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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
SKOL House Rock
4-4 84.42
86.91
 
VS
proj
Magic Skol Bus
81.38 5-3
103.4

SKOL House Rock top Magic Skol Bus for third straight win in 84.42-81.38 cliff-hanger

SKOL House Rock extended their win streak to three games with a tight victory over Magic Skol Bus, eking out an 84.42-81.38 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as SKOL House Rock led 84.42-61.00 heading into Monday night. Magic Skol Bus made it interesting behind Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (27 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds). SKOL House Rock were led by Derrick Henry (219 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Jerry Jeudy (6 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). SKOL House Rock (4-4) will look to keep it rolling against Yeti Attack!, while Magic Skol Bus (5-3) will attempt to get back on track against DeKaylin Zecharius.

Matchup Timeline

  SKOL House Rock   Magic Skol Bus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry ran for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Titans beat the Texans 17-10. In doing so, he put up 34.8 points to more-than-double his 16.91-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on SKOL House Rock this week. In Week 9, Henry and the Titans will square off against the Chiefs.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

SKOL House Rock
Points
% of total points 84.42
1
Derrick Henry
RB
34.8
16.91
41.2%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
12.3
7.58
14.6%
3
Trevor Lawrence
QB
8.82
15.99
10.4%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
8
6.17
9.5%
Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 81.38
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.9
13.62
26.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
17.8%
3
Jason Myers
K
11
8.86
13.5%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
9.4
6.45
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Trevor Lawrence had a 22-yard touchdown pass for SKOL House Rock, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch to contribute to a 49.62-36.70 lead for SKOL House Rock.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, SKOL House Rock had an 84.42-47.70 lead. For SKOL House Rock, Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run. Jason Myers made the highlight reel for Magic Skol Bus with a 51-yard field goal.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Magic Skol Bus.

Points By Position

  SKOL House Rock   Magic Skol Bus

What If

SKOL House Rock would have beaten only one other team besides Magic Skol Bus this week.
Magic Skol Bus would have lost to nine other teams besides SKOL House Rock this week.
If SKOL House Rock played Magic Skol Bus every week this season, they'd be 3-5.
Last week, Magic Skol Bus would have beaten SKOL House Rock 117.04-106.2.
SKOL House Rock would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Magic Skol Bus.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as SKOL House Rock, Magic Skol Bus would be 3-4.
If SKOL House Rock had played every team in the league each week, they would be 40-48.
If they played every team every week, Magic Skol Bus would be 51-37.

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