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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jokers Wild
1-7 442.55
393.1
 
VS
proj
Pai Mei
384.23 3-5
361.37

Jokers Wild defeat Pai Mei, 442.55-384.23

Jokers Wild stepped up and beat their projected point total, earning a 442.55-384.23 win over Pai Mei. Jokers Wild never trailed in this one after earning a 63.57-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans (44.6 points) and Rachaad White (23.97). Tyler Allgeier (47.7 points) and Jerry Jeudy (38.6) led the charge for Pai Mei in the loss. This marks the first time this season Jokers Wild have gotten the best of Pai Mei, after falling 482.63-376.64 in their last matchup. Jokers Wild (1-7) will look to rack up another W against Beefy Legends, while Pai Mei (3-5) will face off against tardy perch in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Jokers Wild   Pai Mei

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 56.18 points, Gibson more-than-doubled his 23.16-point projection as the Commanders beat the Colts 17-16. He racked up 77 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the second-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Gibson and the Commanders will play the Vikings.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Jokers Wild
Points
% of total points 442.55
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
92.53
50.38
20.9%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
56.18
23.16
12.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
44.6
37.95
10.1%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
37.95
40.59
8.6%
Pai Mei
Points
% of total points 384.23
1
Tyler Allgeier
RB
47.7
29.97
12.4%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
38.6
28.12
10%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
36
27.02
9.4%
4
Najee Harris
RB
35.69
40.02
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Jokers Wild, helping the team to a 68.57-5.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Jokers Wild boasted a 287.62-242.14 lead. Alvin Kamara had a 36-yard touchdown catch for Jokers Wild, while Trevor Lawrence had a 22-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Allgeier made the highlight reel for Pai Mei with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Jokers Wild to contribute to a 402.10-317.11 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Jokers Wild to contribute to a 442.55-317.11 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Jokers Wild   Pai Mei

What If

Jokers Wild would have beaten seven other teams besides Pai Mei this week.
Pai Mei would have lost to eight other teams besides Jokers Wild this week.
Jokers Wild would be 3-5 if they played Pai Mei every week.
Had they played each other last week, Jokers Wild would have topped Pai Mei 434.16-432.96.
Jokers Wild would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pai Mei.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jokers Wild, Pai Mei would be 0-6.
If Jokers Wild had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-55.
If they played every team every week, Pai Mei would be 35-53.

Next Week Preview

Jokers Wild
Jokers Wild (1-7) will battle Beefy Legends (0-8) in a Week 9 matchup showcasing teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Fred Warner, Donovan Wilson, Julian Love, Talanoa Hufanga, and Cameron Heyward are off for Jokers Wild and Amari Cooper, Kenny Pickett, Brandon Aiyuk, Robbie Gould, and Mitch Trubisky are out for Beefy Legends. Over the last three weeks, Jokers Wild have scored 413.12 points per game, while Beefy Legends have averaged only 307.65 per contest.
Pai Mei
The outlook doesn't exactly get any more appealing for ninth-place Pai Mei, since they next get to go up against first-place (and undefeated) tardy perch next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Jerry Jeudy, Kareem Hunt, Najee Harris, Daniel Jones, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Pat Freiermuth, Micah Parsons, Trevon Diggs, Leighton Vander Esch, Dexter Lawrence II, and T.J. Watt are off for Pai Mei while Tony Pollard, CeeDee Lamb, Jeff Wilson Jr., Wan'Dale Robinson, Dre Greenlaw, and Deebo Samuel are out for tardy perch.