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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Knight Train
5-3 125.66
95.66
 
VS
proj
Its_Primetime
109.86 3-5
104.79

Knight Train come back to beat Its_Primetime for third straight win, 125.66-109.86

Knight Train extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind victory over Its_Primetime, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 125.66-109.86 win. Knight Train trailed 109.86-106.56 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Amari Cooper, who caught 5 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown for 19.1 points. DeAndre Hopkins (12 Rec, 159 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (13 Pts Allowed, 300 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the way for Its_Primetime in the loss. Knight Train (5-3) will look to build on their success against Rabid Otters, while Its_Primetime (3-5) will attempt to get back in the win column against Boom Town.

Matchup Timeline

  Knight Train   Its_Primetime

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.48 points, Brown more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 37.6 points as the Eagles beat the Steelers 35-13. He caught 6 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Next week, Brown will face the Texans.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Knight Train
Points
% of total points 125.66
1
A.J. Brown
WR
37.6
10.48
29.9%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
19.6
7.64
15.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
19.1
8.8
15.2%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
15.16
13.69
12.1%
Its_Primetime
Points
% of total points 109.86
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.9
13.61
23.6%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
25
17.76
22.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
14.3
10.94
13%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
11.1
11.5
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Its_Primetime to contribute to a 14.30-0.00 lead for Its_Primetime.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 27-yard touchdown catch for Knight Train, who trailed 77.64-61.00 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Its_Primetime, helping the team to a 109.86-83.10 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Knight Train, who trailed 109.86-106.56 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 53-yard catch for Knight Train on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Knight Train   Its_Primetime

What If

Knight Train would have beaten five other teams besides Its_Primetime this week.
Its_Primetime would have lost to seven other teams besides Knight Train this week.
Knight Train would be 4-4 if they played Its_Primetime every week.
Last week, Knight Train would have gotten the win over Its_Primetime 108.38-97.14.
Knight Train would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Its_Primetime.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Knight Train, Its_Primetime would be 4-3.
If Knight Train had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-33.
If they played every team every week, Its_Primetime would be 31-41.

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