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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
hunter's Swell Team
3-5 109.32
103.36
 
VS
proj
Dayton's Pleasant Team
103.12 5-3
110.51

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Dayton's Pleasant Team fall to hunter's Swell Team, 109.32-103.12

Hampered by a 0-point week from Elijah Moore, Dayton's Pleasant Team were unable to overcome hunter's Swell Team, which emerged victorious with a 109.32-103.12 victory. hunter's Swell Team never trailed in this one after nabbing a 14.82-point lead on Thursday behind Lamar Jackson (23.82 points). Josh Allen (218 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 49 Rush Yds) and Antonio Gibson (19 Rush Yds, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Dayton's Pleasant Team in the loss. hunter's Swell Team (3-5) will look to add to their success against My ball zach ertz, while Dayton's Pleasant Team (5-3) will attempt to right the ship against Kyle's Victorious Team.

Matchup Timeline

  hunter's Swell Team   Dayton's Pleasant Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk made all 5 of his FG attempts as the Patriots beat the Jets 22-17. In doing so, he put up 21 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Folk will go up against the Colts next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

hunter's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 109.32
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
23.82
23.12
21.8%
2
Nick Folk
K
21
7.99
19.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
18.1%
4
Evan Engram
TE
13.5
6.76
12.3%
Dayton's Pleasant Team
Points
% of total points 103.12
1
Josh Allen
QB
19.62
28.45
19%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
17.2
6.67
16.7%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
13.51
15.8%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
12.8
17.8
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, after which hunter's Swell Team boasted a 70.12-60.30 lead. Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal for hunter's Swell Team, while Evan Engram had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Dayton's Pleasant Team, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 33-yard touchdown catch for hunter's Swell Team to contribute to an 89.52-77.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday night, but it was hunter's Swell Team who claimed the lead, 109.32-103.12. For hunter's Swell Team, Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Dayton's Pleasant Team with a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass.

Points By Position

  hunter's Swell Team   Dayton's Pleasant Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to check in on the Standings.
hunter's Swell Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on hunter's Swell Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 100.54 points per game through eight weeks, 9th-best in the league.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1635 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 553 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Stefon Diggs
Best Drafted
55 Rec, 764 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Evan Engram
Best Acquisition
32 Rec, 330 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Dayton's Pleasant Team
Dayton's Pleasant Team may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (109.01 ppg), propelling Dayton's Pleasant Team to No. 4 in the Standings, putting them in playoff position.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2198 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 306 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 752 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

hunter's Swell Team would have beaten five other teams besides Dayton's Pleasant Team this week.
Dayton's Pleasant Team would have lost to eight other teams besides hunter's Swell Team this week.
hunter's Swell Team would be 4-4 if they played Dayton's Pleasant Team every week.
Dayton's Pleasant Team would have been victorious over hunter's Swell Team 73.96-68 had they played each other last week.
hunter's Swell Team would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dayton's Pleasant Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as hunter's Swell Team, Dayton's Pleasant Team would be 3-4.
If hunter's Swell Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-48.
If they played every team every week, Dayton's Pleasant Team would be 47-41.