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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Keeper Reapers
6-2 87
101.77
 
VS
proj
BelgradePatriots
76 1-7
81.2

Keeper Reapers hand BelgradePatriots sixth straight loss, 87-76

Keeper Reapers secured an 87-76 win to hand BelgradePatriots their sixth consecutive loss. Keeper Reapers grabbed an early 14-point lead on Thursday. BelgradePatriots came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Deebo Samuel (17 points) and Chuba Hubbard (12). Not to be deterred, Keeper Reapers rallied later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (33 points) and Ryan Succop (3) put them back in the lead for good. Keeper Reapers (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Beloglavi, while BelgradePatriots (1-7) will meet Planet united in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Keeper Reapers   BelgradePatriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Packers defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 10 points against their 5.34-point projection. During a 24-21 win over the Cardinals, they allowed 21 points, surrendered 334 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Packers defense will face the Chiefs next week.
The Green Bay Packers defense

Top Player Comparison

Keeper Reapers
Points
% of total points 87
1
Tom Brady
QB
33
24.81
37.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
21
12.02
24.1%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
10
5.34
11.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
6
13.69
6.9%
BelgradePatriots
Points
% of total points 76
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
17
10.56
22.4%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
15
6.08
19.7%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
14
22.09
18.4%
4
Chuba Hubbard
RB
12
10.3
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, BelgradePatriots owned a 47-45 lead. For Keeper Reapers, A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Deebo Samuel had an 83-yard catch and a 50-yard catch for BelgradePatriots, while Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard touchdown pass for Keeper Reapers to contribute to an 87-62 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Kirk Cousins had a 20-yard touchdown pass for BelgradePatriots, who trailed 87-76 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Keeper Reapers   BelgradePatriots

What If

Keeper Reapers would have beaten six other teams besides BelgradePatriots this week.
BelgradePatriots would have lost to nine other teams besides Keeper Reapers this week.
If Keeper Reapers played BelgradePatriots every week this season, they'd be 8-0.
Had they played each other last week, Keeper Reapers would have beaten BelgradePatriots 121-78.
Keeper Reapers would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BelgradePatriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Keeper Reapers, BelgradePatriots would be 3-4.
If Keeper Reapers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-31-1.
If they played every team every week, BelgradePatriots would be 18-69-1.

Next Week Preview

Keeper Reapers
Keeper Reapers (6-2) are set to face Beloglavi (4-4) in Week 9. Keeper Reapers might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Tom Brady, Tyler Lockett, Terry McLaurin, Leonard Fournette, Ryan Succop, and Rob Gronkowski out on bye in Week 9. Beloglavi will be without Mike Evans. Over the last three weeks, Keeper Reapers have put up 97.33 points per game, while Beloglavi have averaged 88 per contest.
BelgradePatriots
Coming up next week, last-place BelgradePatriots (1-7) will take on 11th-place Planet united (2-6). Each side has players with byes next week, as Chris Godwin, Taylor Heinicke, Russell Wilson, Logan Thomas, and Antonio Brown are off for Planet united and Jason Myers and Gerald Everett are scheduled to be off for BelgradePatriots.