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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The Bad News Bears
4-4 115.48
100.97
 
VS
proj
Georgiana
111.42 4-4
112.47

The Bad News Bears smirk at projections, defeat Georgiana in 115.48-111.42 nailbiter

The Bad News Bears exceeded their projected point total, squeaking by for a 115.48-111.42 win over Georgiana, who fell short of projections. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as The Bad News Bears led 115.48-89.18 heading into Monday night. Georgiana made it close behind Joe Burrow, who passed for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns for 12.84 points, and Joe Mixon, who racked up 59 yards from scrimmage (9.4 points). Nick Folk (5-5 FG, 52 long, 1-1 XP) and Rhamondre Stevenson (71 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) were the top performers for The Bad News Bears in the victory. The Bad News Bears (4-4) will look to notch another win against Captain Kirk, while Georgiana (4-4) will try to get back on track against The Carolina.

Matchup Timeline

  The Bad News Bears   Georgiana

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk (5-5 FG, 52 long, 1-1 XP) scored 21 points in a 22-17 win over the Jets in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.99-point projection and was much higher than his 8-point season scoring average. Folk ranks #8 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Colts next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

The Bad News Bears
Points
% of total points 115.48
1
Nick Folk
K
21
7.99
18.2%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
17.8
11.73
15.4%
3
Devin Duvernay
WR
17.7
8.93
15.3%
4
Andy Dalton
QB
16.58
12
14.4%
Georgiana
Points
% of total points 111.42
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29.9
17.34
26.8%
2
Evan Engram
TE
13.5
6.76
12.1%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
12.84
17.98
11.5%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
9.4
9.22
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which The Bad News Bears emerged with a 98.18-72.78 lead. Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal for The Bad News Bears, while Andy Dalton had a 36-yard touchdown pass. Evan Engram made the highlight reel for Georgiana with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Georgiana.

Points By Position

  The Bad News Bears   Georgiana

Game Notes

The Bad News Bears had five of their 10 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their projected points, Georgiana lost.
The Bad News Bears put up fewer points than their season scoring average (118.84) while Georgiana scored above theirs (111.13).
The Bad News Bears scored more points than their projected total, while Georgiana fell short of their projection.
The Bad News Bears ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Georgiana ranked 10th.
The matchup's 4.06-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss puts an end to a three-game winning streak for Georgiana.
The Bad News Bears moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while Georgiana falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the defeat, DeAndre Hopkins registered 29.9 points, the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

The Bad News Bears
Week 9 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. The Bad News Bears (4-4) are on a two-game unbeaten stretch, while their upcoming opponent (Captain Kirk, 5-3), come in as winners of three straight. The Bad News Bears might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Melvin Gordon III out on bye next week. Captain Kirk won't have Dak Prescott, Jimmy Garoppolo, Saquon Barkley, Latavius Murray, Greg Dulcich, or the San Francisco 49ers defense. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have almost been mirror images of each other recently. The Bad News Bears have put up 116 points per game over the last three weeks, while Captain Kirk have averaged 117.47 per contest over that same stretch.
Georgiana
On the docket in Week 9, seventh-place Georgiana (4-4) will look to right the ship against 12th-place The Carolina (1-7). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Dalton Schultz, Diontae Johnson, and Courtland Sutton are off for The Carolina and Najee Harris and Pat Freiermuth are scheduled to rest for Georgiana.