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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gamblers
6-2 202.46
162.58
 
VS
proj
Canadian Bacon
186.67 4-4
168.32

Gamblers earn win against Canadian Bacon, 202.46-186.67

Both teams showed up, but Gamblers took down Canadian Bacon, earning a 202.46-186.67 win. Gamblers never trailed in this one after taking a 33.36-point lead on Thursday behind Devin Duvernay (22.86 points) and Devin White (10.5). Marcus Mariota (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and DJ Moore (6 Rec, 152 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Canadian Bacon in the loss. Gamblers (6-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Mustache Disaster, while Canadian Bacon (4-4) will take on StarLords in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Gamblers   Canadian Bacon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Buccaneers in Week 8, Duvernay racked up 64 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 22.86 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Gamblers this week. Next week, Duvernay will square off against the Saints.
Devin Duvernay

Top Player Comparison

Gamblers
Points
% of total points 202.46
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
40.9
31.96
20.2%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
38.2
17.34
18.9%
3
Devin Duvernay
WR
22.86
11.58
11.3%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
16.6
14.08
8.2%
Canadian Bacon
Points
% of total points 186.67
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
33.42
18.91
17.9%
2
DJ Moore
WR
33
14.9
17.7%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
20.8
19.14
11.1%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.7
21.41
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Gamblers who took the lead, 161.91-150.47. Jalen Hurts had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass for Gamblers, while Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Marcus Mariota had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Canadian Bacon, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Alec Pierce had a 47-yard catch for Gamblers, helping the team to a 199.21-186.67 lead.

Points By Position

  Gamblers   Canadian Bacon

Game Notes

More than half (9 of the 15) of the starters on Gamblers exceeded their projected point totals.
Canadian Bacon lost despite eight of their 15 starters scoring above their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Canadian Bacon ranked 4th in the league in points scored this week, while Gamblers ranked 3rd.
Despite the loss, Marcus Mariota (33.42 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Gamblers
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really emphasized that by almost tripling Canadian Bacon at running back this past week (54.8 points to 19.6).
Canadian Bacon
"Not getting many opportunities" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Canadian Bacon. Our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 31 times in Week 8. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they hauled in just 19 catches.