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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Velveteen Raheem Dream
5-3 104.78
117.66
 
VS
proj
AVD
93.72 0-8
88.14

Velveteen Raheem Dream knock off AVD for fifth straight win, 104.78-93.72

Velveteen Raheem Dream extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought victory over AVD, securing a 104.78-93.72 win. AVD remains winless for the season. Velveteen Raheem Dream never trailed in this one after taking a 5.30-point lead on Thursday behind Gus Edwards (6.5 points) and Mark Andrews (4.8). Marcus Mariota (253 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 43 Rush Yds) and Aaron Jones (143 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) were the leaders for AVD in the loss. Velveteen Raheem Dream (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Chavo GOAT Jr. - N.G.0, while AVD (0-8) will match up against Diamond Dameon Pierce in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Velveteen Raheem Dream   AVD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 17.1 points, Aiyuk scored 42% more than his 12.04-point projection as the 49ers beat the Rams 31-14. He caught 6 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Velveteen Raheem Dream this week. Next week, Aiyuk will face the Chargers.
Brandon Aiyuk

Top Player Comparison

Velveteen Raheem Dream
Points
% of total points 104.78
1
Jakobi Meyers
WR
17.5
10.05
16.7%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
17.1
12.04
16.3%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
13.8%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.7
17.37
13.1%
AVD
Points
% of total points 93.72
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
24.42
15.81
26.1%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
20.7
11.96
22.1%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.3
11.11
12.1%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
10.4
6.99
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marcus Mariota had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for AVD, who trailed 59.50-48.42 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Velveteen Raheem Dream, helping the team to a 90.30-60.72 lead.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Velveteen Raheem Dream on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Velveteen Raheem Dream   AVD

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Velveteen Raheem Dream exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite five of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection, AVD lost.
The two highest scorers for AVD (Marcus Mariota and Aaron Jones) scored more points than Jakobi Meyers, the leading scorer for Velveteen Raheem Dream.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Velveteen Raheem Dream won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while AVD exceeded their projection.
AVD ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Velveteen Raheem Dream ranked 8th.
The matchup's 11.06-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Velveteen Raheem Dream. They got the win, but did not cover the 29.52-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Marcus Mariota recorded 24.42 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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