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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Word
5-3 499.03
473.89
 
VS
proj
Strikers
473.51 3-5
446.15

Word defeat Strikers, 499.03-473.51

Word scored a hard-fought victory over Strikers, securing a 499.03-473.51 win. Word never trailed in this one after nabbing a 54.20-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Evans (42.6 points) and Mark Andrews (15.6). Christian McCaffrey (84.02 points) and DJ Moore (55.78) carried the flag for Strikers in the loss. This marks the second time this season Word have beaten Strikers, after winning 460.02-421.38 in their last matchup. Word (5-3) will look to add to their success against Threat Level Midnigh, while Strikers (3-5) will try to get back on track against brandon's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   Strikers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Steelers in Week 8, Brown caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 67.2 points to more-than-double his 33.54-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Word this week. Brown will face the Texans in Week 9.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 499.03
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
89.95
46.4
18%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
67.2
33.54
13.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
60.88
41.86
12.2%
4
Jalen Hurts
QB
57.25
65.61
11.5%
Strikers
Points
% of total points 473.51
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
84.02
47.44
17.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
55.78
29.39
11.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
52.68
36.34
11.1%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
46.72
56.68
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Word, contributing to a 63.20-9.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts found A.J. Brown on multiple big plays for Word: a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass. Hurts also lit up the scoreboard with a 34-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 366.58-175.08 lead for Word.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Word who took the lead, 452.45-272.60. For Word, Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for Strikers with a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Strikers, while Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 493.03-426.79 after the primetime game.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Strikers.

Points By Position

  Word   Strikers

What If

Word would have beaten nine other teams besides Strikers this week.
Strikers would have lost to just one other team besides Word this week.
If Word played Strikers every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
Strikers would have topped Word 375.21-331.39 had they played each other last week.
Word would be 3-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Strikers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Word, Strikers would be 3-3.
If Word had played every team in the league each week, they would be 58-30.
If they played every team every week, Strikers would be 53-35.

Coach Talk

Word
Good work deploying a lineup that earned more than 499 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Strikers, take this W in stride, and continue on our way towards the crazyhouse league championship.
Strikers
Unless Strikers wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough chances" cannot be a valid excuse this week. Our six pass-catchers (five WR and one TE) combined to get a hearty 43 targets in Week 8. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group recorded just 26 receptions.