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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Austin's Dazzling Team
4-4 357.02
256.31
 
VS
proj
Manzvikings
246.72 2-6
248.18

Austin's Dazzling Team beat predictions, earn win over Manzvikings in 357.02-246.72 landslide

Austin's Dazzling Team outperformed expectations, cruising to a 357.02-246.72 win over Manzvikings, who fell short of projections. Austin's Dazzling Team nabbed a 26.27-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake (20.27 points) and Keanu Neal (6) and never looked back. Josh Allen (59.01 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (36.6) did their part for Manzvikings in defeat. Austin's Dazzling Team (4-4) will look to rack up another win against Arkansas Iron Horses, while Manzvikings (2-6) take on Loonies in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Austin's Dazzling Team   Manzvikings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 20.27 points against his 5.08-point projection. In a 27-22 win over the Buccaneers, he ran for 62 yards . Drake will face the Saints next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Austin's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 357.02
1
Jared Goff
QB
67.78
57.26
19%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
48.49
19.98
13.6%
3
Nick Folk
K
42.9
14.05
12%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
20.46
14.3
5.7%
Manzvikings
Points
% of total points 246.72
1
Josh Allen
QB
59.01
78.89
23.9%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
36.6
35.28
14.8%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
24.7
10.21
10%
4
Graham Gano
K
15.6
15.96
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 40-yard run for Austin's Dazzling Team to contribute to a 26.27-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Austin's Dazzling Team who claimed the lead, 223.15-148.40. Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Austin's Dazzling Team, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Evan Engram had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Manzvikings, while KJ Hamler had a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for Austin's Dazzling Team, while Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch, helping Austin's Dazzling Team to a 338.87-187.71 lead.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Manzvikings, who trailed 353.31-246.72 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Austin's Dazzling Team   Manzvikings
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. We’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's time to refresh the Standings.
Austin's Dazzling Team
Austin's Dazzling Team 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 squad is averaging the 7th-most points per game in the league (294.00 ppg), leaving Austin's Dazzling Team with some work to do in order to make the playoffs at No. 9 in the Standings.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1904 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
KC Defense
Best Drafted
24.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 369.0 Avg Yds Allowed, 8 Turnovers
Mykal Walker
Best Acquisition
59 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
Manzvikings
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Manzvikings making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 246.43 points per game through eight weeks, 18th-best in the league.
Important Players
Josh Allen
MVP
2198 Pass Yds, 19 Pass TDs, 306 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Min Defense
Best Drafted
20.6 Avg Pts Allowed, 383.1 Avg Yds Allowed, 13 Turnovers
Jimmy Garoppolo
Best Acquisition
1691 Pass Yds, 11 Pass TDs

Game Notes

More than half (16 of the 30) of the starters on Austin's Dazzling Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Manzvikings had only 11 of their 29 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Austin's Dazzling Team had five starters score zero points, while Manzvikings had seven.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Austin's Dazzling Team put up more points than their projected total, while Manzvikings fell short of their projection.
This win ends a streak of three consecutive losses for Austin's Dazzling Team.
Not only did Austin's Dazzling Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 8.13-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Austin's Dazzling Team moves to (1-0), while Manzvikings falls to (0-2).