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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Novaforce
5-3 92.76
117.58
 
VS
proj
Toxins
70.52 1-7
87.78

Novaforce hand Toxins fourth consecutive loss in 92.76-70.52 blowout

Novaforce rolled to a 92.76-70.52 win to hand Toxins their fourth straight loss. Novaforce jumped out to a 28.06-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Aaron Jones and Kyler Murray. Jones racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 17 points, while Murray passed for 274 yards and ran for 21 (11.06 points). Toxins came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jonathan Taylor (18.2 points) and Robert Woods (17.7). Unphased, Novaforce got it going later that afternoon, as Chris Godwin (21 points) and Dustin Hopkins (7) put them back on top once and for all. Novaforce (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against WannaBes, while Toxins (1-7) try to right the ship against Captain Hindsight.

Matchup Timeline

  Novaforce   Toxins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Godwin caught 8 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Buccaneers lost to the Saints 36-27. In doing so, he put up 21 points to nearly double his 11.03-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Novaforce this week. Godwin will play the Football Team in Week 9.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Novaforce
Points
% of total points 92.76
1
Chris Godwin
WR
21
11.03
22.6%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17
14.98
18.3%
3
Chuba Hubbard
RB
13.1
11.25
14.1%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
11.06
26.14
11.9%
Toxins
Points
% of total points 70.52
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
18.2
16.23
25.8%
2
Robert Woods
WR
17.7
10.12
25.1%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
12
12.13
17%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
11.22
22.93
15.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch for Novaforce, helping the team to an 81.06-62.52 lead.

Points By Position

  Novaforce   Toxins
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already halfway through the season, meaning we ought to check in on the Standings.
Novaforce
Novaforce rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (106.97 ppg), leaving Novaforce with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 5 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
2276 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 147 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
463 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 237 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Darrel Williams
Best Acquisition
230 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 163 Rec Yds
Toxins
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Toxins making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 92.96 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1819 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 432 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Jonathan Taylor
Best Drafted
649 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 265 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Novaforce scored less in this one (92.76) than their season average of 106.97.
Toxins would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Novaforce are doing a better job of that, averaging 106.97 versus Toxins's 92.96.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Novaforce (5-3) have a better record than Toxins (1-7).
Even the machines think Novaforce have better players. They have a higher projected points average (116.06) than Toxins (97.34).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Novaforce has left fewer points on the bench this season (357.94) than Toxins (465.42).
Once Novaforce put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Toxins (5 vs 0).
Novaforce are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Toxins (1).
By position, Novaforce have outscored Toxins at RB, WR, and TE this season.
Novaforce don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 10 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Novaforce had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Toxins (0).
Hey Toxins, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!