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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team
5-3 135.02
89.3
 
VS
proj
L's Legendary Team
99.62 3-5
92.4

El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team hand L's Legendary Team fifth consecutive loss in 135.02-99.62 drubbing

El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team cruised to a 135.02-99.62 win to hand L's Legendary Team their fifth straight loss. L's Legendary Team took a 19.52-point lead on Thursday, but it was all El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team after that. They were led by Tony Pollard (131 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds) and Nick Chubb (101 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Lamar Jackson (21.82 points) and Devin Duvernay (14.4) carried the flag for L's Legendary Team in defeat. El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against on the top, while L's Legendary Team (3-5) will attempt to right the ship against Sully'sTeam$$$.

Matchup Timeline

  El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team   L's Legendary Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake (62 Rush Yds) scored 14.7 points in a 27-22 win over the Buccaneers in Week 8. He more-than-tripled his 4.05-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Drake will face the Saints next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 135.02
1
Tony Pollard
RB
33.2
12.66
24.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
24.9
15.47
18.4%
3
Nick Folk
K
21
8
15.6%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.22
15.99
12%
L's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 99.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.82
22.39
21.9%
2
Devin Duvernay
WR
14.4
6.75
14.5%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
13.4%
4
Jason Myers
K
11
8.86
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team, while Kenyan Drake had a 40-yard run for the team, who trailed 49.52-30.00 after the opening game of the week.
Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team, while Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal, helping El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team to an 86.90-65.42 lead.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for L's Legendary Team, who trailed 86.90-76.42 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday night, after which El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team had a 103.12-89.52 lead. For El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team, Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass. James Cook made the highlight reel for L's Legendary Team with a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team   L's Legendary Team

What If

El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team would have beaten 13 other teams besides L's Legendary Team this week.
L's Legendary Team would have lost to six other teams besides El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team this week.
El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team would be 4-4 if they played L's Legendary Team every week.
L's Legendary Team would have topped El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team 90.4-84.86 had they played each other last week.
El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as L's Legendary Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team, L's Legendary Team would be 5-2.
If El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 69-51.
If they played every team every week, L's Legendary Team would be 70-50.

Next Week Preview

El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team
Something's got to give in Week 9, as El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team (5-3) head into next week on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (on the top, 8-0), come in having won eight straight. Each team has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 9, as Tony Pollard, Nick Chubb, Albert Okwuegbunam, and Kenny Golladay are off for El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team, while on the top will be without CeeDee Lamb, George Kittle, and Chase Claypool. Over the last two weeks, El Mero Mero 🏁's Groovy Team have put up 109.94 points per game, while on the top have averaged 101.71 per contest.
L's Legendary Team
Looking ahead to Week 9, 11th-place L's Legendary Team (3-5) are set to square off against fifth-place Sully'sTeam$$$ (4-4). L's Legendary Team might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Donovan Peoples-Jones and Darius Slayton out on bye next week. Sully'sTeam$$$ won't have Dalton Schultz.