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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Music City Madman
5-3 147.69
106.22
 
VS
proj
Buttkickers
111.88 3-5
107.47

Music City Madman knock off Buttkickers for third straight win in 147.69-111.88 beatdown

Music City Madman extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Buttkickers, rolling to a 147.69-111.88 win. This one was decided almost as soon as it started, as Music City Madman leapt out to a 53.11-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 61.49 points from Alvin Kamara (62 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 96 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Tua Tagovailoa (382 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds). Kirk Cousins (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 22 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (6 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Buttkickers in defeat. This marks the first time this season Music City Madman have gotten the best of Buttkickers, after falling 136.99-85.15 in their last matchup. Music City Madman (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against SouthPaw Shark, while Buttkickers (3-5) will try to develop some positive momentum against Skyy's the Limit.

Matchup Timeline

  Music City Madman   Buttkickers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Folk scored 18 points against the Jets in Week 8 to more-than-double his 7.47-point projection. He made all 5 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any K in the league this season. Folk will play the Colts next week.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

Music City Madman
Points
% of total points 147.69
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
34.9
12.91
23.6%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
26.59
17.52
18%
3
Nick Folk
K
18
7.47
12.2%
4
Jerry Jeudy
WR
15.15
9.1
10.3%
Buttkickers
Points
% of total points 111.88
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.74
15.91
19.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
17.4
15.96
15.6%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
17.1
9.9
15.3%
4
Romeo Doubs
WR
13.1
8.51
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Music City Madman had a 125.49-72.38 lead. Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Music City Madman, while Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch. Travis Etienne Jr. made the highlight reel for Buttkickers with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch for Music City Madman, helping the team to a 136.79-81.38 lead.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Buttkickers, who trailed 136.79-111.88 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Music City Madman   Buttkickers

What If

Music City Madman would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Buttkickers would have lost to four other teams besides Music City Madman this week.
Music City Madman would be 4-4 if they played Buttkickers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Music City Madman would have topped Buttkickers 118.54-113.23.
Music City Madman would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buttkickers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Music City Madman, Buttkickers would be 4-2.
If Music City Madman had played every team in the league each week, they would be 44-44.
If they played every team every week, Buttkickers would be 56-32.

Coach Talk

Music City Madman
Creating mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Case in point: we really emphasized that by doubling up Buttkickers at running back this past week (43.88 points to 21.45).
Buttkickers
With only four receptions this past week, the starting running backs for Buttkickers clearly should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.