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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
49’ers 2022
5-3 85.74
89.57
 
VS
proj
Rocky Mountain Bears
78.62 4-4
76.81

Offensively challenged 49’ers 2022 come back to beat Rocky Mountain Bears, 85.74-78.62

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, 49’ers 2022 were fortunate to earn a win against a foe that performed even worse, rallying for an 85.74-78.62 win over Rocky Mountain Bears. 49’ers 2022 trailed 67.16-61.07 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Nick Chubb (23.67 points) and Evan McPherson (1). DJ Moore (23.23 points) and Kyle Pitts (11.7) did their part for Rocky Mountain Bears in the loss. 49’ers 2022 (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Virginia Paradise 5, while Rocky Mountain Bears (4-4) try to generate some positive momentum against Duke Broncos#5.

Matchup Timeline

  49’ers 2022   Rocky Mountain Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chubb (101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) scored 23.67 points against the Bengals in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.91-point projection and was higher than his 16.73-point season scoring average. Chubb ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

49’ers 2022
Points
% of total points 85.74
1
Nick Chubb
RB
23.67
10.91
27.6%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.32
16.01
19%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
9.9
7.67
11.5%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
9.88
8.66
11.5%
Rocky Mountain Bears
Points
% of total points 78.62
1
DJ Moore
WR
23.23
7.38
29.5%
2
Kyle Pitts
TE
11.7
4.61
14.9%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
11.46
9.17
14.6%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
10.51
11.75
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Rocky Mountain Bears, helping the team to a 44.69-21.34 lead.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 44-yard catch for Rocky Mountain Bears, contributing to a 62.16-35.35 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for 49’ers 2022, who trailed 67.16-61.07 after Sunday night.
Monday
Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Rocky Mountain Bears.

Points By Position

  49’ers 2022   Rocky Mountain Bears

Game Notes

Half of the starters on 49’ers 2022 exceeded their projected point totals.
Rocky Mountain Bears had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
49’ers 2022 won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Rocky Mountain Bears exceeded their projection.
This matchup featured the two lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 7.12-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This victory snaps a two-game losing streak for 49’ers 2022.
49’ers 2022 managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.76-point projected margin of victory.
49’ers 2022 moves to (3-0) in comeback games this year, while Rocky Mountain Bears falls to (1-2).
For Rocky Mountain Bears, DJ Moore (23.23 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.

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