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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Gorillas
4-4 175.88
150.25
 
VS
proj
Canes
166.92 5-3
173.46

Gorillas earn win over Canes, 175.88-166.92

Gorillas showed up and beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 175.88-166.92 win over Canes, who fell short of projections. Canes took a 22.82-point lead on Thursday, but Gorillas held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by A.J. Brown, who caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns for 39.6 points, and Stefon Diggs, who caught 6 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown (22.8 points). Lamar Jackson (238 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Canes in the loss. Gorillas (4-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Clowns, while Canes (5-3) will try to get some positive momentum against Gilligan's Island.

Matchup Timeline

  Gorillas   Canes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 8, Gibson scored 20.7 points to more-than-double his 7.83-point projection. He racked up 77 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. In Week 9, Gibson and the Commanders will go up against the Vikings.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Gorillas
Points
% of total points 175.88
1
A.J. Brown
WR
39.6
15.61
22.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.8
20.64
13%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.7
7.83
11.8%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
12.78
15.67
7.3%
Canes
Points
% of total points 166.92
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
22.82
22.89
13.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.1
13.78
13.2%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
19.7
13.91
11.8%
4
C.J. Mosley
LB
13.5
9.59
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Gorillas, while Russell Wilson had a 47-yard pass for the team, who trailed 91.22-80.38 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Gorillas, contributing to a 167.68-144.82 lead for the team.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Canes.

Points By Position

  Gorillas   Canes

What If

Gorillas would have beaten five other teams besides Canes this week.
Canes would have lost to seven other teams besides Gorillas this week.
If Gorillas played Canes every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Last week, Canes would have beaten Gorillas 166.22-152.72.
Gorillas would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Canes.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gorillas, Canes would be 4-2-1.
If Gorillas had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-47.
If they played every team every week, Canes would be 53-34-1.

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