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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Shabazz the Commish!
4-3 105
109.08
 
VS
proj
Raider Nation
102 4-3
133.21

Offensively challenged Shabazz the Commish! come back to knock off Raider Nation in 105-102 nailbiter

Shabazz the Commish! rallied to earn a 105-102 win over Raider Nation in spite of posting only the 14th-highest point total in the league for the week. After trailing 102-71 heading into Monday night, Shabazz the Commish! came storming back behind Nick Chubb, who ran for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25 points, and Cade York, who made 1 of his 2 FG attempts (9 points). Marcus Mariota (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Kenneth Walker III (51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did everything they could for Raider Nation in defeat. Shabazz the Commish! (4-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Buffalo Sonics un-vaxxxed, while Raider Nation (4-3) attempt to get some positive momentum against Rachel's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Shabazz the Commish!   Raider Nation

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chubb scored 25 points in a 32-13 win over the Bengals to beat his 14.55-point projection. He ran for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Shabazz the Commish! this week. Next week, Chubb will play the Dolphins.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Shabazz the Commish!
Points
% of total points 105
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
26
15.02
24.8%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
25
14.55
23.8%
3
Geno Smith
QB
18
15.03
17.1%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
10
8.81
9.5%
Raider Nation
Points
% of total points 102
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
25
12.58
24.5%
2
Kenneth Walker III
RB
12
11.68
11.8%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
12
12.58
11.8%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
11
9.23
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Raider Nation had a 68-44 lead. For Shabazz the Commish!, Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch. Marcus Mariota made the highlight reel for Raider Nation with a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Geno Smith had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Shabazz the Commish!, who trailed 102-71 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Cade York had a 55-yard field goal for Shabazz the Commish! on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Shabazz the Commish!   Raider Nation

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Shabazz the Commish! scored less in this one (105) than their season average of 115.43.
Shabazz the Commish! see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Raider Nation (0).
Shabazz the Commish! are clutch masters, with more close wins than Raider Nation (1 vs 0).
By position, Shabazz the Commish! have outscored Raider Nation at QB and DEF this season.
The starters for Shabazz the Commish! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Raider Nation (2).
Hey Raider Nation, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Shabazz the Commish!
You know Shabazz the Commish!, the good news is that we took this matchup by 3 points. Even better news is that we've proven we're better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 7 stood at 117.17. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Raider Nation
"Not getting many opportunities" won't cut it as an excuse this week for Raider Nation. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 28 times in Week 8. Chemistry and timing appear to be issues as that group pulled down just 16 receptions.