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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Rebel Alliance
7-1 141.45
140.5
 
VS
proj
Doughboys
123.05 6-2
148.66

Rebel Alliance come back to beat Doughboys for third straight win, 141.45-123.05

Rebel Alliance extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Doughboys, coming back for a 141.45-123.05 win. Rebel Alliance trailed 120.85-119.45 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Darrel Williams (17 points) and Graham Gano (5). Tom Brady (36.95 points) and Amari Cooper (26.2) did everything they could for Doughboys in the loss. Rebel Alliance (7-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Brewmasters, while Doughboys (6-2) match up against Mutinous Apes in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Rebel Alliance   Doughboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carter racked up 172 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Jets beat the Bengals 34-31. In doing so, he put up 32.2 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Carter and the Jets will play the Colts.
Michael Carter

Top Player Comparison

Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 141.45
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33.25
30.36
23.5%
2
Michael Carter
RB
32.2
11.42
22.8%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
17
14.25
12%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.7
14.1
9.7%
Doughboys
Points
% of total points 123.05
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.95
28.71
30%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
26.2
15.05
21.3%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
13.1
18.04
10.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.3
15.46
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Rebel Alliance, while Tee Higgins had a 54-yard catch, contributing to a 104.85-35.90 lead for Rebel Alliance.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Doughboys, who trailed 119.45-77.25 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Rebel Alliance   Doughboys

Game Notes

Rebel Alliance won even though only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Doughboys had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Rebel Alliance put up more points than their projected total, while Doughboys fell short of their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of three consecutive wins for Doughboys.
In comeback games this season, Rebel Alliance moves to (4-0), while Doughboys falls to (2-1).
On the losing side, Tom Brady (36.95 points) registered the league's top overall score this week.

Next Week Preview

Rebel Alliance
Week 9 features two squads heading in different directions, as Rebel Alliance (7-1) enter the matchup on a three-game winning streak, while their Week 9 opponent (Brewmasters, 4-4), have now dropped three straight. Each side has two bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Giovani Bernard and Amon-Ra St. Brown are off for Rebel Alliance and Terry McLaurin and Ronald Jones II for Brewmasters. Over the last three weeks, Rebel Alliance have put up 154.57 points per game, while Brewmasters have averaged 131.77 per contest.
Doughboys
In Week 9, second-place Doughboys (6-2) are scheduled to take on sixth-place Mutinous Apes (4-4). Each side has players with byes next week, as Taylor Heinicke, Antonio Gibson, D'Andre Swift, O.J. Howard, and Russell Wilson are off for Mutinous Apes and Tom Brady, Alex Collins, and Jamaal Williams will sit for Doughboys.