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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Pink Fluffy Unicorns
3-5 125.98
112.47
 
VS
proj
Black Stars
114.44 3-5
117.24

Pink Fluffy Unicorns hand Black Stars fourth straight loss, 125.98-114.44

Pink Fluffy Unicorns came out on top with a 125.98-114.44 win to hand Black Stars their fourth straight loss. Pink Fluffy Unicorns never trailed in this one after grabbing a 13.30-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette. DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Cooper Kupp (10 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Black Stars in the loss. Pink Fluffy Unicorns (3-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Cardinals Polska, while Black Stars (3-5) will face off against Wyszków Rams in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Pink Fluffy Unicorns   Black Stars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Falcons in Week 8, Foreman ran for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 34.8 points to more-than-triple his 10.31-point projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Foreman and the Panthers will play the Bengals.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Pink Fluffy Unicorns
Points
% of total points 125.98
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
34.8
10.31
27.6%
2
Geno Smith
QB
19.08
17.37
15.1%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
13.3
11.2
10.6%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
12.96
10.6%
Black Stars
Points
% of total points 114.44
1
DJ Moore
WR
28.5
11.13
24.9%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.05
16.5%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.8
11.68
15.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
9.7
10.48
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Geno Smith hit Tyler Lockett for a 33-yard touchdown pass for Pink Fluffy Unicorns, helping Pink Fluffy Unicorns to a 125.98-99.24 lead.

Points By Position

  Pink Fluffy Unicorns   Black Stars
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.
Pink Fluffy Unicorns
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Pink Fluffy Unicorns making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself at the No. 9 position in the Standings after averaging only 116.02 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Justin Herbert
MVP
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
386 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
D'Onta Foreman
Best Acquisition
273 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Black Stars
Black Stars rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make a run. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (117.64 ppg), leaving Black Stars at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Cooper Kupp
MVP
64 Rec, 686 Rec Yds, 5 Rec TDs
Rhamondre Stevenson
Best Drafted
558 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 217 Rec Yds
Daniel Jones
Best Acquisition
1399 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 363 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Pink Fluffy Unicorns scored more points in this matchup (125.98) than their season average (116.02).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Black Stars. They've dropped their last four matchups.
Pink Fluffy Unicorns are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Black Stars (0 vs 1).
By position, Pink Fluffy Unicorns have outscored Black Stars at QB, RB, and IDP this season.
The starters for Pink Fluffy Unicorns had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Black Stars (0).
Don't worry Black Stars, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!