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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Smack down boyz
3-5 172.9
164.25
 
VS
proj
Fania's Team
168.7 5-3
212.62

Back-and-forth battle ends with Smack down boyz coming back to knock off Fania's Team in 172.9-168.7 nailbiter

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Smack down boyz earned a come-from-behind victory over Fania's Team, coming back for a 172.9-168.7 win. Smack down boyz trailed 161.2-160.9 heading into Monday night, but the squad came back behind Willie Gay Jr. (9.5 points) and Dexter Lawrence II (2.5). Michael Carter (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 95 Rec Yds) and Jalen Hurts (103 Pass Yds, 71 Rush Yds) led the way for Fania's Team in defeat. Smack down boyz (3-5) will look to notch another W against K Bizzle's Team, while Fania's Team (5-3) face PJ in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Smack down boyz   Fania's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boyd (46 Pass Yds, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 21.5 points against the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.8-point projection and was much higher than his 9.55-point season scoring average. Boyd will face the Browns next week.
Tyler Boyd

Top Player Comparison

Smack down boyz
Points
% of total points 172.9
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
57.1
50.22
33%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
21.5
9.8
12.4%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
20.2
10.84
11.7%
4
Van Jefferson Jr.
WR
11.3
9
6.5%
Fania's Team
Points
% of total points 168.7
1
Michael Carter
RB
27.7
10.24
16.4%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
21.9
49.97
13%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
19.3
14.12
11.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
19.2
13.29
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jimmy Garoppolo had an 83-yard pass and a 50-yard pass for Smack down boyz, while Tyler Boyd had a 46-yard pass for the team, who trailed 121.0-115.4 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Smack down boyz   Fania's Team

What If

Smack down boyz would have beaten six other teams besides Fania's Team this week.
Fania's Team would have lost to six other teams besides Smack down boyz this week.
If Smack down boyz played Fania's Team every week this season, they'd be 2-6.
Fania's Team would have beaten Smack down boyz 193.8-172.3 had they played each other last week.
Smack down boyz would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fania's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Smack down boyz, Fania's Team would be 4-3.
If Smack down boyz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-60.
If they played every team every week, Fania's Team would be 54-34.

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