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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
5-3 162.34
115.54
 
VS
proj
John patterson's Dandy Team
96.24 3-5
101.21

Mountain Climbing Jellyfish beat predictions, knock off John patterson's Dandy Team in 162.34-96.24 runaway

Mountain Climbing Jellyfish outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 162.34-96.24 win over John patterson's Dandy Team, who fell short of projections. John patterson's Dandy Team earned a 23.30-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Leonard Fournette, who racked up 58 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 13.3 points, and Ryan Succop, who made all 3 of his FG attempts (10 points). But it was all Mountain Climbing Jellyfish after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 183 yards of total offense and scored 3 touchdowns for 36.26 points, and D'Onta Foreman, who ran for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns (31.8 points). Mountain Climbing Jellyfish (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Supercats, while John patterson's Dandy Team (3-5) take on Nasty biters in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Mountain Climbing Jellyfish   John patterson's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Falcons in Week 8, Foreman ran for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.8 points to more-than-triple his 10.4-point projection, the highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Foreman and the Panthers will play the Bengals.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
Points
% of total points 162.34
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.26
16.27
22.3%
2
D'Onta Foreman
RB
31.8
10.4
19.6%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
29.18
20.31
18%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.9
17.34
17.2%
John patterson's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 96.24
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.64
21.12
27.7%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
17.1
12.04
17.8%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
13.8%
4
George Kittle
TE
11.4
9.47
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Mountain Climbing Jellyfish who emerged with the lead, 112.38-49.94. Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for John patterson's Dandy Team with a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Mountain Climbing Jellyfish who owned the lead, 162.34-96.24. For Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, Christian McCaffrey had a 34-yard touchdown pass. Brandon Aiyuk made the highlight reel for John patterson's Dandy Team with a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Mountain Climbing Jellyfish   John patterson's Dandy Team
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time to check in on the Standings.
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 115.78 points per game through eight weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad finds itself currently in playoff position.
Important Players
Christian McCaffrey
MVP
525 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 356 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Saquon Barkley
Best Drafted
779 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 189 Rec Yds
Tua Tagovailoa
Best Acquisition
1678 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
John patterson's Dandy Team
John patterson's Dandy Team rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (111.32 ppg), leaving John patterson's Dandy Team outside of playoff position at No. 7 in the Standings.
Important Players
Kyler Murray
MVP
1993 Pass Yds, 10 Pass TDs, 299 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Austin Ekeler
Best Drafted
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Brandon Aiyuk
Best Acquisition
38 Rec, 483 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

What If

Mountain Climbing Jellyfish would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
John patterson's Dandy Team would have lost to seven other teams besides Mountain Climbing Jellyfish this week.
If they played John patterson's Dandy Team every week, Mountain Climbing Jellyfish would be 4-4 this season.
Last week, Mountain Climbing Jellyfish would have beaten John patterson's Dandy Team 120.76-97.26.
Mountain Climbing Jellyfish would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as John patterson's Dandy Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Mountain Climbing Jellyfish, John patterson's Dandy Team would be 4-3.
If Mountain Climbing Jellyfish had played every team in the league each week, they would be 36-36.
If they played every team every week, John patterson's Dandy Team would be 40-32.