Dallas, and Antonio Brown are off for L.A. Golds and Giovani Bernard, the Washington Football Team defense, and Ryan Fitzpatrick are out for jamest1728. In terms of scoring production, these two squads have almost been mirror images of each other lately. L.A. Golds have put up 112 points per game over the last three weeks, while jamest1728 have averaged 112.96 per outing over that same stretch.
Honolulu Blue Myself
Two teams with matching 4-4 records, fifth-place Honolulu Blue Myself are set to square off against ninth-place Ligers in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 9, as T.J. Hockenson, D'Andre Swift, Curtis Samuel, and Chris Carson are off for Honolulu Blue Myself while Leonard Fournette, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and O.J. Howard are out for Ligers.