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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Marcus Aurelius
7-1 116.64
101.47
 
VS
proj
Death Proof
107.2 4-4
120.1

Marcus Aurelius knock off Death Proof for third straight win, 116.64-107.20

Marcus Aurelius extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Death Proof, securing a 116.64-107.20 win. Death Proof took a 27.10-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Tom Brady, who passed for 325 yards and a touchdown for 17.1 points, and Ryan Succop, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (10 points). But Marcus Aurelius held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Jared Goff, who passed for 321 yards and a touchdown for 18.14 points, and Rhamondre Stevenson, who racked up 143 yards from scrimmage (17.8 points). Marcus Aurelius (7-1) will look to keep it rolling against Carlj26(Bear Down!), while Death Proof (4-4) face off against Gabes ninjas🥷🏿 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Marcus Aurelius   Death Proof

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allgeier (39 Rush Yds, 46 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16 points against the Panthers in Week 8. His scoring output was 82% more than his 8.79-point projection and was much higher than his 9.15-point season scoring average. Allgeier will face the Chargers next week.
Tyler Allgeier

Top Player Comparison

Marcus Aurelius
Points
% of total points 116.64
1
Jared Goff
QB
18.14
16.81
15.6%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.8
11.73
15.3%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
16.5
10.04
14.1%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
16
8.79
13.7%
Death Proof
Points
% of total points 107.2
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.8
16.95
18.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17.1
19.65
16%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
16.5
6.7
15.4%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Death Proof, contributing to a 27.10-0.00 lead for Death Proof.
Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Marcus Aurelius, while Tyler Allgeier had a 25-yard touchdown catch, helping Marcus Aurelius to a 96.84-50.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Marcus Aurelius to contribute to a 116.64-78.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Death Proof, who trailed 116.64-97.80 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Marcus Aurelius   Death Proof
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, which means we ought catch up on the Standings.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 123.41 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit is No. 2 in the Standings, putting Marcus Aurelius in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jared Goff
Best Acquisition
1904 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Death Proof
Death Proof 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 6th-most points per game in the league (115.47 ppg), leaving Death Proof with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 6 in the Standings.
Important Players
Stefon Diggs
MVP
55 Rec, 764 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Josh Jacobs
Best Drafted
676 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs, 152 Rec Yds
Allen Robinson II
Best Acquisition
22 Rec, 224 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

What If

Marcus Aurelius would have beaten six other teams besides Death Proof this week.
Death Proof would have lost to seven other teams besides Marcus Aurelius this week.
If they played Death Proof every week, Marcus Aurelius would be 5-3 this season.
Last week, Marcus Aurelius would have been victorious over Death Proof 148.12-116.1.
Marcus Aurelius would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Death Proof.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Marcus Aurelius, Death Proof would be 3-4.
If Marcus Aurelius had played every team in the league each week, they would be 59-29.
If they played every team every week, Death Proof would be 47-41.