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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Related By Choice
4-4 132.8
113.47
 
VS
proj
louis's Team
118.8 2-6
129.98

Related By Choice hand louis's Team fourth straight loss, 132.8-118.8

Related By Choice secured a 132.8-118.8 win to hand louis's Team their fourth straight loss. Related By Choice nabbed an early 22.3-point lead on Thursday. louis's Team bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by A.J. Brown (31.5 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (30.6). Unphased, Related By Choice pulled it together later that afternoon, as Nick Folk (15 points) and the Seattle Seahawks defense (13) put them back on top for good. Related By Choice (4-4) will look to add to their success against Tony's Team, while louis's Team (2-6) face off against Joey's Perfect Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Related By Choice   louis's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Seahawks defense allowed only 7 points, surrendered 309 yards, and intercepted a pass in a 31-7 win over the Jaguars. In doing so, they put up 13 points to scored 61.3% higher than their 8.06-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Related By Choice this week. In Week 9, the Seahawks will square off against the Packers.
The Seattle Seahawks defense

Top Player Comparison

Related By Choice
Points
% of total points 132.8
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24
18.44
18.1%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
23.2
20.09
17.5%
3
Robert Woods
WR
20.7
16.35
15.6%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17.2
17.46
13%
louis's Team
Points
% of total points 118.8
1
A.J. Brown
WR
31.5
18.37
26.5%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
30.6
15.43
25.8%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
15.9
15.64
13.4%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
8.91
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, louis's Team emerged with a 97.5-87.6 lead. For Related By Choice, Ryan Tannehill had a 57-yard touchdown pass. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for louis's Team with a 57-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Related By Choice   louis's Team
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to refresh the Standings.
Related By Choice
Related By Choice 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 unit is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (121.9 ppg), leaving Related By Choice with some work to do in order to get into playoff position at No. 6 in the Standings.
Important Players
Ryan Tannehill
MVP
2002 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Aaron Jones
Best Drafted
463 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 237 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Nick Folk
Best Acquisition
20-21 FG, 52 long, 16-19 XP
louis's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see louis's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 112.8 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1943 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 480 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
A.J. Brown
Best Drafted
35 Rec, 509 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Buf Defense
Best Acquisition
15.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 269.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 18 Turnovers

What If

Related By Choice would have beaten nine other teams besides louis's Team this week.
louis's Team would have lost to just two other teams besides Related By Choice this week.
If Related By Choice played louis's Team every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Related By Choice would have been victorious over louis's Team 99.9-97.68 had they played each other last week.
Related By Choice would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as louis's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Related By Choice, louis's Team would be 3-4.
If Related By Choice had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-38.
If they played every team every week, louis's Team would be 38-50.