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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
The MariSHOw🇯🇵
5-2 127
105.42
 
VS
proj
Rachel's Team
124 2-5
106.22

The MariSHOw🇯🇵 come back to beat Rachel's Team for third straight win in 127-124 cliff-hanger

The MariSHOw🇯🇵 extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Rachel's Team, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 127-124 win. Despite trailing 124-114 heading into Monday night, The MariSHOw🇯🇵 made a comeback behind Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). A.J. Brown (36 points) and Tony Pollard (32) carried the flag for Rachel's Team in defeat. The MariSHOw🇯🇵 (5-2) will look to earn another win against Ben’s Squad, while Rachel's Team (2-5) face Raider Nation in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The MariSHOw🇯🇵   Rachel's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 8, Gibson racked up 77 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 18 points to more-than-triple his 5.62-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The MariSHOw🇯🇵 this week. In Week 9, Gibson and the Commanders will face the Vikings.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

The MariSHOw🇯🇵
Points
% of total points 127
1
Antonio Gibson
RB
18
5.62
14.2%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
16
10.68
12.6%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
15
8.21
11.8%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
15
7.54
11.8%
Rachel's Team
Points
% of total points 124
1
A.J. Brown
WR
36
11.01
29%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
32
12.32
25.8%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
16
11.3
12.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
11
8.41
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Rachel's Team, while Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 103-68 lead for Rachel's Team.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for The MariSHOw🇯🇵, while Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 124-114 after the late round of games.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for The MariSHOw🇯🇵 on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The MariSHOw🇯🇵   Rachel's Team

Game Notes

The MariSHOw🇯🇵 had seven of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
Rachel's Team had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Rachel's Team can partially blame the loss on Rashod Bateman, who didn't score any points.
A.J. Brown and Tony Pollard both outscored Antonio Gibson, the leading scorer for The MariSHOw🇯🇵.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
In close games this season, The MariSHOw🇯🇵 moves to (2-0), while Rachel's Team falls to (0-1).
A bright spot in the loss, A.J. Brown officially registered the fourth-highest scoring output for any wide receiver this season with 36 points.

Next Week Preview

The MariSHOw🇯🇵
One streak will meet its demise next week, as The MariSHOw🇯🇵 (5-2) go into Week 9 riding a three-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Ben’s Squad, 6-1), have earned four consecutive victories. Each team has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 9, as Brandon Aiyuk, Jerry Jeudy, and Graham Gano are off for The MariSHOw🇯🇵 and Michael Gallup and Jeff Wilson Jr. are out for Ben’s Squad. Over the last three weeks, The MariSHOw🇯🇵 have put up 141.33 points per game, while Ben’s Squad have averaged only 107 per contest.
Rachel's Team
Coming up next week, 13th-place Rachel's Team (2-5) will try to get back in the win column against fourth-place Raider Nation (4-3). Rachel's Team won't be able to count on another 32 points from Tony Pollard, who will be out on bye in Week 9. Raider Nation won't have Diontae Johnson.