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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Packers Brno
2-6 87.12
93.65
 
VS
proj
WBK Giants
84.38 5-3
96.55

Packers Brno come back to hand WBK Giants third straight loss in 87.12-84.38 duel

Packers Brno staged a comeback to earn an 87.12-84.38 win to hand WBK Giants their third consecutive loss. Trailing 84.38-80.92 heading into Monday night, Packers Brno made a run behind Hayden Hurst (6.2 points). Kirk Cousins (23.48 points) and Tyler Allgeier (16) were the leaders for WBK Giants in the loss. This marks the first time this season Packers Brno have gotten the best of WBK Giants, after falling 105.38-91 in their last matchup. Packers Brno (2-6) will look to add to their success against MILLER'S KILLERS, while WBK Giants (5-3) attempt to right the ship against Onside Kickers.

Matchup Timeline

  Packers Brno   WBK Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 14.5 points, Wilson scored 72.3% more than his 8.41-point projection as the Jets lost to the Patriots 22-17. He caught 6 passes for 115 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Packers Brno this week. Wilson will play the Bills next week.
Garrett Wilson

Top Player Comparison

Packers Brno
Points
% of total points 87.12
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
16.22
15.99
18.6%
2
Garrett Wilson
WR
14.5
8.41
16.6%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
13.3
13
15.3%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
12.8
11.19
14.7%
WBK Giants
Points
% of total points 84.38
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.48
18.52
27.8%
2
Tyler Allgeier
RB
16
8.79
19%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
10.4
12.38
12.3%
4
Tyler Bass
K
10
9.71
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, WBK Giants emerged with a 60.88-46.30 lead. For Packers Brno, Garrett Wilson had a 54-yard catch. Tyler Allgeier made the highlight reel for WBK Giants with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Packers Brno, who trailed 69.88-64.70 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 37-yard touchdown pass for Packers Brno, who trailed 84.38-80.92 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Packers Brno   WBK Giants

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Packers Brno exceeded their projected point totals.
WBK Giants had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
WBK Giants can partially blame the loss on Rashod Bateman, who didn't score any points.
Packers Brno put up more points than their season scoring average (86.03) while WBK Giants fell short of theirs (100.49).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Packers Brno ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while WBK Giants ranked 11th.
The matchup's 2.74-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win ends a streak of two consecutive defeats for Packers Brno.
In close games this year, Packers Brno moves to (1-0), while WBK Giants falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, Kirk Cousins scored 23.48 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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