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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
william's Superb Team
4-4 138.3
105.94
 
VS
proj
Bills22
84.34 3-5
80.88

william's Superb Team hand Bills22 third consecutive loss in 138.30-84.34 beatdown

william's Superb Team cruised to a 138.30-84.34 win to hand Bills22 their third straight loss. Bills22 nabbed a 14.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all william's Superb Team after that. They were led by A.J. Brown, who caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns for 36.6 points, and Jalen Hurts, who passed for 285 yards and 4 touchdowns (28.4 points). Kyler Murray (326 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 36 Rush Yds) and Mike Evans (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Bills22 in the loss. william's Superb Team (4-4) will look to build on their success against BOYZ R BACK, while Bills22 (3-5) will try to right the ship against JSchiZo5150's Tip-Top Team.

Matchup Timeline

  william's Superb Team   Bills22

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense scored 16 points in a 24-0 win over the Raiders to nearly triple their 5.59-point projection. They didn't allow any points, surrendered 183 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the third-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. Next week, the Saints will go up against the Ravens.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

william's Superb Team
Points
% of total points 138.3
1
A.J. Brown
WR
36.6
13.02
26.5%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.4
24.14
20.5%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
5.59
11.6%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
9.6%
Bills22
Points
% of total points 84.34
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.12
31.6%
2
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
18.1%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
17.37
16.2%
4
Ryan Succop
K
10
7.89
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Bills22, helping to stake Bills22 to a 27.80-13.30 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which william's Superb Team became the proud owner of a 128.30-61.44 lead. Jalen Hurts found A.J. Brown on multiple big plays for william's Superb Team: a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass. Hurts also lit up the scoreboard with a 34-yard touchdown pass. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Bills22 with a 38-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  william's Superb Team   Bills22
Standings Update
Let's catch up on the Standings. After all, we're already at the midpoint of the season, if you can believe it.
william's Superb Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on william's Superb Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 97.01 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jalen Hurts
MVP
1799 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 303 Rush Yds, 6 Rush TDs
Justin Jefferson
Best Drafted
52 Rec, 752 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Best Acquisition
Bills22
Bills22 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 5th-most points per game in the league (107.03 ppg), leaving Bills22 with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1993 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 299 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
779 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 189 Rec Yds
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Acquisition
34 Rec, 494 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on william's Superb Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Bills22 lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as william's Superb Team had one starter score zero points, while Bills22 had two.
william's Superb Team put up more points than their season scoring average (97.01) while Bills22 fell short of theirs (107.03).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The win snaps a two-game losing skid for william's Superb Team.
Not only did william's Superb Team get the win, but they also easily covered the 25.05-point predicted margin of victory.
william's Superb Team moves to (2-2) in blowout games this year, while Bills22 falls to (2-3).
In a losing effort, Kyler Murray scored 26.64 points, the second-highest score for a quarterback this week.