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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
yard crew
7-1 131.99
154.26
 
VS
proj
Finkle & Einhorn
125.6 5-3
122.41

yard crew manage to defeat Finkle & Einhorn 131.99-125.60 despite coming up short of expectations

Despite underperforming projections, yard crew earned a 131.99-125.60 win over Finkle & Einhorn, who actually exceeded projections. yard crew never trailed in this one after grabbing a 12.55-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette. Brandon Aiyuk (6 Rec, 81 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Fred Warner (12 Tackles, 1 Sack) carried the flag for Finkle & Einhorn in the loss. yard crew (7-1) will look to maintain their momentum against The Apes, while Finkle & Einhorn (5-3) seek to get back on track against Laces Out.

Matchup Timeline

  yard crew   Finkle & Einhorn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-13 win over the Giants, Neal scored 10 points to beat his 7.53-point projection. He made 6 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on yard crew this week. In Week 9, Neal and the Seahawks will square off against the Cardinals.
Ryan Neal

Top Player Comparison

yard crew
Points
% of total points 131.99
1
DK Metcalf
WR
13
9.58
9.8%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
12.55
11.93
9.5%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
11.85
12.15
9%
4
Divine Deablo
LB
11.5
6.44
8.7%
Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 125.6
1
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
15.6
10.87
12.4%
2
Fred Warner
LB
13.75
9.24
10.9%
3
Kenneth Walker III
RB
11.45
12.64
9.1%
4
David Long Jr.
LB
11
7.63
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Finkle & Einhorn, while Sam Ehlinger had a 47-yard pass for the team, who trailed 130.54-104.60 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  yard crew   Finkle & Einhorn
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already at the midpoint of the season, and that means we ought to take a closer look at the Standings.
yard crew
yard crew may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 6th-most points per game in the league (146.31 ppg), propelling yard crew to the best record in the league and the top spot in the Standings.
Important Players
Daniel Jones
MVP
1399 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 363 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs
Leonard Fournette
Best Drafted
386 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 273 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Jacoby Brissett
Best Acquisition
1862 Pass Yds, 7 Pass TDs, 142 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Finkle & Einhorn
Finkle & Einhorn may not win the league scoring title, but they're certainly putting up points when it counts. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (138.97 ppg), propelling Finkle & Einhorn to the No. 9 spot in the Standings, in position to make a run at the top.
Important Players
Austin Ekeler
MVP
380 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 357 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs
Justin Herbert
Best Drafted
2009 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Kenneth Walker III
Best Acquisition
461 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs

What If

yard crew would have beaten eight other teams besides Finkle & Einhorn this week.
Finkle & Einhorn would have lost to 11 other teams besides yard crew this week.
If they played Finkle & Einhorn every week, yard crew would be 6-2 this season.
Last week, Finkle & Einhorn would have beaten yard crew 176.54-134.58.
yard crew would be 5-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Finkle & Einhorn.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as yard crew, Finkle & Einhorn would be 5-2.
If yard crew had played every team in the league each week, they would be 100-52.
If they played every team every week, Finkle & Einhorn would be 86-66.