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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
5-3 144.15
139.34
 
VS
proj
Roughnecks
127.55 2-6
113.85

Dirty Hippies come back to defeat Roughnecks for third straight win, 144.15-127.55

Dirty Hippies extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Roughnecks, coming back for a 144.15-127.55 win. Trailing 113.65-102.25 heading into Monday night, Dirty Hippies charged back behind Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Christian McCaffrey (42.6 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (20.1) carried the flag for Roughnecks in defeat. Dirty Hippies (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Arrogant Americans, while Roughnecks (2-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against Dead Again.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   Roughnecks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore caught 6 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers lost to the Falcons 37-34. In doing so, he put up 27.5 points to more-than-double his 13.31-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dirty Hippies this week. Next week, Moore will square off against the Bengals.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 144.15
1
DJ Moore
WR
27.5
13.31
19.1%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.1
13.72
15.3%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
19.8
25.81
13.7%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
14.3
14.96
9.9%
Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 127.55
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
42.6
18.19
33.4%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
20.1
14.65
15.8%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
19
8.27
14.9%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
13.9
16.49
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Roughnecks, who trailed 69.25-29.15 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Dirty Hippies owned a 102.25-96.35 lead. For Dirty Hippies, Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal. Christian McCaffrey connected with Brandon Aiyuk for a 34-yard touchdown pass for Roughnecks.
Monday
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Monday night. Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Dirty Hippies, while Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass. Tee Higgins made the highlight reel for Roughnecks with an a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   Roughnecks

What If

Dirty Hippies would have beaten four other teams besides Roughnecks this week.
Roughnecks would have lost to eight other teams besides Dirty Hippies this week.
Dirty Hippies would be 5-3 if they played Roughnecks every week.
Last week, Dirty Hippies would have been victorious over Roughnecks 190.65-81.
Dirty Hippies would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Roughnecks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dirty Hippies, Roughnecks would be 4-3.
If Dirty Hippies had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-56.
If they played every team every week, Roughnecks would be 35-69.

Next Week Preview

Dirty Hippies
A couple of 5-3 teams will go at it as Dirty Hippies go up against Arrogant Americans next week in a mid-season showdown. Something's got to give, as Dirty Hippies has tallied three consecutive wins while Arrogant Americans has won two in a row. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Tony Pollard, Darius Slayton, and Wan'Dale Robinson are off for Arrogant Americans and Amari Cooper and George Kittle will get the week off for Dirty Hippies. Looking at just the last two weeks, Dirty Hippies have scored 167.4 points per game, while Arrogant Americans have averaged only 139.45 per contest.
Roughnecks
In Week 9, 11th-place Roughnecks (2-6) will try to right the ship against eighth-place Dead Again (4-4). Roughnecks might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers defense, and David Sills V out on bye in Week 9. Over the last three weeks, Roughnecks has scored 111.83 points per game, while Dead Again has averaged 152.3 per contest.