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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Adrian Beterson
4-4 118.18
100.2
 
VS
proj
🖕🏼
115.88 6-2
105.4

Adrian Beterson knock 🖕🏼 from 1st place in 118.18-115.88 thriller

Adrian Beterson staged a comeback for a 118.18-115.88 win over 🖕🏼, knocking them out of first place in Black Sheep Division. Trailing 115.88-79.30 heading into Monday night, Adrian Beterson charged back behind Nick Chubb (24.4 points) and Joe Burrow (14.48). Tony Pollard (32.7 points) and Kirk Cousins (23.48) were the leaders for 🖕🏼 in the loss. Adrian Beterson (4-4) have now won four consecutive matchups and will look to build on their success against MattSobral is a Cuck. 🖕🏼 (6-2) meet I got Bouv’d in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Adrian Beterson   🖕🏼

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Bengals in Week 8, Chubb ran for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.4 points to scored 64.9% higher than his 14.8-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Adrian Beterson this week. Next week, Chubb will go up against the Dolphins.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Adrian Beterson
Points
% of total points 118.18
1
Nick Chubb
RB
24.4
14.8
20.6%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.9
13.62
18.5%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
12.3%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
14
5.13
11.8%
🖕🏼
Points
% of total points 115.88
1
Tony Pollard
RB
32.7
11.36
28.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.48
18.53
20.3%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.9
13.92
12.9%
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
14.3
10.25
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was 🖕🏼 who emerged with the lead, 95.98-69.80. For Adrian Beterson, CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Tony Pollard made the highlight reel for 🖕🏼 with a 54-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Adrian Beterson during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Adrian Beterson   🖕🏼

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Adrian Beterson exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection, 🖕🏼 lost.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
🖕🏼 ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Adrian Beterson ranked 2nd.
The matchup's 2.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Adrian Beterson moves to (1-0), while 🖕🏼 falls to (2-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, Tony Pollard (32.7 points) officially registered the fourth-best score for a RB this season.

Coach Talk

Adrian Beterson
Narrow victories like this can be very important for locker room chemistry. Persevering through obstacles and triumphing in the face of adversity... expect Adrian Beterson to carry some positive momentum into Week 9.
🖕🏼
Generally, missing a field goal isn't any reason to worry. Having said that, Mason Crosby went 1-for-2 on FGs instead of 2-for-2, and 🖕🏼 lost the matchup by 2.3 points. Talk about impeccable timing...