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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
stillmatic
1-7 156.53
101.85
 
VS
proj
jamest1728
128.18 5-3
103.5

stillmatic outperform expectations, defeat jamest1728 in 156.53-128.18 drubbing

Both teams brought their A game, but it was stillmatic who emerged victorious, rolling to a 156.53-128.18 win over jamest1728. jamest1728 pulled out to a 19.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all stillmatic after that. They were led by A.J. Brown (38.1 points) and Dak Prescott (28.48). Christian McCaffrey (34 Pass Yds, 94 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 3 Off. TDs,) and Jalen Hurts (285 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) led the way for jamest1728 in the loss. stillmatic (1-7) will look to get another W against TheMuffinStuffers, while jamest1728 (5-3) will try to get back in the win column against Honolulu Blue Myself.

Matchup Timeline

  stillmatic   jamest1728

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense (0 Pts Allowed, 183 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 16 points against the Raiders in Week 8. Their scoring output nearly tripled their 5.59-point projection and was much higher than their 5.5-point season scoring average. The Saints defense will face the Ravens next week.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

stillmatic
Points
% of total points 156.53
1
A.J. Brown
WR
38.1
14.4
24.3%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
28.48
20.45
18.2%
3
DJ Moore
WR
26.25
12.44
16.8%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
5.59
10.2%
jamest1728
Points
% of total points 128.18
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
44.53
21.41
34.7%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
33.5
26.3
26.1%
3
Devin Duvernay
WR
19.2
9.8
15%
4
Taysom Hill
TE
10.52
5.71
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, stillmatic emerged with a 138.23-66.12 lead. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for stillmatic, while Dak Prescott had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for jamest1728 with a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was stillmatic who grabbed the lead, 146.98-128.18. For stillmatic, Alec Pierce had a 47-yard catch. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for jamest1728 with a 34-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  stillmatic   jamest1728

Game Notes

stillmatic had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their points projection, jamest1728 lost.
stillmatic put up more points than their season scoring average (111.79) while jamest1728 fell short of theirs (132.12).
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This defeat concludes a four-game winning streak for jamest1728.
stillmatic moves to (1-5) in blowout games this season, while jamest1728 falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Christian McCaffrey officially registered the 3rd-best individual point total in the league this season with 44.53 points.

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