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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Hard Knockers
3-5 153.65
127.57
 
VS
proj
Team Mama Drama
145.45 5-3
143.27

Hard Knockers smirk at expectations, earn win against Team Mama Drama, 153.65-145.45

Hard Knockers rose to the occasion, coming out on top with a 153.65-145.45 win over Team Mama Drama. Hard Knockers nabbed a 20.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Team Mama Drama bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Austin Ekeler (18.4 points) and Damien Harris (14). Unphased, Hard Knockers pulled it together later that night, as Amari Cooper (19.2 points) and Dalvin Cook (7.8) put them back in the lead once and for all. Hard Knockers (3-5) will look to get another win against Low Ballers, while Team Mama Drama (5-3) try to get back on track against The Low Men in Yellow Coats.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Knockers   Team Mama Drama

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 8, Woods scored 17.7 points to beat his 10.12-point projection. He racked up 57 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hard Knockers this week. Woods will face the Titans next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Hard Knockers
Points
% of total points 153.65
1
Carson Wentz
QB
26.65
24.92
17.3%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
24.5
12.75
15.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
19.2
9.59
12.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
17.7
10.12
11.5%
Team Mama Drama
Points
% of total points 145.45
1
Josh Allen
QB
35.95
32.42
24.7%
2
Michael Carter
RB
23.2
9.05
16%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
14.45
12.7%
4
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.73
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Hard Knockers, while Tyler Bass had a 57-yard field goal, helping Hard Knockers to a 109.65-89.25 lead.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Team Mama Drama to contribute to a 133.45-121.65 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Hard Knockers   Team Mama Drama

Game Notes

More than half (8 of the 14) of the starters on Hard Knockers exceeded their projected point totals.
Team Mama Drama had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Hard Knockers won despite starting Latavius Murray, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup showcased the two highest scores of the week.
The matchup's 8.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a two-match losing streak for Hard Knockers, while the loss breaks a four-game unbeaten streak for Team Mama Drama.
All three of the wins for Hard Knockers have been upset wins.
A bright spot in the defeat, Josh Allen recorded 35.95 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Hard Knockers
Hard Knockers (3-5) will square off against Low Ballers (5-3) in Week 9. Hard Knockers might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Antonio Brown out on bye in Week 9. Over the past two weeks, Hard Knockers have scored 121.23 points per game, while Low Ballers have averaged 135.8 per contest.
Team Mama Drama
Coming up next week, Team Mama Drama (5-3) will square off against The Low Men in Yellow Coats (4-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Tyler Lockett, the Seattle Seahawks defense, and Jamal Adams are off for The Low Men in Yellow Coats and Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense will be out for Team Mama Drama.