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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Bruising Knights
4-4 204.03
173.36
 
VS
proj
jichanorthNJ
165.06 3-5
169.21

Bruising Knights defy projections, knock off jichanorthNJ, 204.03-165.06

Bruising Knights brought their A game, emerging victorious with a 204.03-165.06 win over jichanorthNJ, who fell short of projections. jichanorthNJ leapt out to a 72.33-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Lamar Jackson (28.73 points) and Mike Evans (15.3). But Bruising Knights held the lead the rest of the way, powered by A.J. Brown, who caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns for 36.6 points, and Travis Etienne Jr., who ran for 156 yards and a touchdown (35.7 points). This marks the first time this season Bruising Knights have taken down jichanorthNJ, after falling 201.8-176.6 in their last matchup. Bruising Knights (4-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Greyhound Express, while jichanorthNJ (3-5) will face Big Blue in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Bruising Knights   jichanorthNJ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Steelers 35-13. In doing so, he put up 36.6 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any WR in the league this season. Brown will square off against the Texans in Week 9.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Bruising Knights
Points
% of total points 204.03
1
A.J. Brown
WR
36.6
13.38
17.9%
2
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
35.7
20.08
17.5%
3
DJ Moore
WR
25
11.72
12.3%
4
Kenneth Walker III
RB
20.7
21.28
10.1%
jichanorthNJ
Points
% of total points 165.06
1
Justin Fields
QB
33.03
19.32
20%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.73
29.16
17.4%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
15.8
16.84
9.6%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
15.6
22.45
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for jichanorthNJ, while Chris Godwin had a 44-yard catch, helping to stake jichanorthNJ to a 78.33-6.00 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Bruising Knights, while Jared Goff had a 58-yard pass and a 43-yard pass to contribute to a 127.60-125.66 lead for Bruising Knights.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Bruising Knights, helping the team to a 179.40-141.26 lead.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Bruising Knights during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bruising Knights   jichanorthNJ
Standings Update
Time flies when you're having fun. That's how we feel about the fantasy football season, which is already at the halfway point. How about we catch up on the Standings?
Bruising Knights
Bruising Knights may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the squad is averaging the 4th-most points per game in the league (173.72 ppg), propelling Bruising Knights to No. 4 in the Standings, which puts them in playoff position.
Important Players
Joe Burrow
MVP
2329 Pass Yds, 17 Pass TDs, 132 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Dameon Pierce
Best Drafted
539 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Kenneth Walker III
Best Acquisition
461 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
jichanorthNJ
jichanorthNJ rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 3rd-most points per game in the league (180.40 ppg), leaving jichanorthNJ on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 6 in the Standings.
Important Players
Lamar Jackson
MVP
1635 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs, 553 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Justin Fields
Best Drafted
1199 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 424 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Best Acquisition

StatSmack

Once Bruising Knights put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than jichanorthNJ (1 vs 0).
Bruising Knights are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than jichanorthNJ (0 vs 1).
Bruising Knights should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than jichanorthNJ (5 vs 4).
By position, Bruising Knights have outscored jichanorthNJ at RB and DEF this season.
Bruising Knights has a higher average scoring margin (7) than jichanorthNJ this season (-15).
The starters for Bruising Knights had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for jichanorthNJ (2).
There's not much good to say about jichanorthNJ this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!