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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Wild Hogs2
3-5 91.5
88.91
 
VS
proj
Matt's Team
77.2 4-4
77.12

Despite top scorer Hill, Matt's Team fall to Wild Hogs2, 91.5-77.2

Tyreek Hill racked up 19.5 points for Matt's Team, the best total in the matchup and 15th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Wild Hogs2, who secured a 91.5-77.2 victory. Wild Hogs2 took a 23.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Kyler Murray (26.9 points) and Kyle Pitts (14) and never looked back. Tyreek Hill (12 Rec, 188 Rec Yds) and Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) carried the flag for Matt's Team in the loss. Wild Hogs2 (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against Colonel Sanders, while Matt's Team (4-4) will attempt to right the ship against HITMAN.

Matchup Timeline

  Wild Hogs2   Matt's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Myers scored 11 points in a 27-13 win over the Giants to beat his 8.86-point projection. He made both of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Wild Hogs2 this week. In Week 9, Myers and the Seahawks will go up against the Cardinals.
Jason Myers

Top Player Comparison

Wild Hogs2
Points
% of total points 91.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.9
22.85
29.4%
2
Kyle Pitts
TE
14
5.23
15.3%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
12.3
7.71
13.4%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
11.2
12.24
12.2%
Matt's Team
Points
% of total points 77.2
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
19.5
14.14
25.3%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
16.8
21.37
21.8%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
10.9
6.81
14.1%
4
George Kittle
TE
9.9
7.52
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Wild Hogs2 boasted a 58.4-34.6 lead. For Wild Hogs2, Kyler Murray had a 38-yard touchdown pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Matt's Team with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Wild Hogs2, contributing to an 85.6-60.4 lead for the team.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Matt's Team.

Points By Position

  Wild Hogs2   Matt's Team

What If

Wild Hogs2 would have beaten four other teams besides Matt's Team this week.
Matt's Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Wild Hogs2 played Matt's Team every week this season, they'd be 2-6.
Matt's Team would have defeated Wild Hogs2 128.95-112.1 had they played each other last week.
Wild Hogs2 would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Matt's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wild Hogs2, Matt's Team would be 4-3.
If Wild Hogs2 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 30-58.
If they played every team every week, Matt's Team would be 46-42.

Next Week Preview

Wild Hogs2
Two teams that are now on matching two-game winning streaks, Wild Hogs2 (3-5) will go toe-to-toe against Colonel Sanders (5-3) next in Week 9. Wild Hogs2 won't be able to expect another dozen points from Jerry Jeudy, who has a bye in Week 9. Colonel Sanders won't have Tony Pollard, Christian McCaffrey, Amari Cooper, Graham Gano, Kareem Hunt, the San Francisco 49ers defense, or David Njoku. Over the last three weeks, Wild Hogs2 have scored 94.53 points per game, while Colonel Sanders have averaged 81.4 per contest.
Matt's Team
Looking ahead to Week 9, fourth-place Matt's Team (4-4) will try to get back in the win column against 12th-place HITMAN (2-6). Each side has players on bye next week, as George Kittle, Chase Claypool, the Denver Broncos defense, Diontae Johnson, and Ezekiel Elliott are off for Matt's Team while Daniel Jones, Dalton Schultz, and Darius Slayton are out for HITMAN.