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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Tony Romo Man Love
6-2 117.08
102.27
 
VS
proj
Turn Down for Watt
84.48 4-4
106.24

Tony Romo Man Love knock off Turn Down for Watt in 117.08-84.48 romp

Tony Romo Man Love brought their A game and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 117.08-84.48 win over Turn Down for Watt, who fell short of projections. Turn Down for Watt took a 9.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Tony Romo Man Love after that. They were led by D'Onta Foreman, who ran for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns for 31.8 points, and Kirk Cousins, who passed for 232 yards , ran for 22 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (23.48 points). Mike Evans (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds) and Joe Burrow (232 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Turn Down for Watt in defeat. This marks the first time this season Tony Romo Man Love have knocked off Turn Down for Watt, after falling 90.12-78.58 in their last matchup. Tony Romo Man Love (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Mixon is Mahomie, while Turn Down for Watt (4-4) will face Folk it in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Tony Romo Man Love   Turn Down for Watt

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Falcons, Foreman scored 31.8 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 10.4-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Foreman will face the Bengals next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Tony Romo Man Love
Points
% of total points 117.08
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
31.8
10.4
27.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.48
18.52
20.1%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.9
18.05
16.1%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.3
13.51
13.9%
Turn Down for Watt
Points
% of total points 84.48
1
Mike Evans
WR
15.3
13.67
18.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
14.48
20.23
17.1%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
12.6
12.79
14.9%
4
Mike Gesicki
TE
11.3
6.74
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mike Evans had a 51-yard catch for Turn Down for Watt, helping Turn Down for Watt to a 20.30-11.30 lead.
Sunday Early
CeeDee Lamb had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Tony Romo Man Love, contributing to an 88.88-51.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 44-yard catch for Tony Romo Man Love, contributing to a 117.08-70.00 lead for the team.
Monday
Joe Burrow had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Turn Down for Watt.

Points By Position

  Tony Romo Man Love   Turn Down for Watt

What If

Tony Romo Man Love would have beaten six other teams besides Turn Down for Watt this week.
Turn Down for Watt would have lost to nine other teams besides Tony Romo Man Love this week.
If they played Turn Down for Watt every week, Tony Romo Man Love would be 6-2 this season.
Last week, Turn Down for Watt would have been victorious over Tony Romo Man Love 126.44-70.4.
Tony Romo Man Love would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Turn Down for Watt.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Tony Romo Man Love, Turn Down for Watt would be 2-4.
If Tony Romo Man Love had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-36.
If they played every team every week, Turn Down for Watt would be 31-57.

Next Week Preview

Tony Romo Man Love
Tony Romo Man Love (6-2) will square off against Mixon is Mahomie (7-1) in a Week 9 matchup that showcases teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams has players on bye next week, as CeeDee Lamb, Brett Maher, Jeff Wilson Jr., and Elijah Mitchell are off for Tony Romo Man Love and Najee Harris, Graham Gano, and Courtland Sutton are out for Mixon is Mahomie. Over the last two weeks, Tony Romo Man Love have scored 93.74 points per game, while Mixon is Mahomie have averaged 103.6 per contest.
Turn Down for Watt
The road ahead gets no easier for seventh-place Turn Down for Watt, as they next have to go toe-to-toe against red-hot Folk it in Week 9. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Wan'Dale Robinson, David Njoku, and Ezekiel Elliott are off for Turn Down for Watt and Amari Cooper, Chase Claypool, and Mike Boone are out for Folk it.