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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
BelgradePatriots
3-5 123
95.26
 
VS
proj
So Solid Spoilers
97 5-3
94.59

Back-and-forth battle ends with BelgradePatriots defeating So Solid Spoilers in 123-97 runaway

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, BelgradePatriots earned an easy victory over So Solid Spoilers, rolling to a 123-97 win. So Solid Spoilers got out to an early 18-point lead on Thursday. BelgradePatriots came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by impressive efforts from Tony Pollard (32 points) and Tyreek Hill (18). Not to be deterred, So Solid Spoilers rallied later that afternoon to take a 9-point lead behind Jason Myers (11 points). But BelgradePatriots came back again later that night, as Josh Allen (20 points) and Tyler Bass (10) put them back on top for good. BelgradePatriots (3-5) will look to build on their success against Shalabajzeri, while So Solid Spoilers (5-3) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Iz Čikaga moji....

Matchup Timeline

  BelgradePatriots   So Solid Spoilers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Cowboys in Week 8, Herbert ran for 99 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 15 points to more-than-triple his 4.34-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Herbert will square off against the Dolphins in Week 9.
Khalil Herbert

Top Player Comparison

BelgradePatriots
Points
% of total points 123
1
Tony Pollard
RB
32
9.72
26%
2
Josh Allen
QB
20
29.84
16.3%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
18
12.72
14.6%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
15
4.34
12.2%
So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 97
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
25
23.73
25.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
20
13.22
20.6%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
12
11.61
12.4%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
11
7.04
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tony Pollard had a 54-yard touchdown run for BelgradePatriots, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch, helping BelgradePatriots to an 88-86 lead.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for So Solid Spoilers, contributing to a 97-88 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for BelgradePatriots to contribute to a 118-97 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BelgradePatriots   So Solid Spoilers

What If

BelgradePatriots would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
So Solid Spoilers would have lost to five other teams besides BelgradePatriots this week.
If BelgradePatriots played So Solid Spoilers every week this season, they'd be 4-4.
So Solid Spoilers would have been victorious over BelgradePatriots 76-65 had they played each other last week.
BelgradePatriots would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as So Solid Spoilers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as BelgradePatriots, So Solid Spoilers would be 4-3.
If BelgradePatriots had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-45.
If they played every team every week, So Solid Spoilers would be 48-39-1.

Next Week Preview

BelgradePatriots
BelgradePatriots (3-5) battle Shalabajzeri (3-4-1) in Week 9. Each team has players on bye next week, as Tony Pollard, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, Chris Boswell, David Njoku, and Cooper Rush are off for BelgradePatriots, while Shalabajzeri will be missing Najee Harris and Brandon McManus. Over the last three weeks, BelgradePatriots have scored 93 points per game, while Shalabajzeri have averaged 83.33 per contest.
So Solid Spoilers
Week 9 is going to feature an intriguing matchup between two of the top five squads in the league, as second-place So Solid Spoilers (5-3) battles fourth-place Iz Čikaga moji... (4-4). Each side has players on bye next week, as Jimmy Garoppolo, the Dallas Cowboys defense, and Latavius Murray are off for So Solid Spoilers and Amari Cooper, Greg Dulcich, and Mike Boone are out for Iz Čikaga moji....