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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
L-Diggity
5-3 231.6
180.76
 
VS
proj
CARDINAL & GOLD
213.5 4-4
162.14

L-Diggity defeat CARDINAL & GOLD, 231.6-213.5

Both teams showed up, but L-Diggity got the best of CARDINAL & GOLD. Predicted to win 180.8-162.1, L-Diggity came out on top with a 231.6-213.5 victory over CARDINAL & GOLD. CARDINAL & GOLD earned a 101.4-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Tom Brady, who passed for 325 yards and a touchdown for 61.6 points, and Devin Duvernay, who racked up 64 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (26.3 points). But L-Diggity held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tua Tagovailoa (382 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (34 Pass Yds, 94 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 3 Off. TDs,). L-Diggity (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Huss Monkeys, while CARDINAL & GOLD (4-4) attempt to get back in the win column against Los Bastardos.

Matchup Timeline

  L-Diggity   CARDINAL & GOLD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (12 Rec, 159 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 33.9 points in a 34-26 lost to the Vikings in Week 8. His scoring output was 61% more than his 21.05-point projection and was much higher than his 6.78-point season scoring average. Hopkins will face the Seahawks next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

L-Diggity
Points
% of total points 231.6
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
85.1
64.87
36.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
45.3
18.22
19.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
33.9
21.05
14.6%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
21
16.28
9.1%
CARDINAL & GOLD
Points
% of total points 213.5
1
Tom Brady
QB
61.6
69.37
28.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
39.6
15.55
18.5%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
31.8
11.39
14.9%
4
Devin Duvernay
WR
26.3
14.63
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for CARDINAL & GOLD, contributing to a 101.4-0.0 lead for CARDINAL & GOLD.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was CARDINAL & GOLD who took the lead, 208.0-173.4. For L-Diggity, Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for CARDINAL & GOLD, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass for L-Diggity to contribute to a 218.7-208.0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  L-Diggity   CARDINAL & GOLD

What If

L-Diggity would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
CARDINAL & GOLD would not have lost to any other team in the league besides L-Diggity this week.
If they played CARDINAL & GOLD every week, L-Diggity would be 4-4 this season.
Last week, L-Diggity would have topped CARDINAL & GOLD 165.7-160.
L-Diggity would be 1-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as CARDINAL & GOLD.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as L-Diggity, CARDINAL & GOLD would be 4-3.
If L-Diggity had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-36.
If they played every team every week, CARDINAL & GOLD would be 47-25.

Next Week Preview

L-Diggity
Next week will feature two teams heading in different directions, as L-Diggity (5-3) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opposition (Huss Monkeys, 2-6), have now dropped four in a row. L-Diggity can't count on another 45.3 points from Christian McCaffrey, who's got a bye in Week 9. Huss Monkeys will be without Najee Harris and Graham Gano. Over the last three weeks, L-Diggity have put up 176.43 points per game, while Huss Monkeys have averaged 148.03 per contest.
CARDINAL & GOLD
In a matchup between the league's two top-scoring teams, CARDINAL & GOLD (4-4) do battle against Los Bastardos (5-3) in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as the Dallas Cowboys defense, Saquon Barkley, Kareem Hunt, and Pat Freiermuth are off for Los Bastardos and Amari Cooper and Melvin Gordon III will sit for CARDINAL & GOLD.