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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Grundles
4-4 127.26
127.65
 
VS
proj
Windy City Hooligans
60.58 4-4
121.67

Windy City Hooligans fall short of projections, lose to The Grundles in 127.26-60.58 beatdown

There's no way around it, Windy City Hooligans underperformed, at least based on projections, as The Grundles cruised to a 127.26-60.58 win. The matchup was over before it really even started, as The Grundles leapt out to a 28.90-point lead on Thursday behind 31.9 points from Aaron Jones (59 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds) and Robert Tonyan (3 Rec, 49 Rec Yds). Daniel Jones (16.08 points) and Mike Gesicki (9.8) did everything they could for Windy City Hooligans in defeat. The Grundles (4-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against ZACH THE RIPPER, while Windy City Hooligans (4-4) will meet Stone House Stoners in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Grundles   Windy City Hooligans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.31 points, Beasley nearly doubled that amount by scoring 24 points as the Bills beat the Dolphins 26-11. He caught 10 passes for 110 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Grundles this week. Beasley will face the Jaguars in Week 9.
Cole Beasley

Top Player Comparison

The Grundles
Points
% of total points 127.26
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25.1
16.15
19.7%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
24
18.44
18.9%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
24
12.31
18.9%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
13.16
19.39
10.3%
Windy City Hooligans
Points
% of total points 60.58
1
Daniel Jones
QB
16.08
18.19
26.5%
2
Mike Gesicki
TE
9.8
10.07
16.2%
3
Khalil Herbert
RB
8.8
13.93
14.5%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
7.8
20.68
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which The Grundles boasted an 87.00-30.20 lead. For The Grundles, Joe Mixon had a 46-yard catch. Mike Gesicki made the highlight reel for Windy City Hooligans with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for The Grundles, contributing to a 114.10-36.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for The Grundles, helping the team to a 127.26-44.50 lead.
Monday
Daniel Jones had a 50-yard pass for Windy City Hooligans.

Points By Position

  The Grundles   Windy City Hooligans

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. The Grundles are doing a better job of that, averaging 124.76 versus Windy City Hooligans's 110.29.
Even the machines think The Grundles have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (131.48) than Windy City Hooligans (122.63).
Once The Grundles put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Windy City Hooligans (4 vs 1).
The Grundles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Windy City Hooligans (3 vs 2).
Windy City Hooligans have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than The Grundles (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The Grundles have outscored Windy City Hooligans at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The Grundles has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Windy City Hooligans this season (-12).
The starters for The Grundles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Windy City Hooligans (2).
The Grundles came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Windy City Hooligans (0).
There's not much good to say about Windy City Hooligans this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

The Grundles
The Grundles (4-4) are set to square off against ZACH THE RIPPER (3-5) in a Week 9 duel that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings. The Grundles may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Mike Evans, Leonard Fournette, Jason Myers, and Ricky Seals-Jones out on bye in Week 9. Over the last two weeks, The Grundles have put up 137.52 points per game, while ZACH THE RIPPER have averaged 132.42 per contest.
Windy City Hooligans
On the docket in Week 9, Windy City Hooligans (4-4) will take on Stone House Stoners (5-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 9, as Chris Godwin, Rob Gronkowski, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense are off for Stone House Stoners while J.D. McKissic and Terry McLaurin are scheduled to be off for Windy City Hooligans.