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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Jon's Extraordinary Team
4-4 130.53
114.79
 
VS
proj
Spyders
86.85 3-5
91.95

Jon's Extraordinary Team brush off projections, knock off Spyders in 130.53-86.85 drubbing

Jon's Extraordinary Team rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 130.53-86.85 win over Spyders, who fell short of projections. The matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as Jon's Extraordinary Team leapt out to a 39.37-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Tony Pollard and Tua Tagovailoa. Pollard racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns for 34.45 points, while Tagovailoa passed for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 19 yards (28.93 points). Travis Etienne Jr. (24.95 points) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (15.5) did everything they could for Spyders in the loss. Jon's Extraordinary Team (4-4) will look to notch another win against DOINK FORCE, while Spyders (3-5) take on Aaron's Psychedelic Experience in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Jon's Extraordinary Team   Spyders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 113 yards against the Colts, McLaurin scored 11.35 points this week. He scored 26.8% more than his 8.95-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. McLaurin ranks #69 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Jon's Extraordinary Team
Points
% of total points 130.53
1
Tony Pollard
RB
34.45
13.99
26.4%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
28.93
20.53
22.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.5
15.82
16.5%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.65
15.48
12.8%
Spyders
Points
% of total points 86.85
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
24.95
12.16
28.7%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
15.5
11.21
17.8%
3
Jason Myers
K
11.6
9.65
13.4%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
8.5
6.81
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Jon's Extraordinary Team became the proud owner of a 100.78-61.41 lead. Tua Tagovailoa had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Jon's Extraordinary Team, while Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Travis Etienne Jr. had a 49-yard run for Spyders, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Jon's Extraordinary Team had a 130.53-86.85 lead. For Jon's Extraordinary Team, Terry McLaurin had a 42-yard catch. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for Spyders with a 51-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Jon's Extraordinary Team   Spyders

StatSmack

Jon's Extraordinary Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (130.53) than their season average (96.92).
We heard scoring helps you win. Jon's Extraordinary Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.92 versus Spyders's 87.5.
Even the computers think Jon's Extraordinary Team have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (103.22) than Spyders (92.36).
Once Jon's Extraordinary Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Spyders (4 vs 1).
Spyders have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Jon's Extraordinary Team (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Jon's Extraordinary Team have outscored Spyders at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Jon's Extraordinary Team has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Spyders this season (-15).
The starters for Jon's Extraordinary Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Spyders (3).
Hey Spyders, 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

Jon's Extraordinary Team
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Not only did we dominate Spyders at QB (28.93 points to 7.79), we also quadrupled them at WR (49.5 to 11.8).
Spyders
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The six starting offensive skill players (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Spyders combined to register 397 yards and just one touchdown in Week 8. The skill players on Jon's Extraordinary Team definitely outperformed us by logging 606 yards and four scores.