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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
YAC Boyz
4-4 89.1
81.1
 
VS
proj
SteelTown Rockstar
73.7 2-6
88.89

YAC Boyz beat SteelTown Rockstar for third straight win, 89.1-73.7

YAC Boyz extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over SteelTown Rockstar, securing an 89.1-73.7 win. SteelTown Rockstar nabbed a 1.8-point lead on Thursday, but YAC Boyz held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Mixon, who racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 23.1 points, and Davis Mills, who passed for 310 yards and 2 touchdowns (21.4 points). Joe Burrow (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (266 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for SteelTown Rockstar in the loss. YAC Boyz improve to 4-4 on the season, while SteelTown Rockstar fall to 2-6.

Matchup Timeline

  YAC Boyz   SteelTown Rockstar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Panthers defense scored 11 points in a 19-13 win over the Falcons to nearly double their 5.67-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 213 yards, and intercepted 2 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on YAC Boyz this week. The Panthers will face the Patriots in Week 9.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

YAC Boyz
Points
% of total points 89.1
1
Joe Mixon
RB
23.1
14.44
25.9%
2
Davis Mills
QB
21.4
11.49
24%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
14.2
14.45
15.9%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
11
5.67
12.3%
SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 73.7
1
Joe Burrow
QB
21.26
20.62
28.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
14.64
17.82
19.9%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
14.4
13.25
19.5%
4
Mike Gesicki
TE
8.3
8.18
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, YAC Boyz emerged with a 74.9-73.7 lead. Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch for YAC Boyz, while Davis Mills had a 45-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for SteelTown Rockstar, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 50-yard pass.

Points By Position

  YAC Boyz   SteelTown Rockstar

What If

YAC Boyz would have beaten 12 other teams besides SteelTown Rockstar this week.
SteelTown Rockstar would have lost to nine other teams besides YAC Boyz this week.
If they played SteelTown Rockstar every week, YAC Boyz would be 5-3 this season.
SteelTown Rockstar would have been victorious over YAC Boyz 84.24-71.26 had they played each other last week.
YAC Boyz would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SteelTown Rockstar.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as YAC Boyz, SteelTown Rockstar would be 2-5.
If YAC Boyz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-66.
If they played every team every week, SteelTown Rockstar would be 33-87.

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