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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
5-3 106
130.03
 
VS
proj
Gronkey Kong
101 2-6
122.87

Mean Machine come up short of expectations, come back to knock off Gronkey Kong, 106-101

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Mean Machine did enough to beat Gronkey Kong, rallying to earn a 106-101 win. Mean Machine trailed 101-94 heading into Monday night, but the unit made a run behind Sterling Shepard, who caught 4 passes for 25 yards for 6 points, and Travis Kelce, who caught 4 passes for 27 yards (6 points). Matthew Stafford (27 points) and Brandin Cooks (20) did their part for Gronkey Kong in defeat. This marks the second time this season Mean Machine have gotten the best of Gronkey Kong, after winning 149-103 in their last matchup. Mean Machine (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Hendrix Purple Haze, while Gronkey Kong (2-6) will try to get back in the win column against Headatitis.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Gronkey Kong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Godwin scored 28 points in a 36-27 loss to the Saints to beat his 16.62-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mean Machine this week. In Week 9, Godwin and the Buccaneers will go up against the Football Team.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 106
1
Chris Godwin
WR
28
16.62
26.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
19
24
17.9%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13
13.06
12.3%
4
Nick Folk
K
13
8.04
12.3%
Gronkey Kong
Points
% of total points 101
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
27
26.78
26.7%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
20
14.64
19.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15
20.29
14.9%
4
Damien Harris
RB
14
11.35
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Gronkey Kong became the proud owner of a 79-34 lead. For Mean Machine, Tee Higgins had a 54-yard catch. Matthew Stafford had a 68-yard pass and a 52-yard pass for Gronkey Kong, while Brandin Cooks had a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Mean Machine, while Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for the team, who trailed 101-94 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Gronkey Kong

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on Mean Machine exceeded their scoring projections.
Gronkey Kong had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Mean Machine ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Gronkey Kong ranked 9th.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Mean Machine managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 7.16-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this year, Mean Machine moves to (1-0), while Gronkey Kong falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Matthew Stafford put up 27 points, the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

Mean Machine
Next week will feature a pair of teams moving in different directions, as Mean Machine (5-3) enter the matchup on a two-game unbeaten streak, while their upcoming opposition (Hendrix Purple Haze, 4-4), have now lost two straight. Each side has players with byes next week, as Chris Godwin, D'Andre Swift, and Alex Collins are off for Mean Machine and Leonard Fournette and Rob Gronkowski are out for Hendrix Purple Haze. Over the last three weeks, Mean Machine have put up 121.33 points per game, while Hendrix Purple Haze have averaged 104.33 per contest.
Gronkey Kong
Week 9 will feature the league's two lowest-scoring teams, as Gronkey Kong (2-6) square off against Headatitis (1-7). Each side has a pair of players with byes next week, as Antonio Gibson and Antonio Brown are off for Gronkey Kong and Tyler Lockett and Cameron Brate for Headatitis.