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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Reaper
6-2 264
226.25
 
VS
proj
tom's Rad Team
179 3-5
146.88

Reaper earn win against tom's Rad Team in 264-179 landslide

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Reaper knocked off tom's Rad Team. Predicted to win by a score of 226-147, Reaper cruised to a 264-179 victory over tom's Rad Team. Reaper got out to a 5-point lead on Thursday behind Cade Otton and never gave it up. Nick Chubb (101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Jaylen Waddle (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for tom's Rad Team in the loss. Reaper (6-2) will look to maintain their winning ways against Billsrback, while tom's Rad Team (3-5) match up against Not playing all qbs hoarded in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Reaper   tom's Rad Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.21 points, Evans crushed that amount by scoring 7 points as the Bengals lost to the Browns 32-13. He caught one pass for 26 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Reaper this week. In Week 9, Evans and the Bengals will square off against the Panthers.
Chris Evans

Top Player Comparison

Reaper
Points
% of total points 264
1
Tony Pollard
RB
42
12.72
15.9%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
34
27.76
12.9%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
31
18.8
11.7%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
30
19.21
11.4%
tom's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 179
1
Nick Chubb
RB
34
13.21
19%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
32
13.82
17.9%
3
Garrett Wilson
WR
21
5.67
11.7%
4
The New York Giants defense
DEF
18
18.84
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Reaper had a 153-110 lead. Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for Reaper, while CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch for tom's Rad Team, while Garrett Wilson had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Sam Ehlinger hit Alec Pierce for a 47-yard pass for Reaper, helping Reaper to a 226-136 lead.

Points By Position

  Reaper   tom's Rad Team
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already midway through the season, and that means we ought check in on the Standings.
Reaper
Reaper have lit up the scoreboard so far this season, averaging a whopping 267 points per game through eight weeks, best in the league. That offensive firepower has propelled the squad to the No. 3 spot in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
2159 Pass Yds, 20 Pass TDs, 113 Rush Yds
Bobby Okereke
Best Drafted
73 Tackles
Julian Love
Best Acquisition
58 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
tom's Rad Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on tom's Rad Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 172 points per game through eight weeks, 15th-best in the league.
Important Players
Nick Chubb
MVP
841 Rush Yds, 10 Rush TDs
Car Defense
Best Drafted
23.3 Avg Pts Allowed, 358.6 Avg Yds Allowed, 8 Turnovers
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

14 of the 23 starters on Reaper exceeded their projected point totals.
tom's Rad Team had only seven of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Reaper had two starters score zero points, while tom's Rad Team had eight.
Reaper put up fewer points than their season scoring average (267.38) while tom's Rad Team scored above theirs (172).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did Reaper get the W, but they also covered the 79.37-point projected margin of victory.
Reaper moves to (3-0) in blowout games this season, while tom's Rad Team falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Nick Chubb registered 34 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.