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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
6-2 74
106.32
 
VS
proj
plano tiburon
66 2-6
113.37

Throw up the X jump into 1st place, 74-66

Throw up the X climbed into first place in Payton34 FFL with a hard-fought victory over plano tiburon, securing a 74-66 win. plano tiburon leapt out to an 18-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive showing from Aaron Rodgers (184 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). But Throw up the X held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matthew Stafford (305 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Throw up the X (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Hoffman Hillbillies, while plano tiburon (2-6) try to right the ship against KGG 2021.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   plano tiburon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Texans in Week 8, Kupp caught 7 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 17 points to scored 27.2% higher than his 13.36-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Throw up the X this week. In Week 9, Kupp and the Rams will battle the Titans.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 74
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33
30.76
44.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
17
13.36
23%
3
Damien Harris
RB
14
10.52
18.9%
4
Zack Moss
RB
4
9.18
5.4%
plano tiburon
Points
% of total points 66
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21
26.42
31.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
15
14.11
22.7%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
8
7.64
12.1%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
7
16.86
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford hit Cooper Kupp for a 52-yard pass for Throw up the X. Stafford also lit up the scoreboard with a 68-yard pass, contributing to a 57-38 lead for Throw up the X.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   plano tiburon

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Throw up the X scored more than their point projections.
plano tiburon had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters registering zero points for Throw up the X, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Throw up the X ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while plano tiburon ranked tied for 12th.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Throw up the X
Throw up the X (6-2) take on Hoffman Hillbillies (4-4) in Week 9. Throw up the X may need to rearrange the deck a bit with Terry McLaurin, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, and Chris Carson out on bye in Week 9. Hoffman Hillbillies will be without DK Metcalf. Over the last three weeks, Throw up the X have scored 109 points per game, while Hoffman Hillbillies have averaged 93 per contest.
plano tiburon
In Week 9, plano tiburon (2-6) are scheduled to take on KGG 2021 (5-3). plano tiburon won't be able to count on another 8 points from T.J. Hockenson, who has a bye in Week 9. KGG 2021 won't have Antonio Gibson.