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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
litswd's Team
3-5 79.74
81.59
 
VS
proj
Hench
75.42 3-5
99.43

Offensively challenged litswd's Team come back to knock off Hench in 79.74-75.42 battle

Despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, litswd's Team came from behind for a 79.74-75.42 win over Hench. Trailing 75.42-44.34 heading into Sunday night, litswd's Team roared back behind Alvin Kamara, who racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns for 19.6 points, and Adam Thielen, who racked up 118 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (15.8 points). Russell Wilson (248 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and A.J. Green (5 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hench in defeat. litswd's Team (3-5) will look to get another win against EganBernal, while Hench (3-5) attempt to get back in the win column against Onid.

Matchup Timeline

  litswd's Team   Hench

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Engram caught 5 passes for 25 yards and a touchdown as the Giants lost to the Redskins 20-13. In doing so, he put up 8.5 points to scored 34.5% higher than his 6.32-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on litswd's Team this week. Next week, Engram will square off against the 49ers.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

litswd's Team
Points
% of total points 79.74
1
Carson Wentz
QB
23.64
19.13
29.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.6
15.42
24.6%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.8
15.32
19.8%
4
Evan Engram
TE
8.5
6.32
10.7%
Hench
Points
% of total points 75.42
1
Russell Wilson
QB
23.42
18.98
31.1%
2
A.J. Green
WR
13.6
13.66
18%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.1
16.6
14.7%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
10
10.11
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Hench became the proud owner of a 75.42-44.34 lead. For litswd's Team, Carson Wentz had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 32-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Hench with a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.

Points By Position

  litswd's Team   Hench
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. That's how we feel about this season, which is already at the midway point. How about we take a closer look at the Standings?
litswd's Team
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine litswd's Team making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The team currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 96.32 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Alvin Kamara
MVP
408 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs, 393 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Ben Roethlisberger
Best Drafted
2290 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Danny Amendola
Best Acquisition
35 Rec, 337 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Hench
Hench rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through eight weeks, the unit is averaging the 5th-most points per game in the league (99.78 ppg), leaving Hench outside of playoff position at No. 8 in the Standings.
Important Players
Saquon Barkley
MVP
519 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 497 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Russell Wilson
Best Drafted
1556 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
DeSean Jackson
Best Acquisition
26 Rec, 594 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs

Game Notes

litswd's Team had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hench had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as litswd's Team had two starters score zero points, while Hench had one.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
Hench ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while litswd's Team ranked 10th.
The matchup's 4.32-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a streak of two consecutive defeats for litswd's Team.
litswd's Team moves to (1-1) in close games this season, while Hench falls to (0-2).