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Matchup Recap Summary
Week 8
Weekly
Grade
Grade
Henry Hardman
7-1 172.36
142.97
VS
proj
Murray up and wait.
144.3
5-3
140.66
Henry Hardman knock off Murray up and wait. for fifth straight win in 172.36-144.30 beatdown
Henry Hardman extended their win streak to five games with an easy victory over Murray up and wait., cruising to a 172.36-144.30 win. Murray up and wait. grabbed a 49.30-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Tom Brady, who passed for 325 yards and a touchdown for 19.1 points, and Leonard Fournette, who racked up 58 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (14.8 points). But it was all Henry Hardman after that. They were led by Derrick Henry (219 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Jaylen Waddle (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Henry Hardman (7-1) will look to get another W against Drews' Crew, while Murray up and wait. (5-3) attempt to get back on track against Polk High.
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Matchup Timeline
Henry Hardman
Murray up and wait.
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Against the Texans in Week 8, Henry scored 35.8 points to nearly double his 19-point projection. He ran for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Henry Hardman this week. Next week, Henry will play the Chiefs.
Derrick Henry
Top Player Comparison
Henry Hardman
Points
% of total points 172.36
1
Derrick Henry
RB
35.8
19
20.8%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
30.6
16.7
17.8%
3
Taylor Heinicke
QB
25.06
17.73
14.5%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.9
22.25
13.3%
Murray up and wait.
Points
% of total points 144.3
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
33.9
21.15
23.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.8
20.64
15.8%
3
Tom Brady
QB
19.1
23.2
13.2%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.8
15.23
10.3%
Matchup Highlights
Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Murray up and wait. to contribute to a 49.30-0.00 lead for Murray up and wait..
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 29-yard touchdown catch for Henry Hardman, while T.J. Hockenson had a 58-yard catch for the team, who trailed 121.50-41.60 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 29-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard run for Henry Hardman, while Taylor Heinicke had a 42-yard pass to contribute to a 172.36-121.50 lead for Henry Hardman.
Sunday Night
Stefon Diggs had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 53-yard catch for Murray up and wait., who trailed 172.36-144.30 after Sunday night.
Points By Position
Henry Hardman
Murray up and wait.
Game Notes
Six of the 10 starting players on Henry Hardman scored higher than their projected point totals.
Murray up and wait. had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Murray up and wait. can partially blame the loss on Darren Waller, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Not only did Henry Hardman win, but they also covered the 2.31-point forecasted margin of victory.
Henry Hardman moves to (6-0) in blowout games this year, while Murray up and wait. falls to (3-2).
On the losing side, DeAndre Hopkins (33.9 points) posted the fifth-best score in the league this week.
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