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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Titletown
5-3 109.2
111.89
 
VS
proj
Marino Rules
81.95 4-4
109.44

Titletown beat Marino Rules for third straight win in 109.20-81.95 runaway

Titletown extended their win streak to three games with a convincing victory over Marino Rules, rolling to a 109.20-81.95 win. Titletown grabbed a 5.20-point lead on Thursday behind Kyler Murray (11.8 points) and never looked back. Joe Burrow (259 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Marino Rules in defeat. Titletown (5-3) will look to maintain their momentum against G-Unit, while Marino Rules (4-4) will attempt to get back on track against Mini Vikes.

Matchup Timeline

  Titletown   Marino Rules

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gesicki caught 3 passes for 48 yards as the Dolphins lost to the Bills 26-11. In doing so, he put up 6.8 points and scored 8.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Titletown this week. Gesicki will play the Texans next week.
Mike Gesicki

Top Player Comparison

Titletown
Points
% of total points 109.2
1
Eli Mitchell
RB
19.7
10.15
18%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.2
16.34
16.7%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
16.3
15.47
14.9%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
14.2
8.34
13%
Marino Rules
Points
% of total points 81.95
1
Joe Burrow
QB
19.95
20.85
24.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.5
14.33
21.4%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
16.5
15.23
20.1%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
7.3
13.53
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Titletown who grabbed the lead, 89.60-53.15. Diontae Johnson had a 50-yard catch for Titletown, while Younghoe Koo had a 53-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Joe Burrow had a 54-yard pass for Marino Rules, while Cooper Kupp had a 52-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Titletown   Marino Rules

Game Notes

Titletown had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Marino Rules had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Titletown put up more points than their season scoring average (108.05) while Marino Rules fell short of theirs (105.06).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Titletown get the win, but they also covered the 2.45-point projected margin of victory.
All four of the losses for Marino Rules have been blowout losses.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow (19.95 points) registered the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

Titletown
Two teams that are now on matching three-game win streaks, Titletown (5-3) match up against G-Unit (4-4) next week in a mid-season showdown. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Tyler Lockett, Antonio Gibson, Alex Collins, and Jamaal Williams are off for Titletown, while G-Unit will be missing the Seattle Seahawks defense, DK Metcalf, D'Andre Swift, and Leonard Fournette. Looking at just the last two weeks, Titletown have put up 100.03 points per game, while G-Unit have averaged 119.38 per contest.
Marino Rules
On the docket next week, seventh-place Marino Rules (4-4) are set to take on third-place Mini Vikes (5-3). After eight weeks of action, Marino Rules are ranked seventh in points scored, while Mini Vikes have scored the league's third-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, Marino Rules has put up 96.1 points per game, while Mini Vikes has averaged 111.53 per contest.