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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
San Diego Crush
5-3 137.14
120.69
 
VS
proj
Stafford Infection
113.4 3-5
139.29

San Diego Crush hand Stafford Infection third consecutive loss in 137.14-113.40 runaway

San Diego Crush rolled to a 137.14-113.40 win to hand Stafford Infection their third straight loss. Stafford Infection nabbed a 23.90-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar effort from Tom Brady (325 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). But it was all San Diego Crush after that. They were led by Jared Goff (321 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Cooper Kupp (10 Rush Yds, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). San Diego Crush (5-3) will look to add to their success against Footsteps Falco, while Stafford Infection (3-5) try to get back in the win column against Ridgemont Wolves.

Matchup Timeline

  San Diego Crush   Stafford Infection

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 35 yards from scrimmage against the Rams, Wilson Jr. scored 7.5 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 1.96-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Wilson Jr. will face the Chargers next week.
Jeff Wilson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

San Diego Crush
Points
% of total points 137.14
1
Jared Goff
QB
46.14
39.06
33.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
23.9
22.57
17.4%
3
Isaiah Likely
TE
19.7
3.31
14.4%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.9
11.56
9.4%
Stafford Infection
Points
% of total points 113.4
1
Tom Brady
QB
43.6
49.23
38.4%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.3
18.27
17%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.7
16.89
16.5%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
12.3
12.75
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Stafford Infection to contribute to a 43.60-19.70 lead for Stafford Infection.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Stafford Infection owned a 93.10-74.84 lead. For San Diego Crush, Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Stafford Infection with a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  San Diego Crush   Stafford Infection

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. San Diego Crush scored more in this one (137.14) than their season average (119.72).
Stafford Infection would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" San Diego Crush (5-3) have a better record than Stafford Infection (3-5).
You can't win if you don't play. San Diego Crush has left fewer points on the bench this season (471.02) than Stafford Infection (618.35).
San Diego Crush don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Stafford Infection (1 vs 0).
San Diego Crush see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Stafford Infection (0).
San Diego Crush should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Stafford Infection (4 vs 2).
San Diego Crush have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Stafford Infection (27 vs 21).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Stafford Infection - they’ve made more transactions (1) than San Diego Crush (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, San Diego Crush have outscored Stafford Infection at TE and K this season.
San Diego Crush came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Stafford Infection (0).
Hey Stafford Infection, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

San Diego Crush
A couple of teams with matching 5-3 records, San Diego Crush and Footsteps Falco will each vie for their sixth win next week in a mid-season matchup. Each side will have players on bye next week, as George Kittle, Jeff Wilson Jr., Albert Okwuegbunam, and Sterling Shepard are off for San Diego Crush and Cade York, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, and Ezekiel Elliott are out for Footsteps Falco. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted strikingly similar results lately. San Diego Crush have put up 109.57 points per game over the last three weeks, while Footsteps Falco have averaged 107.88 per outing over that same span.
Stafford Infection
Losing skids converge in Week 9 as 17th-place Stafford Infection have now lost three consecutive games while their opponent, Ridgemont Wolves, have dropped each of their last two. Each side has players on bye next week, as CeeDee Lamb, Melvin Gordon III, Robbie Gould, and James Washington are off for Stafford Infection while Russell Wilson and the New York Giants defense are out for Ridgemont Wolves.