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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
2-6 160
96.13
 
VS
proj
Butler Jets
95 6-2
89.37

Throw up the X knock Butler Jets from 1st place in 160-95 blowout

Throw up the X cruised to a 160-95 win over Butler Jets, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in Payton34 FFL. Throw up the X took a 4-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (22 points) and never let it go. Marcus Mariota (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (10 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Butler Jets in defeat. Throw up the X (2-6) will look to sustain their winning ways against KGG 2022, while Butler Jets (6-2) attempt to get back on track against Hoffman Hillbillies.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   Butler Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 24 points, Moore nearly tripled his 8.37-point projection as the Panthers lost to the Falcons 37-34. He caught 6 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Throw up the X this week. In Week 9, Moore and the Panthers will play the Bengals.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 160
1
Tony Pollard
RB
35
9.72
21.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
33
12.23
20.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
24
8.37
15%
4
Tom Brady
QB
22
26.27
13.8%
Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 95
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
33
17.41
34.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
14
13.47
14.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
12
10.21
12.6%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
7
4.67
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Throw up the X had a 22-18 lead. For Throw up the X, Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Butler Jets with a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Throw up the X boasted a 139-81 lead. Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for Throw up the X, while Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Marcus Mariota made the highlight reel for Butler Jets with a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   Butler Jets

Game Notes

Throw up the X had six of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Butler Jets lost despite six of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection.
Throw up the X put up more points than their season scoring average (82.13) while Butler Jets fell short of theirs (100.25).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The 160 points scored by Throw up the X are the most in the league this year.
The matchup's 65-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a two-game losing streak for Throw up the X, while the loss brings an end to a five-game winning streak for Butler Jets.
Not only did Throw up the X win, but they also easily covered the 6.76-point projected margin of victory.
Both of the losses for Butler Jets have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Marcus Mariota put up 33 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Throw up the X
Now that's what we call a bounce-back... The GM of Throw up the X shrugged off their two-game losing skid by logging a staggering 160 points this past week!
Butler Jets
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The six offensive skill starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Butler Jets combined to record 468 yards and just one touchdown in Week 8. The skill players on Throw up the X stuffed the statsheet by logging 678 yards and 10 scores.