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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Assimilate THIS
4-4 104.5
86.29
 
VS
proj
Warriors
90.5 4-4
85.99

Assimilate THIS knock off Warriors, 104.5-90.5

Assimilate THIS brought their A game and exceeded expectations, coming out on top with a 104.5-90.5 win over Warriors. Assimilate THIS nabbed an early 10.0-point lead on Thursday. Warriors came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by the New England Patriots defense (16 points) and Jakobi Meyers (14). Not to be deterred, Assimilate THIS pulled it together later that afternoon, as the Washington Commanders defense (13 points) and George Kittle (6) put them back in the lead for good. This marks the first time this season Assimilate THIS have taken down Warriors, after falling 104-85 in their last matchup. Assimilate THIS (4-4) will look to get another win against Hakuna Matata, while Warriors (4-4) face Spoon in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Assimilate THIS   Warriors

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lawrence made 3 tackles and recorded a sack as the Cowboys beat the Bears 49-29. In doing so, he put up 6 points and scored 50.8% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Assimilate THIS this week. Next week, Lawrence will face the Packers.
DeMarcus Lawrence

Top Player Comparison

Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 104.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
18
10.48
17.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
13.5
10.07
12.9%
3
The Washington Commanders defense
DEF
13
12.45
12.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
11
7.33
10.5%
Warriors
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
16
15.09
17.7%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
14
7.15
15.5%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
13
11.54
14.4%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
10
8.06
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Warriors who grabbed the lead, 70.0-68.5. Jalen Hurts had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Assimilate THIS, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Warriors with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Assimilate THIS on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Assimilate THIS   Warriors
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
Assimilate THIS
Assimilate THIS may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (90.8 ppg), propelling Assimilate THIS to the No. 5 spot in the Standings, well within playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
69 Rec, 961 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ja'Marr Chase
Best Drafted
47 Rec, 605 Rec Yds, 6 Rec TDs
Jalen Hurts
Best Acquisition
1799 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 303 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Warriors
Warriors may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (88.3 ppg), propelling Warriors to the No. 7 position in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
NE Defense
MVP
20.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 350.5 Avg Yds Allowed, 16 Turnovers
Cooper Kupp
Best Drafted
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Jason Sanders
Best Acquisition
11-14 FG, 49 long, 19-20 XP

What If

Assimilate THIS would have beaten seven other teams besides Warriors this week.
Warriors would have lost to five other teams besides Assimilate THIS this week.
If Assimilate THIS played Warriors every week this season, they'd be 6-2.
Assimilate THIS would have beaten Warriors 91-84.5 had they played each other last week.
Assimilate THIS would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Warriors.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Assimilate THIS, Warriors would be 3-3.
If Assimilate THIS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-35.
If they played every team every week, Warriors would be 50-38.