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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Heroes
4-4 158.73
174.57
 
VS
proj
Captain Caveman
148.12 3-5
164.59

Captain Caveman fall short of expectations, succumb to Heroes, 158.73-148.12

Captain Caveman failed to bring their A game, as Heroes came out on top with a 158.73-148.12 win. Heroes earned a 9.87-point lead early Sunday afternoon. Captain Caveman bounced back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Matthew Stafford (24.38 points) and Tyler Lockett (16.8). Not to be deterred, Heroes got it going later that night, as Josh Allen (24.12 points) put them back on top once and for all. This marks the second time this season Heroes have knocked off Captain Caveman, after winning 175.17-131.64 in their last matchup. Heroes (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Deraj, while Captain Caveman (3-5) take on Broz Foozballaz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Heroes   Captain Caveman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Marshall Jr. (4 Rec, 87 Rec Yds) scored 14.7 points against the Falcons in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.61-point projection and was much higher than his 5.2-point season scoring average. Marshall Jr. will face the Bengals next week.
Terrace Marshall Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Heroes
Points
% of total points 158.73
1
Josh Allen
QB
24.12
37.28
15.2%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.2
12.81
10.2%
3
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
14.7
6.61
9.3%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
14.4
18.22
9.1%
Captain Caveman
Points
% of total points 148.12
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
33.7
16.11
22.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.38
24.96
16.5%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.8
15.14
11.3%
4
T.J. Edwards
LB
14
10.41
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run for Captain Caveman, who trailed 85.11-75.24 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Captain Caveman to contribute to a 134.42-111.01 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Heroes to contribute to a 135.13-134.42 lead for the team.
Monday
Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Heroes on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Heroes   Captain Caveman

What If

Heroes would have beaten 10 other teams besides Captain Caveman this week.
Captain Caveman would have lost to 10 other teams besides Heroes this week.
If they played Captain Caveman every week, Heroes would be 7-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Captain Caveman would have beaten Heroes 192.83-134.3.
Heroes would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Captain Caveman.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Heroes, Captain Caveman would be 1-5.
If Heroes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 93-59.
If they played every team every week, Captain Caveman would be 62-90.

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