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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Death Valley Reapers
3-5 215
187.2
 
VS
proj
Horse Shoe Crew
89 2-6
115.25

Death Valley Reapers hand Horse Shoe Crew sixth straight loss in 215-89 runaway

Death Valley Reapers cruised to a 215-89 win to hand Horse Shoe Crew their sixth straight loss. Horse Shoe Crew got out to an 8-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Death Valley Reapers after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 232 yards , ran for 22 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 35 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 238 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 43 yards (31 points). Tom Brady (31 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (19) did their part for Horse Shoe Crew in defeat. This marks the second time this season Death Valley Reapers have knocked off Horse Shoe Crew, after winning 212-135 in their last matchup. Death Valley Reapers (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against King Henry, while Horse Shoe Crew (2-6) match up against Busty Nuns in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Death Valley Reapers   Horse Shoe Crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Foreman overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 31 points against his 8.84-point projection. In a 37-34 loss to the Falcons, he ran for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns. Foreman will face the Bengals next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Death Valley Reapers
Points
% of total points 215
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
35
31.44
16.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
31
32.75
14.4%
3
D'Onta Foreman
RB
31
8.84
14.4%
4
DJ Moore
WR
25
8.85
11.6%
Horse Shoe Crew
Points
% of total points 89
1
Tom Brady
QB
31
33.08
34.8%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
19
18.61
21.3%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
12
7.31
13.5%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
11
14.81
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Horse Shoe Crew, contributing to a 50-42 lead for Horse Shoe Crew.
Monday
Tee Higgins had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Death Valley Reapers on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Death Valley Reapers   Horse Shoe Crew
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means it's time catch up on the Standings.
Death Valley Reapers
Death Valley Reapers may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the team is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (183 ppg), propelling Death Valley Reapers to No. 5 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1635 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 553 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
SF Defense
Best Drafted
18.4 Avg Pts Allowed, 285.9 Avg Yds Allowed, 9 Turnovers
D'Onta Foreman
Best Acquisition
273 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Horse Shoe Crew
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Horse Shoe Crew making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 153 points per game through eight weeks, 7th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2267 Pass Yds, 9 Pass TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Best Acquisition

What If

Death Valley Reapers would have beaten four other teams besides Horse Shoe Crew this week.
Horse Shoe Crew would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Death Valley Reapers would be 7-1 if they played Horse Shoe Crew every week.
Last week, Death Valley Reapers would have defeated Horse Shoe Crew 137-129.
Death Valley Reapers would be 1-4-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Horse Shoe Crew.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Death Valley Reapers, Horse Shoe Crew would be 2-4.
If Death Valley Reapers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 31-24-1.
If they played every team every week, Horse Shoe Crew would be 17-39.